Bill M. Diong, Associate Professor

 

Bill Diong has been a member of the Department of Engineering at Texas Christian University since the 2004-2005 academic year. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) in 1986, 1988 and 1992, respectively. From 1992 to 1995, Bill worked for Sundstrand Aerospace in Rockford, IL, as an R&D engineer.  Thereafter, he was a faculty member at the University of Texas – Pan American and then the University of Texas at El Paso (where he was selected as the Forrest and Henrietta Lewis Professor of Electrical Engineering for 2000 – 2002) before joining TCU.

Bill M. Diong
Associate Professor of Engineering

 Texas Christian University
Department of Engineering
TCU Box 298640
Fort Worth, TX  76129
PH:  (817) 257-6317
FAX: (817) 257-7704
b.diong@tcu.edu

Research Interests

 

Modeling, Analysis and Control of Signals, Circuits and Systems
 

Physiological Systems and Signals
 

Fuel Cells and Fuel Cell-Based Power Systems
Power System Fault Signals
 

Electric Power Converter Circuits

Teaching Interests

 

Electric Circuits
 

Linear Systems

Control Systems
Power Electronic Systems
Electromechanical Systems

Student Research Assistants

Avinash Rajagiri - Evaluation of the augmented RIC model of human respiratory dynamics
  Jamie Smith - Development of a remote experimentation system for MEMS devices
  Avinash Rajagiri, Nathan Smith - Analysis of the main steady-state characteristcs of 4-element type resonant converters

Selected Publications since 2003

JOURNAL PAPERS:

B. Diong, H. Nazeran, P. Nava and M. Goldman, “Analysis of the Extended RIC Model of Human Respiratory Impedance,” accepted for publication by IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society magazine’s Special Issue on Respiratory Sound Analysis.

 D. Nemir, A. Martinez and B. Diong, “Arc fault management using solid state switching,” SAE Transactions Journal of Aerospace, pp. 19321942, 2004.

 L. Lorandi, E. Hernandez and B. Diong, “Parametric sensitivity analysis of fuel cell dynamic response,” SAE Transactions Journal of Aerospace, pp. 20242032, 2004.

 B. Diong, R. Wicker, C. Kubo Della-Piana and R. Quintana, “A laboratory designed to enhance students' interest in and learning of Controls,” Intl. J. Engineering Education, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 628-637, Aug 2004.

L-Y. Chiu, B. Diong and R. Gemmen, “An improved small-signal model of the dynamic behavior of PEM fuel cells,” IEEE Trans. Industry Applications, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 970-977, Jul/Aug 2004.

B. Diong, “Sliding mode control design for systems with nonmatching nonlinearities and disturbances,” Int. J. Systems Science, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 445–455, Jul 2004.

B. Diong, K. Corzine, S. Basireddy and S. Lu, “Multilevel inverter-based dual-frequency power supply,” IEEE Power Electronics Letters, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 115–119, Dec 2003.

B. Diong, M. Perez, C. Kubo Della-Piana and R. Wicker, “Remote experimentation with a wind tunnel system for Controls education,” Intl. J. Engineering Education Special Issue On Distance Controlled Laboratories and Learning Systems, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 460-467, Jun 2003.

REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS:

A. Rajagiri, B. Diong, H. Nazeran and M. Goldman, “Evaluation of Augmented RIC Model of Adult Respiratory Impedance Based on Parameter Estimates from Impulse Oscillometry Data,” Proc. 12th Intl. Conf. Biomedical Engineering, Singapore, Dec 2005.

W. Na, B. Gou and B. Diong, “Nonlinear control of PEM fuel cells by exact linearization,” Proc. IEEE Industry Applications Soc. Annual Meeting, Hong Kong, China, Oct 2005.

S. Baswa, B. Diong, H. Nazeran, P. Nava and M. Goldman, “Evaluation of respiratory system models based on parameter estimates from Impulse Oscillometry data,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., Shanghai, China, Sep 2005.

M. Barua, H. Nazeran, P. Nava, B. Diong and M. Goldman, “Classification of Impulse Oscillometric patterns of lung function in asthmatic children using artificial neural networks,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., Shanghai, China, Sep 2005.

