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A Polar-Coordinate-Multisignal-Flux-Observer-Based PMSM Non-PLL Sensorless Control (2023)
Journal Article
Ge, Y., Song, W., Yang, Y., & Wheeler, P. (2023). A Polar-Coordinate-Multisignal-Flux-Observer-Based PMSM Non-PLL Sensorless Control. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 38(9), 10579-10583. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2023.3289095

In this letter, a polar-coordinate-multi-signal-flux-observer (PCMFO) is proposed for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) sensorless control. PCMFO is constructed in polar coordinates and uses the orthogonality relations between αβ-axis active... Read More about A Polar-Coordinate-Multisignal-Flux-Observer-Based PMSM Non-PLL Sensorless Control.

An Adaptive and Multifunctional DC-DC Converter for Onshore Ship Charging (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Qazi, S., Venugopal, P., Rietveld, G., Watson, A. J., Wheeler, P., & Soeiro, T. B. (2023, June). An Adaptive and Multifunctional DC-DC Converter for Onshore Ship Charging. Presented at 2023 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2023, Detroit, MI, USA

Maritime electrification is a critical upgrade to enable sustainable and environmentally friendly shipping. Therefore, in recent years, there has been a significant interest in the development of battery-based boats and ferries. A key element for the... Read More about An Adaptive and Multifunctional DC-DC Converter for Onshore Ship Charging.

Implementation and Analysis of an Efficient Soft-Switching Battery Wireless Charger with Re-Configurable Rectifier (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Liu, H., Wheeler, P., & Wu, F. (2024). Implementation and Analysis of an Efficient Soft-Switching Battery Wireless Charger with Re-Configurable Rectifier. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 71(5), 4640-4651. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2023.3283681

To significantly reduce switching loss of the high frequency inverter in battery wireless charger (BWC), improve the soft-switching stability and system reliability, a novel soft-switching BWC with low loss auxiliary network and reconfigurable rectif... Read More about Implementation and Analysis of an Efficient Soft-Switching Battery Wireless Charger with Re-Configurable Rectifier.

High Step-Up Dual-Switch X-Source DC-DC Converters Integrating Various Capacitor-Winding-Diode Voltage-Double Technology (2023)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Geng, L., Liu, H., & wheeler, P. (2024). High Step-Up Dual-Switch X-Source DC-DC Converters Integrating Various Capacitor-Winding-Diode Voltage-Double Technology. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 71(5), 4607-4617. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2023.3283696

In this article, a new class of high step-up dual-switch X-source dc–dc converters integrating various capacitor-winding-diode voltage-double technology is presented, which are parallel-winding dual-switch X-source dc–dc converters, series-winding du... Read More about High Step-Up Dual-Switch X-Source DC-DC Converters Integrating Various Capacitor-Winding-Diode Voltage-Double Technology.

Powering Maritime: Challenges and prospects in ship electrification (2023)
Journal Article
Qazi, S., Venugopal, P., Rietveld, G., Soeiro, T. B., Shipurkar, U., Grasman, A., Watson, A. J., & Wheeler, P. (2023). Powering Maritime: Challenges and prospects in ship electrification. IEEE Electrification Magazine, 11(2), 74-87. https://doi.org/10.1109/mele.2023.3264926

The exponential increase in Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the rapid depletion of fossil fuels over the past few decades have swayed the transportation sector toward becoming more electric. In the last decade, with continuous improvements... Read More about Powering Maritime: Challenges and prospects in ship electrification.

Virtual reference feedback tuning with robustness constraints: A swarm intelligence solution (2023)
Journal Article
Fiorio, L. V., Remes, C. L., Wheeler, P., & de Novaes, Y. R. (2023). Virtual reference feedback tuning with robustness constraints: A swarm intelligence solution. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 123(Part C), Article 106490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.106490

The simplified modeling of a complex system allied with a low-order controller structure can lead to poor closed-loop performance and robustness. A feasible solution is to avoid the necessity of a model by using data for the controller design. The Vi... Read More about Virtual reference feedback tuning with robustness constraints: A swarm intelligence solution.

Single-Phase Mains Fed Three-Phase Induction Motor Drive Using Improved Power Quality Direct AC–AC Converter (2023)
Journal Article
Mir, T. N., Singh, B., Bhat, A. H., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2023). Single-Phase Mains Fed Three-Phase Induction Motor Drive Using Improved Power Quality Direct AC–AC Converter. IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications, 4, 178-187. https://doi.org/10.1109/ojia.2023.3279776

This article presents an alternative ac–ac converter topology and its control for low-speed three-phase induction motor drives fed from single-phase ac mains. The proposed matrix converter based drive system eliminates the dc link capacitor, thus fac... Read More about Single-Phase Mains Fed Three-Phase Induction Motor Drive Using Improved Power Quality Direct AC–AC Converter.

