Rudy R. Negenborn       Rudy Negenborn
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Publications: All, in pictures, or by area of interest:
   
multi-agent systems, model predictive control, hybrid systems
multi-vessel systems, sustainability, synchromodality

logistics, intermodal transport, container transport
transport over water, control of ships

transportation networks, inter-terminal transport
water networks, power networks, gas networks

Category: Power networks
   
38.Model predictive control framework for optimizing offshore wind O&M. M. Borsotti, R.R. Negenborn, X. Jiang. Accepted for the 7th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering (MARTECH 2024), Lisbon, Portugal, May 2024.   
37.A short review of NH3-fuelled Compression Ignition Engines for a SOFC-ICE power plant for shipping. I. Jacobs, P. de Vos, X.L.J. Seykens, R.R. Negenborn. Accepted for the Transport Research Arena 2024 (TRA'24), Dublin, Ireland, April 2024.   
36.Distributed model-based sensor fault diagnosis of marine fuel engines. N. Kougiatsos, R.R. Negenborn, V. Reppa. Accepted for the 11th IFAC Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety for Technical Processes (SAFEPROCESS 2022), Pafos, Cyprus, June 2022.   
35.A multi-objective maintenance strategy optimization framework for offshore wind farms considering uncertainty. M. Li, X. Jiang, J. Carroll, R.R. Negenborn. Accepted for publication in Applied Energy, 2022. 3rd Prize Best Wind Energy Paper TUDelft.   
34.Sizing and control of a hybrid ship propulsion system using multi-objective double-layer optimization. X. Wang, U. Shipurkar, A. Haseltalab, H. Polinder, F. Claeys, R.R. Negenborn. IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 72587-72601, 2021. Open access.   
33.Influence of uncertainty on performance of opportunistic maintenance strategy for offshore wind farms. M. Li, X. Jiang, J. Carroll, R.R. Negenborn. In Proceedings of the IEEE/MTS Oceans'21 (OCEANS'21), Porto, Portugal, pp. 1-10, September 2021.   
32.Opportunistic maintenance for offshore wind farms with multiple-component age-based preventive dispatch. M. Li, X. Jiang, R.R. Negenborn. Ocean Engineering, vol. 231, no. 109062, July 2021. Open access.   
31.Computational reduction of optimal hybrid vehicle energy management. C. Armenta, S. Delprat, R.R. Negenborn, A. Haseltalab, J. Lauber, M. Dambrine. IEEE Control Systems Letters, vol. 6, pp. 25-30, 2022. Date of publication: December 23, 2020.   
30.The Collaborative Autonomous Shipping Experiment (CASE): Motivations, theory, infrastructure, and experimental challenges. A. Haseltalab, V. Garofano, M. Raheel Afzal, N. Faggioni, S. Li, J. Liu, F. Ma, M. Martelli, Y. Singh, P. Slaets, X. You, R.R. Negenborn. In Proceedings of the 2020 International Ship Control Systems Symposium (iSCSS 2020), Delft, The Netherlands, October 2020. 16 pp. Open access.   
29.A review of maintenance strategy optimization for wind energy. M. Li, X. Jiang, H. Polinder, R.R. Negenborn. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW 2020), Lisbon, Portugal, pp. 469-480, October 2020.   
28.Energy management for hybrid power generation using solid oxide fuel cell. A. Haseltalab, L. van Biert, B.T.W. Mestemaker, R.R. Negenborn. In Proceedings of the 2020 International Ship Control Systems Symposium (iSCSS 2020), Delft, The Netherlands, October 2020. 8 pp. Open access.   
27.Model predictive DC voltage control for all-electric ships. A. Haseltalab, M. Ayala Botto, R.R. Negenborn. Control Engineering Practice, vol. 90, pp. 133-147, September 2019.   
26.On-board voltage regulation for all-electric DC ships. A. Haseltalab, M. Ayala Botto, R.R. Negenborn. In Proceedings of the 11th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics, and Vehicles (CAMS2018), Opatija, Croatia, pp. 341-347, September 2018.   
25.Pitch control for ships with diesel mechanical and hybrid propulsion: Modelling, validation and performance quantification. R.D. Geertsma, R.R. Negenborn, K. Visser, J.J. Hopman. Applied Energy, vol. 206, pp. 1609-1631, 2017.   
24.Vulnerabilities in Lagrange-based distributed model predictive control. P. Velarde, J.M. Maestre, H. Ishii, R.R. Negenborn. Optimal Control Applications and Methods, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 602-621, March/April 2018. Available online: September 2017.   
23.Multi-level predictive control for energy management of hybrid ships in the presence of uncertainty and environmental disturbances. A. Haseltalab, R.R. Negenborn, G. Lodewijks. In Proceedings of the 14th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems (IFAC CTS 2016), Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 90-95, May 2016.   
22.Distributed MPC for frequency regulation in multi-terminal HVDC grids. P. Mc Namara, R.R. Negenborn, B. De Schutter, G. Lightbody, S. McLoone. Control Engineering Practice, vol. 46, pp. 176-187, January 2016.   
21.Kalman filter-based distributed predictive control of large-scale multi-rate systems: Application to power networks. S. Roshany-Yamchi, M. Cychowski, R.R. Negenborn, B. De Schutter, K. Delaney, J. Connell. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 27-39, January 2013.   
20.Weight optimisation for iterative distributed model predictive control applied to power networks. P. Mc Namara, R.R. Negenborn, B. De Schutter, G. Lightbody. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 532-543, January 2013.   
