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Dr. Gregory L. Plett: Welcome!

Dr. Gregory L. Plett

Through this page you may access the home pages for the courses that I teach, and the public portion of my professional dossier (including links to research publications).

I received my B.Eng. degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) in 1990, and my M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (Stanford, CA) in 1992 and 1998, respectively. I joined the faculty of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) in the Fall semester of 1998, and am now Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

I have taught courses at Stanford University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and UCCS; have published in Wiley, Elsevier, IEEE, and the Electrochemical Society (and in conferences). I am a senior member of the IEEE and life member of the Electrochemical Society.

My research is now largely done in collaboration with Prof. Trimboli at UCCS. We are focused on research in control systems as applied to the management and control of high-capacity battery systems, such as found in hybrid and electric vehicles. Current research efforts include: physics-based reduced-order modeling of ideal lithium-ion dynamics; system identification of physics-based model parameters using only current-voltage input-output data; physics-based reduced-order modeling of degradation mechanisms in electrochemical cells; estimation of cell internal state and degradation state; state-of-charge, state-of-health and state-of-life estimation; power and energy prediction using model predictive control and other advanced techniques to extend life; battery pack fast charging. Research is both theoretical and empirical: the UCCS high-capacity battery research and test laboratory houses equipment to test cells, modules, and battery packs, and is home to our own custom battery-management system and our own battery pack simulator projects, which enable cutting-edge research in advanced but practical algorithm prototyping. Courses and programs in control systems and specializing in battery controls support this research effort by educating qualified researchers.

Feel free to peruse my statement of faith.


 

Graduate Offerings in Electric Drivetrains and Battery Controls

IDEATE

See the homepage for the GATE Center of Excellence in “Innovative Drivetrains in Electric Automotive Technology Education” (IDEATE).


 

Textbooks I have (jointly) written

BMS:Vol. I

Battery Management Systems, Vol. I: Battery Modeling

BMS:Vol. II

Battery Management Systems, Vol. II: Equivalent-Circuit Methods

BMS:Vol. III

Battery Management Systems, Vol. III: Physics-Based Methods


 

Public Portion of Professional Dossier

Welcome

Dossier “Welcome” page [Updated infrequently]


 

Open Research Positions

Open Positions

This page lists current open research assistant programs that I direct, if any are presently available.


 

Courses I Teach (and Related by Prof Trimboli)

[ + ]ID101

Freshman Seminar: Mindstorms

[ + ]ECE1001

Introduction to Robotics

[ + ] ECE2205

Circuits and Systems I

[ + ] ECE2610

Introducton to Signals and Systems

[ + ] ECE3510

Linear Systems Theory

[ + ] ECE3610

Engineering Probability and Statistics

[ + ] ECE4510/5510

Feedback Control Systems

[ + ] ECE4530

Feedback Control Laboratory

[ + ] ECE4540/5540

Digital Control Systems

[ + ] ECE4560

Digital Control Laboratory

[ + ] ECE4899

Electrical Engineering Design Project

[ + ] ECE4520/5520

Multivariable Control Systems I

[ + ] ECE5530

Multivariable Control Systems II

[ + ] ECE5550

Applied Kalman Filtering

[ + ] ECE5560

System Identification

[ + ] ECE5570

Optimization for Systems and Control (Taught by M. Scott Trimboli)

[ + ] ECE5580

Multivariable Frequency Domain Control (Taught by M. Scott Trimboli)

[ + ] ECE5590

Model Predictive Control (Taught by M. Scott Trimboli)

[ + ] ECE5710

Modeling, Simulation, and Identification of Battery Dynamics

[ + ] ECE5720

Battery Management and Control


 

Laboratories that I Manage

Battery Research Lab

See also the homepage for the High-Capacity Battery Research and Test Laboratory

Control-Systems Lab

See also the homepage for the Control-Systems Laboratory


 

Contact Information

Dr. Gregory L. Plett, Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs,
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway,
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Voice: +1-719-255-3468; Fax: +1-719-255-3589
email: gplett@uccs.edu


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