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Efficient Current Sensorless Model Predictive Control for Matrix Converter-Fed PMSM Drives (2025)
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Sarajian, A., Guan, Q., Harbi, I., Haghgooei, P., Arab Khaburi, D., Kennel, R., Wheeler, P., & Rodriguez, J. (2025). Efficient Current Sensorless Model Predictive Control for Matrix Converter-Fed PMSM Drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2025.3581269

The model predictive control (MPC) for matrix converters (MCs) typically requires multiple sensors and extensive computational resources to measure various quantities and evaluate control objectives. To address this problem, an efficient MPC approach... Read More about Efficient Current Sensorless Model Predictive Control for Matrix Converter-Fed PMSM Drives.

Real-Time Model Predictive Control for Two-Level Voltage Source Inverters with Optimized Switching Frequency (2025)
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Villalón, A., Burgos-Mellado, C., Rivera, M., Zuloaga, R., Levis, H., Wheeler, P., & García, L. Y. (2025). Real-Time Model Predictive Control for Two-Level Voltage Source Inverters with Optimized Switching Frequency. Applied Sciences, 15(13), Article 7365. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15137365

The increasing integration of renewable energy, electric vehicles, and industrial applications demands efficient power converter control strategies that reduce switching losses while maintaining high waveform quality. This paper presents a Finite-Con... Read More about Real-Time Model Predictive Control for Two-Level Voltage Source Inverters with Optimized Switching Frequency.

Enhanced Sliding Mode Control for Dual MPPT Systems Integrated with Three-Level T-Type PV Inverters (2025)
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Bagheri, F., Bonaldo, J., Guler, N., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., & Lima, R. (2025). Enhanced Sliding Mode Control for Dual MPPT Systems Integrated with Three-Level T-Type PV Inverters. Energies, 18(13), Article 3344. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18133344

Dual Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) inverters are essential in residential and small commercial solar power systems, optimizing power extraction from two independent solar panel arrays to enhance efficiency and energy harvesting. On the other ha... Read More about Enhanced Sliding Mode Control for Dual MPPT Systems Integrated with Three-Level T-Type PV Inverters.

Model Predictive Control of a High-Turn-Ratio Dual Active Bridge Converter Considering Interlinking Inductances (2025)
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Zhu, Y., Hao, X., Yang, T., Wang, Z., Yan, X., Dragicevic, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2025). Model Predictive Control of a High-Turn-Ratio Dual Active Bridge Converter Considering Interlinking Inductances. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2025.3582152

Within a more-electric aircraft (MEA) dc power distribution system, dual active bridge (DAB) converters are employed to manage power transfer between different dc buses, or power transfer from/to the energy storage devices, for example, batteries. Ho... Read More about Model Predictive Control of a High-Turn-Ratio Dual Active Bridge Converter Considering Interlinking Inductances.

Steady-State DC Offsets Suppression of the Dual Active Bridge Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2025)
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Zhu, Y., Hao, X., Wang, Z., Dragicevic, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Yang, T. (2025). Steady-State DC Offsets Suppression of the Dual Active Bridge Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2025.3575903

The paper analyses the steady-state DC offset currents on both sides of the high-frequency transformer in a dual-active bridge (DAB) converter for more-electric aircraft (MEA) applications. These converters are widely used for high voltage-ratio powe... Read More about Steady-State DC Offsets Suppression of the Dual Active Bridge Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

Comprehensive Performance Assessment of Conventional and Sequential Predictive Control for Grid-Tied NPC Inverters: A Hardware-in-the-Loop Study (2025)
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Bonaldo, J., Duan, B., Rivera, M., V. Ling, K., Fantin, C., & Wheeler, P. (2025). Comprehensive Performance Assessment of Conventional and Sequential Predictive Control for Grid-Tied NPC Inverters: A Hardware-in-the-Loop Study. Energies, 18(12), Article 3132. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18123132

Model Predictive Control (MPC) has become very attractive for the efficient control of power converters. This paper compares Classical MPC (C-MPC) and Sequential MPC (S-MPC) for a three-level NPC converter. Although C-MPC is simple to implement, it f... Read More about Comprehensive Performance Assessment of Conventional and Sequential Predictive Control for Grid-Tied NPC Inverters: A Hardware-in-the-Loop Study.

Optimum sizing and configuration of electrical system for telecommunication base stations with grid power, Li-ion battery bank, diesel generator and solar PV (2025)
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Silva, C., Premadasa, P., Chandima, D., Karunadasa, J., & Wheeler, P. (2025). Optimum sizing and configuration of electrical system for telecommunication base stations with grid power, Li-ion battery bank, diesel generator and solar PV. Journal of Energy Storage, 123, Article 116704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.116704

The rising demand for cost effective, sustainable and reliable energy solutions for telecommunication base stations indicates the importance of integration and exploring the feasibility of hybrid energy systems. This study develops a mathematical mod... Read More about Optimum sizing and configuration of electrical system for telecommunication base stations with grid power, Li-ion battery bank, diesel generator and solar PV.

DCAT: A Novel Transformer-Based Approach for Dynamic Context-Aware Image Captioning in the Tamil Language (2025)
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Venugopal, J. P., Subramanian, A. A. V., Murugan, M., Sundaram, G., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2025). DCAT: A Novel Transformer-Based Approach for Dynamic Context-Aware Image Captioning in the Tamil Language. Applied Sciences, 15(9), Article 4909. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15094909

The task of image captioning in low-resource languages like Tamil is fraught with challenges due to limited linguistic resources and complex semantic structures. This paper addresses the problem of generating contextually and linguistically coherent... Read More about DCAT: A Novel Transformer-Based Approach for Dynamic Context-Aware Image Captioning in the Tamil Language.

Smith-type Digital Control for a Cross-coupling Free AC Electrical Power Distribution System of the More Electric Aircraft (2025)
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Peng, Q., Yang, J., Guenter, S., Buticchi, G., Tan, N. M. L., Wheeler, P., Hui, Y., & Zhang, H. (2025). Smith-type Digital Control for a Cross-coupling Free AC Electrical Power Distribution System of the More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2025.3556797

The development of distributed generation systems and fully-controlled semiconductor devices has brought power electronic converters into the focus of scientific research. Synchronous reference frame-based controllers are commonly employed for the co... Read More about Smith-type Digital Control for a Cross-coupling Free AC Electrical Power Distribution System of the More Electric Aircraft.

A Simple ANN-Aided Virtual-Space-Vector PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Traction Inverters With Coordinate-Data Mapping (2025)
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Guo, F., Gao, Y., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., Dragičević, T., Wheeler, P., & Zhao, Y. (2025). A Simple ANN-Aided Virtual-Space-Vector PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Traction Inverters With Coordinate-Data Mapping. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2025.3556650

The three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) inverter is a mature topology that tends to be a good candidate in high-power traction applications, such as electric vehicles (EVs). However, the wide operating range under off-road scenarios inevitably... Read More about A Simple ANN-Aided Virtual-Space-Vector PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Traction Inverters With Coordinate-Data Mapping.