B. Diong and K. Corzine, “WTHD-optimal staircase modulation of single-phase multilevel inverters,” Proc. Intl. Electric Machines and Drives Conf., San Antonio, TX, May 2005.

A. Marquez, B. Diong and D. Nemir, “Arc fault management by solid state switches for enhanced automotive safety,” Proc. Applied Power Electronics Conf., Austin, TX, Mar 2005.E. Hernandez and B. Diong, “A small-signal equivalent circuit model for PEM fuel cells,” Proc. Applied Power Electronics Conf., Austin, TX, Mar 2005.

E. Hernandez and B. Diong, “A small-signal equivalent circuit model for PEM fuel cells,” Proc. Applied Power Electronics Conf., Austin, TX, Mar 2005.

M. Barua, H. Nazeran, P. Nava, V. Granda and B. Diong, “Classification of pulmonary diseases using artificial neural networks,” Proc. ANNIE 2004 - Smart Engineering System Design, St. Louis, MO, Nov 2004.

D. Nemir, A. Martinez and B. Diong, “Arc fault management using solid state switching,” Proc.  SAE Power Systems Conf., Reno, NV, Nov 2004.

L. Lorandi, E. Hernandez and B. Diong, “Parametric sensitivity analysis of fuel cell dynamic response,” Proc. SAE Power Systems Conf., Reno, NV, Nov 2004.

W. Carter and B. Diong, “Model of regenerative fuel cell-supported wind turbine AC power generating system,” Proc. IEEE Industry Applications Soc. Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Oct 2004.

R. G. Lopez and B. Diong, “Simplified control of switched reluctance machines for AC generation,” Proc. IEEE Industry Applications Soc. Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Oct 2004.

T. Woo, B. Diong, L. Mansfield, M. Goldman, P. Nava and H. Nazeran, “A comparison of various respiratory system models based on parameter estimates from Impulse Oscillometry data,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., San Francisco, CA, Sep 2004.

T. Woo, G. Palafox, B. Diong and R. Wicker, “Parameter estimation by descent and genetic algorithm methods of an in-vitro stenosis bypass model,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., San Francisco, CA, Sep 2004.

M. Barua, H. Nazeran, P. Nava, V. Granda and B. Diong, “Classification of pulmonary diseases based on Impulse Oscillometric measurements of lung function using neural networks,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., San Francisco, CA, Sep 2004.

K. Joshi, S. De La Cruz, B. Diong, D. Williams and P. Nava, “A neural network implementation of dual-frequency output control for multilevel inverters,” Proc. Computers in Power Electronics Workshop, Urbana, IL, pp. 203-208, Aug 2004.

B. Diong, K. Corzine, S. Basireddy and Y. Familiant, “Multilevel inverters with equal or unequal sources for dual-frequency induction heating,” Proc. Applied Power Electronics Conf., Anaheim, CA, Feb 2004.

B. Diong, K. Corzine and S. Basireddy, “Multilevel converter-based dual-frequency induction heating power supply,” Proc. Conf. IEEE Industrial Electronics Soc. - IECON, Roanoke, VA, Nov 2003.

S. Kanchubotla and B. Diong, “Steady-state characteristics of two novel 4-element current-source resonant inverters,” Proc. Conf. IEEE Industrial Electronics Soc. - IECON, Roanoke, VA, Nov 2003.

L-Y. Chiu and B. Diong, “An improved small-signal model of the dynamic behavior of PEM fuel cells,” Proc. IEEE Industry Applications Soc. Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Oct 2003.

L. Lorandi, B. Diong, P. Nava, F. Solis, R. Menendez, G. Ortiz, and H. Nazeran, “Parametric sensitivity analysis of human respiratory impedance,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., Cancun, Mexico, Sep 2003.

S. Kanchubotla and B. Diong, “Analysis, simulation and testing of a novel 4-element current-source resonant inverter,” Proc. Southeastern Symp. on System Theory, Morgantown, WV, Mar 2003.

B. Kelly and B. Diong, “A comparative guide to the main steady-state characteristics of 4-element voltage-source resonant converters,” Proc. Southeastern Symp. on System Theory, Morgantown, WV, Mar 2003.