Contact

Email: bdiong@kennesaw.edu

Office Hours:
Spring 2022: W 3:30 – 5:30pm; TR 11am – 12:30pm

Publications

(Recent selections are shown below; the full list can be downloaded via this link)

 

Books

        Gou, B., Na, W., Diong, B. M. (2016). Fuel Cells: Dynamic Modeling and Control with Power Electronics Applications, 2nd edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

 

Publications

Journal Papers

  1. Castillo, R., Diong, B. M., Biggers, P. (2017). Single-Phase Hybrid Cascaded H-Bridge and Diode-Clamped Multilevel Inverter with Capacitor Voltage Balancing. IET Power Electronics, 11, 700-707, ., Impact Factor: 3.575

  2. Singh, K., Diong, B. M., Estrada, D., Nguyen, B. (2014). Temperature and fuel-flow-rate dependence of the parameters of an equivalent circuit model of DMFC dynamic response. Alternative Energy, 3, 1-9, .

  3. Diong, B. M., Singh, K., Menendez, R. (2013). Effects of two inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-agonist combinations on small-airway dysfunction in mild asthmatics measured by impulse oscillometry. Journal of Allergy and Asthma, 6, 109–116, .

  4. Diong, B. M., Sepahvand, H., Corzine, K. (2013). Harmonic distortion optimization of cascaded H-bridge inverters considering device voltage drops and noninteger DC voltage ratios. Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on, 60(8), 3106–3114, .

  5. Menendez, R., Singh, K., Diong, B. M., Goldman, M. (2011). Onset of Action of Two ICS/LABA Combinations as Measured by Impulse Oscillometry (IOS) in Young Adults with Asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 127(2), AB157, .

  6. Meraz, E. G., Nazeran, H., Ramos, C. D., Nava, P., Diong, B. M., Goldman, M. D., Goldman, C. A. (2011). Analysis of impulse oscillometric measures of lung function and respiratory system model parameters in small airway-impaired and healthy children over a 2-year period. Biomed Eng Online, 10(1), 21, .

  7. Diong, B. M., Rajagiri, A., Goldman, M., Nazeran, H. (2009). The augmented RIC model of the human respiratory system. Medical & biological engineering & computing, 47(4), 395–404, .

  8. Menendez, R., Goldman, M., Diong, B., Nazeran, H. (2008). Impulse Oscillometry (IOS) measures effects of short and long acting Beta-Agonists (SABA, LABA) on Lung Mechanics in 2-5 year old children with asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 121(2), S211, .

  9. Na, W., Gou, B., Diong, B. M. (2007). Nonlinear control of PEM fuel cells by exact linearization. Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on, 43(6), 1426-1433, .

  10. Diong, B. M., Nazeran, H., Nava, P., Goldman, M. (2007). Modeling human respiratory impedance. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE, 26(1), 48–55, .

  11. Diong, B. M., Nazeran, H., Crockett, A., others (2006). Analysis of the Extended RIC Model of Respiratory Impedance in Adults. Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 29(1), 130, .

  12. Nazeran, H., Goldman, M. D., Nava, P., Diong, B. M., Barua, M., Mansfield, L., Crockett, A. (2005). Forced oscillation: Neural networks can advance clinical utility of impulse oscillometry in the assessment of lung function in asthmatic children. International J. of Medical Implants and Devices, .

  13. Diong, B. M., Wicker, R., Della-Piana, C. K., Quintana, R. (2004). A laboratory designed to enhance students’ interest in and learning of controls. International Journal of Engineering Education, 20(4), 628–637, .

  14. Chiu, L.-Y., Diong, B. M., Gemmen, R. S. (2004). An improved small-signal model of the dynamic behavior of PEM fuel cells. Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on, 40(4), 970–977, .

  15. Lorandi, L., Hernandez, E. A., Diong, B. M. (2004). Parametric Sensitivity Analysis of Fuel Cell Dynamic Response. SAE Transactions Journal of Aerospace, 2024–2032, .

