Neeraj Priyadarshi

Aalborg University · Department of Energy Technology

The potential assimilation of Industry 4.0 technologies across diverse sectors unlocks the pathways to achieve sustainability through innovative infrastructure with sustainable approaches. The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 report emphasizes the impact of the hospitality industry contributes $9.5 trillion to the gross domestic product...

This study explores the potential benefits of integrating Industry 4.0 technologies into educational settings, focusing on Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Augmented Reality, Big Data, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Metaverse, Robotics, and Virtual Reality. The aim is to develop learning environments that are more respons...

According to the United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) goal 6 and goal 14 seeks to ensure the sustainable management of water present over the earth for all. Urban cities saw a lot of expansion in terms of population and the number of industries established there. Water quality analysis becomes a huge requirement of today’s scenario d...

Renewable energy storage and conversion in electrochemical fuel cells require highly efficient and cost-effective noble metal free electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Downscaling of a material to nanoscale morphology can lead to enhancement in its surface activities affecting its physical and chemical properties which can well ser...

Human activities have degraded lakes in Uttarakhand, endangering their vital role in urban sustainability, which includes providing essential services like water supply, flood mitigation, agriculture support, and biodiversity conservation in the Himalayan region. This study focused on Nainital district lakes, utilizing remote sensing and GIS techni...

In this research paper, a double diode model-based photovoltaic (PV) system with a proposed hybrid dual integral sliding mode control (DISMC) and model predictive control (MPC) based maximum power point tracker (MPPT) has been started for a standalone power system. Compared with the single diode model, the advanced model dual diode provides accurat...

This dissertation aims to reuse the cold water which will initially present inside the water heater and reduce its wastage by sending it back to the water tank. The water heater temperature could be customized based on the number of users either manually or in an automated way using Internet of Things (IoT) techniques. The system is designed and op...

The protection of wireless sensor networks (WSN) against malware attacks is crucial. The paper discusses the issue of malware attacks in WSN, which are commonly used for monitoring and surveillance in various applications. Due to resource constraints, sensor nodes in WSN are vulnerable to malware attacks, which can spread rapidly and paralyze the n...

This research work proposes an adaptive grid integrated photovoltaic (PV) system with perturb adaptive T–S fuzzy approach‐based sliding mode controller (SMC) (T–S fuzzy SMC) as a maximum power point tracker (MPPT). In this work, a grid‐connected single‐phase H‐bridge microinverter is employed which is controlled using sine pulse width modulation (S...

Currently, due to the widespread population growth, there is a widespread concern about an electricity shortage. As a result, smart devices have evolved and gained significant attention to reduce power consumption in home appliances due to electricity shortages. However, it lacks a universal remote control that can control home appliances based on...

This research work presents an improved Z‐source inverter‐based sensorless field‐oriented control (FOC) and integral sliding mode controller (ISMC) controlled induction motor‐driven photovoltaic (PV) water pumping system with takagi‐sugeno (TS) fuzzy‐based maximum power point tracking (MPPT). Compared with conventional Z‐source inverter, the employ...

This article describes the implementation of a proposed hybrid whale optimization algorithm differential evolution (WOADE) as a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) for wind energy conversion systems (WECS) employed for water pumping applications. The proposed hybrid MPPT algorithm provides rapid and zero oscillation power tracking to achieve the gl...

According to the United Nations, global sustainability in terms of social, economic, and environmental issues must be achieved by 2030. SDGs 4 and 9 are related to education and strengthen the attainment of quality education and infrastructure innovation. Resilient infrastructure plays a significant role in strengthening the campus in terms of...

Supply chain management is one of the most prominent areas that needs to incorporate sustainability to achieve responsible consumption and production (SDG 11).It has been identified that there are limited studies that have presented the significance of different Industry 4.0 technologies from the perspective of sustainable SCM. The purpose of this...

Currently, sustainability is a vital aspect for every nation and organization to accomplish Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics are used to evaluate the sustainability level of an organization. According to the statistics, 53% of respondents in the BlackRock survey are concerned about th...

