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Experimental Evaluation and Efficiency Optimisation of a Grid-Connected Converter for Household Energy Storage Applications (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulsangcharoen, P., Asher, G., Rashed, M., Klumpner, C., Patel, C., & De, D. (2014). Experimental Evaluation and Efficiency Optimisation of a Grid-Connected Converter for Household Energy Storage Applications. In 7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014). https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2014.0454

This paper presents the design and the experimental evaluation of a power converter for energy storage applications suitable for household installation or to facilitate distributed energy storage capability within a local/community low-voltage grid.... Read More about Experimental Evaluation and Efficiency Optimisation of a Grid-Connected Converter for Household Energy Storage Applications.

Impedance sensitive STATCOM control for systems supported by renewable generation (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rose, C. J., Sumner, M., Thomas, D. W., & Christopher, E. (in press). Impedance sensitive STATCOM control for systems supported by renewable generation.

Reactive power control is known to be an effective means of controlling voltage; however, for optimal performance, the system reactance must be known. Power systems with high re-newable energy penetration have been known to have voltage stability iss... Read More about Impedance sensitive STATCOM control for systems supported by renewable generation.

Performance evaluation of an energy storage system for household applications (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C. (2014). Performance evaluation of an energy storage system for household applications.

This presentation shows the progress made on the Supercapattery for household applications as of December 2014.

Convergence analysis and tuning of a sliding-mode ripple-correlation MPPT (2014)
Journal Article
Costabeber, A., Carraro, M., & Zigliotto, M. (2014). Convergence analysis and tuning of a sliding-mode ripple-correlation MPPT. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 30(2), https://doi.org/10.1109/TEC.2014.2371873

The development of fast Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithms for photovoltaic (PV) systems with high bandwidth and predictable response to irradiation transients is attractive for mobile applications and installations under fast changing we... Read More about Convergence analysis and tuning of a sliding-mode ripple-correlation MPPT.

A four-legs matrix converter ground power unit with repetitive voltage control (2014)
Journal Article
Rohuma, W., Zanchetta, P., Wheeler, P., & Empringham, L. (2015). A four-legs matrix converter ground power unit with repetitive voltage control. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 62(4), https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2014.2379585

In this paper, a four-leg matrix converter is proposed as the power conversion core for aircraft ground power unit (GPU) applications. This structure allows easy management of unbalanced and nonlinear loads with minimal disruption of the power supply... Read More about A four-legs matrix converter ground power unit with repetitive voltage control.

3-Phase 4-wire matrix converter-based voltage sag/ swell generator to test low-voltage ride through in wind energy conversion systems (2014)
Journal Article
Diaz, M., Cardenas, R., Rojas, F., & Clare, J. C. (2014). 3-Phase 4-wire matrix converter-based voltage sag/ swell generator to test low-voltage ride through in wind energy conversion systems. IET Power Electronics, 7(12), https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2014.0065

The high penetration of energy from wind energy conversion systems (WECSs) can have a significant influence on the stability, power quality and reliability of power systems. Therefore several countries have developed stringent grid codes in recent ye... Read More about 3-Phase 4-wire matrix converter-based voltage sag/ swell generator to test low-voltage ride through in wind energy conversion systems.

Marine power distribution system fault location using a portable injection unit (2014)
Journal Article
Jia, K., Bi, T., Liu, B., Christopher, E., Thomas, D. W., & Sumner, M. (2015). Marine power distribution system fault location using a portable injection unit. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 30(2), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2014.2364259

A portable injection unit for Active Impedance Estimation (AIE) is built and tested in a DC zonal marine power distribution system to provide useful information for system protection and restoration. The portable unit generates current “spikes” and i... Read More about Marine power distribution system fault location using a portable injection unit.

Widefield two laser interferometry (2014)
Journal Article
Patel, R., Achamfuo-Yeboah, S., Light, R. A., & Clark, M. (2014). Widefield two laser interferometry. Optics Express, 22(22), https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.027094

A novel system has been developed that can capture the wide- field interference pattern generated by interfering two independent and incoherent laser sources. The interferograms are captured using a custom CMOS modulated light camera (MLC) which is c... Read More about Widefield two laser interferometry.

Method of efficiently predicting the conducted emissions of multiple VSCs (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ivry, P. M., Oke, O., Thomas, D. W., & Sumner, M. (in press). Method of efficiently predicting the conducted emissions of multiple VSCs.

Various types of power converters including Voltage Source Converters (VSCs) have been known to produce conducted emissions. The net effect of simultaneously operating multiple VSCs is non-linear and this makes the prediction of the emission level mo... Read More about Method of efficiently predicting the conducted emissions of multiple VSCs.

Open circuit fault detection and diagnosis in matrix converters (2014)
Journal Article
Brunson, C., Empringham, L., De Lillo, L., Wheeler, P., & Clare, J. C. (2014). Open circuit fault detection and diagnosis in matrix converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 30(5), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2014.2364152

With the increased use of power electronics in aerospace, automotive, industrial, and energy generation sectors, the demand for highly reliable and power dense solutions has increased. Matrix converters become attractive when taking into account dema... Read More about Open circuit fault detection and diagnosis in matrix converters.