  16. Diong, B. M. (2004). Sliding-mode control design for a class of systems with non-matching nonlinearities and disturbances. International Journal of Systems Science, 35(8), 445–455, .

  17. Nemir, D., Martinez, A., Diong, B. M. (2004). Arc fault management using solid state switching. SAE Transactions Journal of Aerospace, 1932–1942, .

  18. Diong, B. M., Corzine, K., Basireddy, S., Lu, S. (2003). Multilevel inverter-based dual-frequency power supply. Power Electronics Letters, IEEE, 1(4), 115–119, .

  19. Diong, B. M., Perez, M., Della-Piana, C. K., Wicker, R. (2003). Remote experimentation with a wind tunnel system for controls education. International Journal of Engineering Education, 19(3), 460–467, .

Refereed Conference Papers

Energy and Power Systems

  1. Diong, B. M., Carlsen, W., Avit, B., McFall, K. S., Tippens, S. (2017). A Novel Photovoltaic Module With Cell Strands That Track The Sun. Proc. ASME Power & Energy Conf..

  2. Diong, B. M., Villette, D., Nafziger, S., Egekonye, W., Minix, T. (2016). Obtaining Low Distortion Load Voltages from Y-Connected Staircase Modulated Multilevel Inverters for AC Microgrids. North American Power Symposium, Denver, CO.

  3. Chaulagain, M., Diong, B. M. (2016). Forced Redundant States of 5-Level Single-Phase Diode-Clamped Multilevel Inverters. IEEE SoutheastCon 2016.

  4. Diong, B. M., Francis, T., Herndon, M., Tippens, S. (2015). A new photovoltaic module design paradigm: cell strands that track the sun. Proc. ASME Power & Energy Conf..

  5. Diong, B. M., Zheng, G., Ginn, M. (2015). Establishing the foundation for energy management on university campuses via data analytics. IEEE SoutheastCon 2015 (pp. 1–7).

  6. Brosnan, S., Brown, C., Kim, A., Milicev, Z., Weatherly, B., Diong, B. M. (2015). Monitoring of electric utility vehicle operating data over the cellular network. IEEE SoutheastCon 2015.

  7. Diong, B. M. (2014). Justification and conceptual design of solar-powered traffic signal systems. Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA), 2014 International Conference on (pp. 595–600).

  8. Dofflemyer, L., Diong, B. M. (2013). Parametric sensitivity of the output voltage distortion of solar-to-grid multilevel inverters. Proc. IASTED Intl Symp on Power and Energy.

  9. B. Diong, “THD-optimal line-load neutral voltages from three-phase multilevel inverters,” Proc. IEEE Intl Conf Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems, Bangalore, India, Dec 2012.

  10. B. Diong, B. Xiao, L. Tolbert, L. Dofflemyer and F. Filho, “Hybrid single-phase multilevel inverters as renewable energy interfaces considering THD, modularity and capacitor recharging,” Proc.IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, Raleigh, NC, Sep 2012.

  11. K. Singh, B. Diong and D. Estrada, “Temperature and fuel flow rate dependence of the parameters of an equivalent circuit model of DMFC dynamic response,” Proc.Intl Conf on Power and Energy Systems and Applications,  pp. 139-143, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov 2011.
  12. S. Arunachalam and B. Diong, “A parametric model approach to arc fault detection for DC and AC power systems,” Conf. RecordIEEE Industry Applications Soc. Annual Meeting, volume 5,  pp. 2249-2255, Tampa, FL, Oct 2006.
  13. B. Diong, “THD-optimal staircase modulation of single-phase multilevel inverters,” Proc.IEEE Region 5 Technical Conf., San Antonio, TX, Apr 2006.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. E. Hernandez and B. Diong, “A small-signal equivalent circuit model for PEM fuel cells,” Proc. Applied Power Electronics Conf., Austin, TX, Mar 2005.
  18. D. Nemir, A. Martinez and B. Diong, “Arc fault management using solid state switching,” Proc. SAE Power Systems Conf., Reno, NV, Nov 2004.
  19. L. Lorandi, E. Hernandez and B. Diong, “Parametric sensitivity analysis of fuel cell dynamic response,” Proc. SAE Power Systems Conf., Reno, NV, Nov 2004.
  20. W. Carter and B. Diong, “Model of regenerative fuel cell-supported wind turbine AC power generating system,” Proc. IEEE Industry Applications Soc. Annual Meeting, pp. 2778–2785, Seattle, WA, Oct 2004.
  21. R. G. Lopez and B. Diong, “Simplified control of switched reluctance machines for AC generation,” Proc. IEEE Industry Applications Soc. Annual Meeting, pp. 409–415, Seattle, WA, Oct 2004.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.

