Dr. Gregory Plett Ranking

According to the most recent 2024 ScholarGPS rankings, Gregory Plett, Ph.D., was ranked in the top 0.05% of all scholars worldwide. Rankings were based on based on publication record, high impact of work, and outstanding quality of the scholarly contributions. Plett had two areas in the top 20. He was ranked #1 in ‘Battery Pack’ and #11 in ‘Kalman Filter’ research areas. 

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Plett is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His research focuses on the theory of control systems as applied to the management and control of high-capacity battery systems, such as found in hybrid and electric vehicles. Plett and fellow researcher M. Scott Trimboli run the UCCS High-Capacity Battery Research and Test Laboratory, which houses equipment to test cells, modules, and battery packs, and is home to a custom battery-management system and unique battery pack simulator projects, which enable cutting-edge research in advanced but practical algorithm prototyping. 

Plett's 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; and battery pack fast charging.