This research work explains a sliding mode controller-based multilevel inverter for grid integrated photovoltaic (PV) power structure. A gravitational search algorithm (GSA) based on maximum power point tracking (MPPT) has also been discussed for optimal PV power achievement. Moreover, a two-stage cascaded interleaved boost converter has been emplo...

The United Nations emphasized a significant agenda on reducing hunger and protein malnutrition as well as micronutrient (vitamins and minerals) malnutrition, which is estimated to affect the health of up to two billion people. The UN also recognized this need through Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2 and SDG 12) to end hunger and foster sustaina...

Industry 4.0 technologies have transformed the traditional methods of various study areas, using digitalization to fulfill sustainability and introduce innovative infrastructure. In the present era, every organization requires a distinct marketing strategy in order to meet customer and market demands in the form of products and services. Customer s...

System-on-Chip (SoC) is a structure in which semiconductor components are integrated into a single die. As a result, testing time should be reduced to achieve a low cost for each chip. Effective test scheduling can reduce the SoC testing time, which is more challenging due to its complexity. In this paper, the modified BAT algorithm-based test sche...

The legal ecosystem is continuously confronted with new challenges and disruptions as a result of the technological invasion initiated by cutting-edge technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics, which have taken over the world. The amalgamation of AI-enabled mechanisms and robotics into human life has elevated significant issue...

The real-time smart monitoring with intelligence highly gained significant attention for enhancing the productivity of the crop. Currently, IoT generates a lot of real-time data from the sensors, actuators, and identification technologies. However, extracting the meaningful insights from the data is necessary for realizing the intelligent ecosystem...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease of the brain that causes motor symptoms including slower movement, rigidity, tremor, and imbalance in addition to other problems like Alzheimer’s disease (AD), psychiatric problems, insomnia, anxiety, and sensory abnormalities. Techniques inclu...

This paper describes the novel scientific contribution of a modified hybrid grey wolf optimization-Fuzzy logic controller (GWO-FLC) based on maximum power point tracking (MPPT) for a photovoltaic (PV) system. The modified GWO eliminates the lower rank (δ) and lowest rank (Ψ) wolves, which provides a rapid search method to track global maximum point...

Financial management is a critical aspect of firms that entails the strategic planning, direction, and control of financial endeavors. Risk assessment, fraud detection, wealth management, online transactions, customized bond scheme, customer retention, virtual assistant, and so on are already a few of the critical areas where Industry 4.0 technolog...

This paper describes a novel optimized orthogonal hybrid firefly based ant colony method (NOOHFACM) as a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) for photovoltaic (PV) systems with water pumping applications. The proposed MPPT method established rapid convergence velocity and optimal PV power tracking under changing environmental conditions compared to...

Digitalization enables the realization of the resilient infrastructure in every application for achieving sustainability. In the context of the hospitality business, resilient infrastructure based on digital technologies is critical for gaining the best customer feedback on providing quality service. Digital technology has already proved to enhance...

At this time, efforts are being made on a worldwide scale to accomplish sustainable development objectives. It has, thus, now become essential to investigate the part of technology in the accomplishment of these Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as this will enable us to circumvent any potential conflicts that may arise. The importance of waste...

Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) has become an attraction for both academia and industry because of its application in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Vehicular social networks (VSN). VANET facilitate safety as well as non-safety services and hence improve the ride quality. VSN relies on VANET and Mobile Social Network (MSN) where conn...

Stress is a concerning issue in today’s world. Stress in pregnancy harms both the development of children and the health of pregnant women. As a result, assessing the stress levels of working pregnant women is crucial to aid them in developing and growing professionally and personally. In the past, many machine-learning (ML) and deep-learning (DL)...

Industry 4.0 has created a whole new world for us to explore, and its effects can be seen in every facet of our lives, especially in the workplace where it calls for technology-driven employment. There is a growing need to teach individuals and assist them in transitioning to longer-term employment prospects to execute Industry 4.0 effectively. Alt...

The United Nations’ sustainable development goals have emphasized implementing sustainability to ensure environmental security for the future. Affordable energy, clean energy, and innovation in infrastructure are the relevant sustainable development goals that are applied to the energy sector. At present, digital technologies have a significant cap...

