Publications

2025

Title: The Future of Digital Twin Research and Development
Citation: Van Bossuyt, D.L., Allaire, D., Bickford, J.F., Bozada, T.A., Chen, W., Cutitta, R.P., Cuzner, R., Fletcher, K., Giachetti, R., Hale, B. and Huang, H.H., 2025. The Future of Digital Twin Research and Development. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 25(8), p.080801.

2024

Title: A Novel Protection Design Process to Increase Microgrid Resilience
Citation: Vygoder, M., Banihashemi, F., Gudex, J., Eggebeen, A., Oriti, G. and Cuzner, R.M., 2024. A novel protection design process to increase microgrid resilience. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 60(4), pp.5372-5387.

Title: A Methodology for Assessment of Energy Secure Distribution Systems: An Architectural Comparisons of Zonal Nanogrid Building Blocks of Critical Facilities
Citation: Vygoder, M., Gudex, J., Cuzner, R. and Oriti, G., 2024, October. A Methodology for Assessment of Energy Secure Distribution Systems: An Architectural Comparisons of Zonal Nanogrid Building Blocks of Critical Facilities. In 2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (pp. 1098-1104). IEEE.

2023

Title: Determining parameter objectives via model-based engineering
Citation: Cuzner, R.M., Gross, D.C., Siddaiah, R., Chalfant, J., Steurer, M. and Ali, N., 2023, August. Determining parameter objectives via model-based engineering. In 2023 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS) (pp. 274-283). IEEE.

Title: A 10 kV SiC power module stacked substrate design with patterned middle-layer for partial discharge reduction
Citation: Li, X., Chen, H., Paul, R., Mukherjee, S., Du, X., Cuzner, R., Song, X., Zhao, Y. and Mantooth, H.A., 2023, March. A 10 kV SiC power module stacked substrate design with patterned middle-layer for partial discharge reduction. In 2023 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) (pp. 344-349). IEEE.

Title: On the characterization of partial-discharge endurance of dielectric materials for aerospace applications
Citation: Montanari, G.C., Schwartz, S. and Cuzner, R., 2023. On the characterization of partial-discharge endurance of dielectric materials for aerospace applications. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 59(6), pp.7590-7599.

2022

Title: High voltage SiC power module optimized for low parasitics and compatible system interface
Citation: Li, X., Chen, Y., Wu, Y., Chen, H., Weber, W., Nasiri, A., Cuzner, R., Zhao, Y. and Mantooth, A., 2022, March. High voltage SiC power module optimized for low parasitics and compatible system interface. In 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) (pp. 999-1003). IEEE.

Title: EMI mitigation with stacking DBC substrate for high voltage power module
Citation: Li, X., Chen, Y., Chen, H., Chinnaiyan, S., Li, T., Cuzner, R., Nasiri, A., Mantooth, A. and Zhao, Y., 2022, October. EMI mitigation with stacking DBC substrate for high voltage power module. In 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.

Title: Towards partial discharge automatic and unsupervised monitoring: A technological breakthrough for MV electrical asset condition monitoring and diagnostics
Citation: Montanari, G.C., Schwartz, S., Yang, Q., Nath, D., Ghosh, R. and Cuzner, R., 2022, November. Towards partial discharge automatic and unsupervised monitoring: A technological breakthrough for MV electrical asset condition monitoring and diagnostics. In 2022 9th International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis (CMD) (pp. 588-592). IEEE.

2021

Title: Application of IEC-61800-5 insulation coordination to shipboard equipment scaling studies
Citation: Cuzner, R.M. and Koebel, W.J., 2021, August. Application of IEC-61800-5 insulation coordination to shipboard equipment scaling studies. In 2021 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS) (pp. 1-11). IEEE.

Title: Thermal characterization of SiC modules for variable frequency drives
Citation: Karami, M., Li, T., Tallam, R. and Cuzner, R., 2021. Thermal characterization of SiC modules for variable frequency drives. IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, 2, pp.336-345.

Title: Review of standards on insulation coordination for medium voltage power converters
Citation: Ozdemir, S., Altin, N., Nasiri, A. and Cuzner, R., 2021. Review of standards on insulation coordination for medium voltage power converters. IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, 2, pp.236-249.

2020

Title: Short-circuit fault discrimination using SiC JFET-based self-powered solid-state circuit breakers in a residential DC community microgrid
Citation: Palaniappan, K., Sedano, W., Vygoder, M., Hoeft, N., Cuzner, R. and Shen, Z.J., 2020. Short-circuit fault discrimination using SiC JFET-based self-powered solid-state circuit breakers in a residential DC community microgrid. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 56(4), pp.3466-3476.

Title: Virtual prototyping of mv & hv modular multilevel power converter using evolutionary optimization based on ρ & η
Citation: Siddaiah, R., Koebel, W.J. and Cuzner, R.M., 2020, October. Virtual prototyping of mv & hv modular multilevel power converter using evolutionary optimization based on ρ & η. In 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (pp. 3532-3539). IEEE.

Title: A hardware-in-the-loop platform for DC protection
Citation: Vygoder, M., Milton, M., Gudex, J.D., Cuzner, R.M. and Benigni, A., 2020. A hardware-in-the-loop platform for DC protection. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 9(3), pp.2605-2619.