 

Physiological Systems

  1. R. Menendez, K. Singh, B. Diong and M. D. Goldman, “Central vs. peripheral airway effects of two ICS/LABA combinations as measured by Impulse Oscillometry (IOS) in young adults with asthma,” Proc. American Thoracic Society International Conference, May 2011.
  2. M. D. Goldman, H. Nazeran, C. Ramos-Rocha, N. Hafezi, E. Meraz and B. Diong, “Electrical circuit models of the human respiratory system reflect small airway impairment measured by Impulse Oscillation,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sep 2010.
  3. C. Ramos-Rocha, H. Nazeran, M. D. Goldman and B. Diong, “Circuit analysis justifies a reduced Mead’s model of human respiratory impedance for Impulse Oscillometry data,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sep 2010.
  1. T-U. Nguyen, B.M. Diong, K.N. Boyd, J.B. Mitchell, J.E. Grainger, and D.J. Cheek, “A second-order biomechanical model of flow-mediated dilation response in obese post-menopausal women,” Proc. 14th Intl. Conf. Biomedical Engineering, Singapore, Aug 2010.
  2. B. Diong, J. Grainger, M. Goldman and H. Nazeran, “Respiratory impedance values in young asthmatic children are relatively insensitive to Mead model lung compliance and chest wall compliance parameters,” Proc. 14th Intl. Conf. Biomedical Engineering, Singapore, Aug 2010.
  3. B. Diong, M. Goldman and H. Nazeran, “Respiratory impedance values in adults are relatively insensitive to Mead model lung compliance and chest wall compliance parameters,” Proc. 26th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, College Park, MD, May 2010.
  4. M. Mangum, B. Diong, M. Goldman and H. Nazeran, “Comparison of IOS parameters to aRIC respiratory system model parameters in normal and COPD Adults,” Proc. 26th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, College Park, MD, May 2010.
  5. E. Meraz, M. D. Goldman, P. Gustafsson, N. Hafezi, H. Nazeran, and B. Diong, “Forced oscillation (IOS) measures in airway-impaired and normal children over 2 years,” Eur. Resp. Soc. Annual Congress, Vienna, Austria, Sep 2009.
  6. B. Diong, J. Grainger, M. Goldman and H. Nazeran, “A comparison of linear respiratory system models based on parameter estimates from PRN forced oscillation data,” IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., pp. 2879-2882, Minneapolis, MN, Sep 2009.
  7. T-U. Nguyen, B. Diong, and M. Goldman, “A study of IOS data using the aRIC+Ip model of respiratory impedance,” IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., pp. 2875-2878, Minneapolis, MN, Sep 2009.
  8. E. Meraz, H. Nazeran, M. Goldman, and B. Diong, “Respiratory system model parameters track changes in lung function after bronchodilation,” Proc. 25th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Miami, FL, May 2009.
  9. E. Meraz, H. Nazeran, M. Goldman, and B. Diong, “aRIC model parameters of human respiratory system track changes in lung function after bronchodilation,” Proc. 25th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Miami, FL, May 2009.
  10. E. Meraz, H. Nazeran, M. D. Goldman, P. A. Nava, and B. Diong, “Impulse Oscillometric features of lung function: Towards computer-aided classification of respiratory diseases in children,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., pp. 2443-2446, Vancouver, Canada, Aug 2008.
  11. M. Goldman, R. Menendez, B. Diong, and H. Nazeran, “Impulse Oscillometry sensitively measures long- and short-acting bronchodilator in asthmatic children,” Biomedical Engineering: Recent Developments, El Paso, TX, Apr 2008.
  12. H. Nazeran, P. Nava, E. Maduko, E. Meraz, B. Diong, and M. Goldman, “Enhancing the automated diagnostic capabilities of impulse oscillometry in asthmatic children,” Biomedical Engineering: Recent Developments, El Paso, TX, Apr 2008.