Scientific research has always been focused on discovering new qualities of engineering materials that fulfil the necessities of human lives. Because of their promising electrochemical capabilities in prospective structures, transition metal oxides, particularly Fe3O4, are promising electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage devices. Th...

Predicting the stress levels of working professionals is one of the most time-consuming and difficult research topics of current day. As a result, estimating working professionals’ stress levels is critical in order to assist them in growing and developing professionally. Numerous machine learning and deep learning algorithms have been developed fo...

Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems have gained a lot of attention in recent years as they support the United Nations’ sustainable development goals of renewable energy generation and construction of resilient infrastructure. To make the BIPV system infra resilient, there is a need to adopt digital technologies such as the internet of t...

In the current context, monitoring cattle health is critical for producing abundant milk to satisfy population growth demand and also for attaining sustainability. Traditional methods associated with cattle health must be strengthened in order to overcome the concern of detecting diseases based on the health condition. This problem has moved attent...

Energy storage systems (ESS) are among the fastest-growing electrical power system due to the changing worldwide geography for electrical distribution and use. Traditionally, methods that are implemented to monitor, detect and optimize battery modules have limitations such as difficulty in balancing charging speed and battery capacity usage. A batt...

In this present investigation, emittance and performance attributes of a diesel engine using micro-algae spirulina blended biodiesel mixtures of various concentrations (20%, 35%, 50%, 65%, 80%, and 100%) were evaluated. An optimization model was also developed using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to characterize the experimental parameters. Exp...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the neural, behavioral, and physiological systems of the brain. This disease is also known as tremor. The common symptoms of this disease are a slowness of movement known as ‘bradykinesia’, loss of automatic movements, speech/writing changes, and difficulty with walking at early s...

This research paper deals the practical performance analysis of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) drives‐based photovoltaic (PV) pumping applications. A modified firefly algorithm (MFA) based maximum power point tracker (MPPT) with Luo converter is employed. In this research work, equated to classical Firefly algorithm, the degree of attrac...

According to sustainable development goals, the construction industry is one of the vital industries that can build resilient and sustainable infrastructure for human settlements. As the traditional approaches in the construction industry are causing distinct challenges including environmental pollution and excess energy usage, however, the integra...

Technology advances through time. Telecommunications and wireless technology are pioneers among the emerging technologies. Vehicular Ad hoc Network is the most progressive and foreseen research field under wireless communications as they are able to provide a large variety of ubiquitous services. They are a growing technology which provides a vast...

This research paper describes the implementation of a photovoltaic (PV) fed energy-efficient high-power DC-DC converter for ultra-fast charging systems with a proposed hybrid simplified Firefly and neighborhood attraction firefly (HSFNA) algorithm for maximum power point tracking (MPPT). The proposed high-gain step-up SEPIC converter is employed to...

In this research work, an adaptive TS-Fuzzy based RBF neural network (ATSFRBFNN) algorithm based maximum power point tracker (MPPT) is employed for grid integrated pho-tovoltaic (PV) system. The novel learning algorithm provides accurate and rapid PV power tracking under fluctuating solar insolation. However, an improved Damping Circulating Current...

A promising sustainable energy storage characteristic is achieved in redox additive electrolyte by developing strict blend of one dimensional (1D) and two dimensional (2D) structures. Hydrothermal reaction is followed to obtain the desired morphology. Two dimensional (2D) reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is added into the redox reaction between potassi...

Vision-based system has gained significant attention in detecting the abnormal activities of intruders and alerting security with the amalgamation of adaptive video analytics techniques. The implementation of this kind of system works on face recognition, where the dedicated hardware with better computation power is limited in the previous studies....

Nanomaterials have attracted wide attention due to its promising characteristics in contrast to its bulk counterpart. However, its synthesis techniques need to be explored further for its employability in the promising nanomaterial-based devices. Here, simple hydrothermal synthesis technique is followed to develop nanoparticles of Fe3O4 utilizing n...