19.Optimal coordination of a multiple HVDC link system using centralised and distributed control. P. Mc Namara, R.R. Negenborn, B. De Schutter, G. Lightbody. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 302-314, March 2013.   
18.Distributed model predictive control and estimation of large-scale multi-rate systems. S. Roshany-Yamchi, R.R. Negenborn, M. Cychowski, B. De Schutter, J. Connell, K. Delaney. In Proceedings of the 18th IFAC World Congress (IFAC WC'11), Milano, Italy, pp. 416-422, August-September 2011.   
17.Coordination of a multiple link HVDC system using local communications based distributed model predictive control. P. Mc Namara, R.R. Negenborn, B. De Schutter, G. Lightbody. In Proceedings of the 18th IFAC World Congress (IFAC WC'11), Milano, Italy, pp. 1558-1563, August-September 2011.   
16.Optimization of asset management of transformers based on predictive health model of paper degradation. G. Bajracharya, T. Koltunowicz, R.R. Negenborn, D. Djairam, B. De Schutter, J.J. Smit. In Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering (ISH 2011), Hannover, Germany, August 2011.   
15.Demand response with micro-CHP systems. M. Houwing, R.R. Negenborn, B. De Schutter. Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 99, no. 1, pp. 200-213, January 2011.   
14.Optimization of transformer loading based on hot-spot temperature using a predictive health model. G. Bajracharya, T. Koltunowicz, R.R. Negenborn, D. Djairam, B. De Schutter, J.J. Smit. In Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis (CMD 2010), Tokyo, Japan, pp. 914-917, September 2010.   
13.Optimization of condition-based asset management using a predictive health model. G. Bajracharya, T. Koltunowicz, R.R. Negenborn, Z. Papp, D. Djairam, B. De Schutter, J. J. Smit. In Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering (ISH 2009), Cape Town, South Africa, August 2009.   
12.Multi-area predictive control for combined electricity and natural gas systems. M. Arnold, R.R. Negenborn, G. Andersson, B. De Schutter. In Proceedings of the European Control Conference 2009 (ECC'09), Budapest, Hungary, pp. 1408-1413, August 2009.   
11.Supervisory nonlinear MPC for emergency voltage control using pattern search. R.R. Negenborn, S. Leirens, B. De Schutter, J. Hellendoorn. Control Engineering Practice, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 841-848, July 2009.   
10.Model-based predictive control applied to multi-carrier systems. M. Arnold, R.R. Negenborn, G. Andersson, B. De Schutter. In Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE PES General Meeting (2009 IEEE PES GM '09), Calgary, Canada, June 2009. Paper 09GM1452.   
9.Optimization of maintenance of power system equipment based on a predictive health model. G. Bajracharya, T. Koltunowicz, R.R. Negenborn, Z. Papp, D. Djairam, J.J. Smit, B. De Schutter. In Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Bucharest PowerTech (PT 2009), Bucharest, Romania, June 2009.   
8.Model predictive control of micro cogeneration fuel cell systems. M. Houwing, R.R. Negenborn, M.D. Ilic, B. De Schutter. In Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing, and Control (ICNSC 2009), Okayama City, Japan, pp. 708-713, March 2009.   
7.Model predictive control for residential energy resources using a mixed-logical dynamic model. R.R. Negenborn, M. Houwing, B. De Schutter, J. Hellendoorn. In Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing, and Control (ICNSC 2009), Okayama City, Japan, pp. 702-707, March 2009.   
6.Distributed control applied to combined electricity and natural gas infrastructures. M. Arnold, R.R. Negenborn, G. Andersson, B. De Schutter. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Infrastructure Systems 2008 (INFRA 2008), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, November 2008.   
5.Adaptive prediction model accuracy in the control of residential energy resources. R.R. Negenborn, M. Houwing, B. De Schutter, J. Hellendoorn. In Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE Multi-conference on Systems and Control (MSC 2008), San Antonio, Texas, pp. 311-316, September 2008.   
4.Economic advantages of applying model predictive control to distributed energy resources: The case of micro-CHP systems. M. Houwing, R.R. Negenborn, B. De Schutter. In Proceedings of the 16th Mediterranean Conference on Systems and Automation (MED'08), Ajaccio, France, pp. 1550-1555, June 2008.   
3.Supervisory hybrid model predictive control for voltage stability of power networks. R.R. Negenborn, A.G. Beccuti, T. Demiray, S. Leirens, G. Damm, B. De Schutter, M. Morari. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference 2007 (ACC 2007), New York, New York, pp. 5444-5449, July 2007.   
2.Least-cost model predictive control of residential energy resources when applying mCHP. M. Houwing, R.R. Negenborn, P. Heijnen, B. De Schutter, J. Hellendoorn. In Proceedings of Power Tech 2007 (PT 2007), Lausanne, Switzerland, July 2007.   
1.Multi-area control of overlapping areas in power systems for FACTS control. G. Glanzmann, R.R. Negenborn, G. Andersson, B. De Schutter, J. Hellendoorn. In Proceedings of Power Tech 2007 (PT 2007), Lausanne, Switzerland, July 2007.