A Communications Testbed for Testing Power Electronic Agent Systems

Author

Benjamin R. Dean, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow

Date of Award

5-2021

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Electrical Engineering

Major Professor

Leon M. Tolbert

Committee Members

Fangxing Li, Qing Cao, Michael R. Starke

Abstract

As power electronic system (PES) continue to incorporate complex intra-system communication, understanding and characterizing this communication has become a complex task. Knowing how a system’s communication will behave is vital to ensuring proper operation of these systems. This thesis proposes and outlines a communication testbed that streamlines the development and testing of the communications between the components of PES, and further presents the characterization of communication protocol utilized in these multi-agent PESs. These communication protocols include MQTT, Modbus, or User Datagram Protocol (UDP). Understanding the different behavior of these protocols presents is paramount for the design of PESs.

Recommended Citation

Dean, Benjamin R., "A Communications Testbed for Testing Power Electronic Agent Systems. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2021.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/6178