Solar photovoltaic (PV) is the most promising renewable energy source available on Earth. Three topologies based on a switched-inductor capacitor and non-isolated high-step-up Cuk converter have been proposed for solar PV. These topologies of the Cuk converter have higher boosting ability than conventional Cuk and boost converters and can reduce th...

This paper deals a new continuous mixed p-norm (CMPN) based adaptive asymmetrical fuzzy logic controller (AAFLC) method for single stage grid integrated photovoltaic (PV) system as an inverter control strategy. Here, asymmetrical membership functions are employed to compensate the non-linear characteristics of the PV module with effective system im...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2030 agenda illustrates the requirement of expanding infrastructure and advancing technology for delivering modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries. Moreover, UNDP also set a goal of increasing the renewable energy share in the global energy. Renewable energy resources a...

This book explains the application of Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things on green energy systems. The design of smart grids and intelligent networks enhances energy efficiency, while the collection of environmental data through sensors and their prediction through machine learning models improve the reliability of green energy systems.

This research paper proposes Internet of things (IoT)-based maximum power point tracker for brushless DC motor (BLDC)-driven photovoltaic water pumping system. Moreover, a dual-level boost converter is employed to obtain high output voltage with enhanced efficiency and has economical operation compared to classical boost converter. The speed contro...

This work presents a low-power low-voltage DC distribution system (LVDDS) with maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controlled photovoltaic (PV) source, in conjunction with a bidirectional converter (BDC) used to control the charging and discharging of battery through sliding mode controller (SMC). The system is supplying power to constant power loa...

Emergence of Vehicular communication in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) pave the way for communication among connected vehicles where a Certificate Authority (CA) is responsible for certifying and authenticating the vehicles for exchange of information in most of the cases. As, the growth of connected vehicle is going to boost further in t...

Covid-19 was declared as a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, creating chaos among all the countries around the world. Millions of people have lost their lives with this outbreak. It’s been a year and still countries like India are fighting this global pandemic. Under such circumstances, having the right information abou...

In the context of an early warning system for landslides, monitoring of prone areas is a long-lasting process, little human intervention, and a resource less environment. Data changes in the monitoring area may be noticed in many days, months, or years depending on the weather characteristics. Therefore, a frequent and large amount of data of monit...

Functional materials are being studied for their promising applications. Here, for the first time a novel approach is highlighted to bring down the morphologies of MXene into small fragments with...

Landslides are a frequent natural hazard during the rainy season, causing infrastructural and economic damage globally. Several studies on landslide monitoring techniques have been conducted in order to reduce various types of losses. There is an extensive review in this article of the ground monitoring method that uses a variety of sensors and som...

In the context of an early warning system for landslides, the process of monitoring prone areas is a long-lasting process with little human intervention and includes a resourceless environment. Data changes in the monitoring area may be observed within many days, months, or years depending on weather characteristics. Therefore, the cloud server doe...

Growth of connected vehicles in vehicular social network (VSN) for the ease of driving, route recommendation and infotainment services involve huge exchange of messages between the vehicles. This exchange of messages is prone to several security attacks. Also, the messages must be from authentic source for the success of VSN. Thus, VSN attracts ind...

This research paper explains the modeling and simulated responses of the proposed interleaved zero current switching (ZCS) employed full bridged switched converter considering fuel cell vehicle application using MATLAB/Simulink simulation software. The aim of the proposed model is to reduce ripple in input current as well as reduction in dimension...

Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) has been gaining importance due to the fast growing technologies as well as its requirement in Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and Vehicular Social Network (VCN). VANETs provide vehicle to vehicle (V2V) and vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communication and improve the ride quality with value added services....

This research work demonstrates a bio-inspired chicken swarm optimization (CSO)-based maximum power point trackers (MPPT) for fuel cell-based electric vehicle applications. The natural clamp zero current switching-based bi-directed converter has been used which eliminates the requirement of passive snubber components which reduces the switching los...

The looming worldwide vitality emergency has opened up new open doors for the car business to satisfy the ever increasing need for cleaner and eco-friendly vehicles. The beneficial commercialization and quick selection of energized transportation requires quick, prudent and solid charging framework. This has required the advancement of drive trains...