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Experimental evaluation of a CPT-based 4-leg active power compensator For distributed generation (2016)
Journal Article
Burgos-Mellado, C., Hernández-Carimán, C., Cardenas, R., Saez, D., Sumner, M., Costabeber, A., & Morales, H. (2017). Experimental evaluation of a CPT-based 4-leg active power compensator For distributed generation. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 5(2), 747-759. https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2016.2633064

Four-wire microgrids (MGs) and distribution systems are inherently unbalanced with the presence of negative and zero sequence components in voltages and currents. In small autonomous systems, the imbalance, in addition to the harmonic distortion prod... Read More about Experimental evaluation of a CPT-based 4-leg active power compensator For distributed generation.

A novel five-level optimized carrier multilevel PWM quad-inverter six-phase AC drive (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sanjeevikumar, P., Blaabjerg, F., Wheeler, P., Fedak, V., Duran, M., & Siano, P. (2016, September). A novel five-level optimized carrier multilevel PWM quad-inverter six-phase AC drive. Presented at 17th International Conference on Power Electronics and Motion Control, Varna, Bulgaria

A novel single carrier pulse-width modulation (PWM) for a new quad-inverter configuration for multilevel six-phase asymmetrical open-winding ac converter is proposed in this article. Modularity of the circuit consist of four standard two-level voltag... Read More about A novel five-level optimized carrier multilevel PWM quad-inverter six-phase AC drive.

Performance benchmark of Si IGBTs vs. SiC MOSFETs in small-scale wind energy conversion systems (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussein, A., Castellazzi, A., Wheeler, P., & Klumpner, C. Performance benchmark of Si IGBTs vs. SiC MOSFETs in small-scale wind energy conversion systems. Presented at 17th International Conference on Power Electronics and Motion Control

Modern power electronics devices based on SiC power MOSFETs technology become more demanding in the last few years. They show better performance over Si-IGBTs on renewable energy power conversion systems due to their higher switching frequency, highe... Read More about Performance benchmark of Si IGBTs vs. SiC MOSFETs in small-scale wind energy conversion systems.

High Ratio Bidirectional DC-DC Converter with a Synchronous Rectification H-Bridge for Hybrid Energy Sources Electric Vehicles (2016)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Gao, Y., Li, J., Sumner, M., Wang, P., & Zhou, L. (2016). High Ratio Bidirectional DC-DC Converter with a Synchronous Rectification H-Bridge for Hybrid Energy Sources Electric Vehicles. Journal of Power Electronics, 16(6), 2035-2044. https://doi.org/10.6113/JPE.2016.16.6.2035

In order to match the voltages between high voltage battery stacks and low voltage super-capacitors with a high conversion efficiency in hybrid energy sources electric vehicles (HESEVs), a high ratio bidirectional DC-DC converter with a synchronous r... Read More about High Ratio Bidirectional DC-DC Converter with a Synchronous Rectification H-Bridge for Hybrid Energy Sources Electric Vehicles.

A generalised model of electrical energy demand from small household appliances (2016)
Journal Article
Sancho-Tomás, A., Sumner, M., & Robinson, D. (2017). A generalised model of electrical energy demand from small household appliances. Energy and Buildings, 135, 350-366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.10.044

Accurate forecasting of residential energy loads is highly influenced by the use of electrical appliances, which not only affect electrical energy use but also internal heat gains, which in turn affects thermal energy use. It is therefore important t... Read More about A generalised model of electrical energy demand from small household appliances.

Design optimization of a high-power transformer for three-phase dual active bridge DC-DC converter for MVDC grids (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, Y., Vakil, G., Feldman, R., Goodman, A., & Wheeler, P. Design optimization of a high-power transformer for three-phase dual active bridge DC-DC converter for MVDC grids. Presented at 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016)

High-power DC-DC converter will be one of the essential technologies for the future DC grids. Especially, a three-phase dual-active bridge DC-DC (3DAB) Converter is highly suitable for high-power DC systems. Key component within this converter is the... Read More about Design optimization of a high-power transformer for three-phase dual active bridge DC-DC converter for MVDC grids.

Lifetime consumption and degradation analysis of the winding insulation of electrical machines (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sciascera, C., Galea, M., Giangrande, P., & Gerada, C. Lifetime consumption and degradation analysis of the winding insulation of electrical machines. Presented at 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016)

In this paper, a novel multi-stress model which estimates the lifetime of the winding insulation relative to its duty cycle is proposed and investigated. With an adequate implementation of this model, then an electrical machine can be designed not on... Read More about Lifetime consumption and degradation analysis of the winding insulation of electrical machines.

A variable frequency angle-based repetitive control for torque ripple reduction in PMSMs (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tang, M., Gaeta, A., Formentini, A., & Zanchetta, P. A variable frequency angle-based repetitive control for torque ripple reduction in PMSMs. Presented at 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016)

This paper presents a novel method for torque ripple reduction in PMSM drives at variable speed, using a combination of angle-based repetitive control and deadbeat current control. Based on the internal model principle, repetitive control is capable... Read More about A variable frequency angle-based repetitive control for torque ripple reduction in PMSMs.

Analysis of conducted emissions from an Electric Nacelle Anti-Ice power control system (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nothofer, A., Tarisciotti, L., Zhou, Q., Benson, T. M., Greedy, S., & Christopoulos, C. (2016, September). Analysis of conducted emissions from an Electric Nacelle Anti-Ice power control system. Presented at EMC Europe 2016

In this paper a high frequency model of the Electrical Nacelle Anti-Ice (ENAI) system is described for a typical aircraft application. The ENAI system, usually modelled only at the normal operating frequency, is modified in order to include a detaile... Read More about Analysis of conducted emissions from an Electric Nacelle Anti-Ice power control system.

Flux weakening control of Permanent Magnet Machine based aircraft electric starter-generator (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bozhko, S., Rashed, M., Yeoh, S. S., Yang, T., & Hill, C. I. Flux weakening control of Permanent Magnet Machine based aircraft electric starter-generator. Presented at Power Electronics, Machines and Drives 2016 (PEMD 2016)

This paper presents control analysis and design for an aircraft electric starter-generator system based on a Permanent Magnet Machine (PMM) operated in Flux-Weakening mode (FW). The focus is on detailed stability analysis which helped to discover an... Read More about Flux weakening control of Permanent Magnet Machine based aircraft electric starter-generator.