The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $249,784 EAGER grant to Western Michigan University (WMU) under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to investigate "Self-Optimizing Extremum-Seeking Control (SO-ESC) Approaches for Electromechanical Energy Conversion System Reliability Through Self-Characterization and Self-Healing." The goal of this exploratory research is to develop novel control approaches that allow electromechanical energy conversion systems to self-heal under fault conditions and self-characterize for optimized performance, without disrupting the overall energy conversion process. The research aims to establish a new paradigm of controllers that can enable highly reliable, self-optimizing energy conversion systems, aligning with NSF's mission to advance scientific capabilities.
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