  13. E. Meraz, H. Nazeran, B. Diong, P. Nava, and M. Goldman, “Modeling human respiratory impedance in Hispanic asthmatic children 5 to 17 years old,” Biomedical Engineering: Recent Developments, El Paso, TX, Apr 2008.
  14. E. Meraz, H. Nazeran, B. Diong, P. Nava, and M. Goldman, “Modeling human respiratory impedance in normal children 5 to 17 years old,” Biomedical Engineering: Recent Developments, El Paso, TX, Apr 2008.
  15. T-U. Nguyen, B. Diong, H. Nazeran, and M.Goldman, “A study of IOS data using two Mead-related models of respiratory impedance,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., pp. 1078-1081, Lyon, France, Aug 2007.
  16. E. Meraz, H. Nazeran, B. Diong, R. Menendez, G. Ortiz and M. Goldman, “Modeling human respiratory impedance in Hispanic asthmatic children,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., pp. 4251-4254, Lyon, France, Aug 2007.
  17. T-U. Nguyen, B. Diong, “Evaluation of two Mead-related models of adult respiratory impedance based on IOS data,” Proc. IEEE Region 5 Technical Conf., Fayetteville, AR, Apr 2007.
  18. M. Goldman, E. Meraz, B. Diong and H. Nazeran, “Airflow perturbation analyses using simplified models can assess upper airway shunt during resting breathing,” Biomedical Engineering: Recent Developments, Washington, DC, Apr 2007.
  19. E. Meraz, H. Nazeran, B. Diong and M. Goldman, “Modeling human respiratory impedance in Anglo asthmatic children,” Biomedical Engineering: Recent Developments, Washington, DC, Apr 2007.
  20. A. Rajagiri, B. Diong, M. Goldman and H. Nazeran, “Can the estimated parameter values of the augmented RIC model be used to detect asthma in children ?,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., pp. 5595-5598, New York City, NY, Aug 2006.
  21. A. Rajagiri and B. Diong, “Evaluation of augmented RIC model of child respiratory impedance based on Impulse Oscillometry data,” Proc. IEEE Region 5 Technical Conf., San Antonio, TX, Apr 2006.
  22. 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.
  23. B. Diong, H. Nazeran and A. Crockett, “Analysis of the extended RIC model of respiratory impedance in adults,” Proc. 1st Australian Biomedical Engineering Conf., Adelaide, Australia, Oct 2005.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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., pp. 3828- 3831, San Francisco, CA, Sep 2004.
  28. 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.
  29. M. Barua, H. Nazeran, P. Nava, B. Diong and M. Goldman, “Classification of pulmonary diseases based on Impulse Oscillometric measurements of lung function in asthmatic children using neural networks,” Proc. IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Soc. Conf., pp. 327- 331, San Francisco, CA, Sep 2004.
  30. 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.

Engineering Education

  1. B. Diong and S. Tippens, "Seeking the sun - a student design competition endeavor," Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., Atlanta, GA, Jun 2013.
  2. B. Diong, "Work-in-Progress: videos and video podcasts – what engineering educators want to know, and need to know," Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., Atlanta, GA, Jun 2013.
  3. B. Diong, J. Smith, E. Kolesar and R. Cote, “Remote experimentation with MEMS devices,” Proc. ASEE National Conf., Austin, TX, Jun 2009.
  4. B. Diong, J. Smith and E. Kolesar, “Remote experimentation with MEMS devices for distance education,” NIWeek Conf. and Expo., Austin, TX, Aug 2007.
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