Cosmic Radiation Reliability Analysis for Aircraft Power Electronics (2023)
Journal Article
Dobynde, M., Harikumaran, J., Guo, J., Wheeler, P., Galea, M., & Buticchi, G. (2024). Cosmic Radiation Reliability Analysis for Aircraft Power Electronics. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 10(1), 344-352. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2023.3278319

Cosmic Ray induced failures are a major concern for the electronic system reliability of airborne and space systems. Power system voltages on aerospace platforms are on a steady upward trend. High voltage power converters suffer from Single Event Bur... Read More about Cosmic Radiation Reliability Analysis for Aircraft Power Electronics.

A Misalignment-Tolerant Hybrid Coupler for Electric Vehicle IPT Charging Systems (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Liu, H., Yu, H., Wu, F., Wheeler, P., Zhou, Q., & Zhao, S. (2023). A Misalignment-Tolerant Hybrid Coupler for Electric Vehicle IPT Charging Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(10), 12845-12856. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3277834

To solve the problems of output voltage and system efficiency sharply decreasing in the case of misalignment for the electric vehicle inductive power transfer (IPT) charging system, a universal hybrid coupler with high misalignment tolerance is propo... Read More about A Misalignment-Tolerant Hybrid Coupler for Electric Vehicle IPT Charging Systems.

Smith Predictor-based Cross-Coupling Correction for Voltage Source Converters under Mixed Reference Frames (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Peng, Q., Yang, J., Guenter, S., Buticchi, G., Tan, N. M., & Wheeler, P. (2023, May). Smith Predictor-based Cross-Coupling Correction for Voltage Source Converters under Mixed Reference Frames. Presented at ICPE 2023-ECCE Asia - 11th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia: Green World with Power Electronics, Jeju Island, South Korea

Voltage Source Converters (VSC) have been under the spotlight of scientific research due to the development of the distributed generation system. Synchronous Reference Frame (SRF)-based controllers are readily used for the voltage and current control... Read More about Smith Predictor-based Cross-Coupling Correction for Voltage Source Converters under Mixed Reference Frames.

A Study on Molecular Dynamics of High Voltage Pulsed Electrolysis (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Albornoz, M., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., & Zanchetta, P. (2023, May). A Study on Molecular Dynamics of High Voltage Pulsed Electrolysis. Presented at ICPE 2023-ECCE Asia - 11th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia: Green World with Power Electronics, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea

Electrolysis has been considered to be an interesting research topic in recent decades. With the important advances in controllable solid-state semiconductor devices, it has become relatively simple to design power converters with high voltage and hi... Read More about A Study on Molecular Dynamics of High Voltage Pulsed Electrolysis.

HiL Platform for Synchronous Reference Frame Impedance Measurement and Stability Assessment of Three-Phase Power Electronics Systems (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Peng, Q., Yang, J., Guenter, S., Buticchi, G., Tan, N. M., & Wheeler, P. (2023, May). HiL Platform for Synchronous Reference Frame Impedance Measurement and Stability Assessment of Three-Phase Power Electronics Systems. Presented at ICPE 2023-ECCE Asia - 11th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia: Green World with Power Electronics, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea

As the penetration rate of renewable generation has risen in the last decades, power electronics converters are becoming more and more dominant in modern electrical power systems. Three-phase grid-connected converters provide an interface between the... Read More about HiL Platform for Synchronous Reference Frame Impedance Measurement and Stability Assessment of Three-Phase Power Electronics Systems.

A Single Phase Hybrid Multiport Microinverter for Photovoltaic Energy Controlled by Exact Linearization (2023)
Journal Article
Aliaga, R., Muñoz, J., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., Rohten, J., & Trentin, A. (2023). A Single Phase Hybrid Multiport Microinverter for Photovoltaic Energy Controlled by Exact Linearization. IEEE Access, 11, 50075-50089. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3278099

Solar energy can be captured by Photovoltaics (PV) and converted into electrical power. This electrical power can then be connected to grids by power electronic converters, which can also operate the PV panels at around their maximum power point (MPP... Read More about A Single Phase Hybrid Multiport Microinverter for Photovoltaic Energy Controlled by Exact Linearization.

A Multi-Inverter Multi-Rectifier Wireless Power Transfer System for Charging Stations With Power Loss Optimized Control (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Gao, F., Wang, T., Khan, M. M., Zhang, Y., Xia, Y., & Wheeler, P. (2023). A Multi-Inverter Multi-Rectifier Wireless Power Transfer System for Charging Stations With Power Loss Optimized Control. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 38(8), 9261-9277. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2023.3275284

Electric vehicles with different output power levels can use wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. Different vehicle assemblies (VAs) may be charged by different ground assemblies (GAs) in charging stations. However, the overall efficiency of the WP... Read More about A Multi-Inverter Multi-Rectifier Wireless Power Transfer System for Charging Stations With Power Loss Optimized Control.

An Isolated Multiport DC–DC Converter for Integrated Electric Vehicle On-Board Charger (2023)
Journal Article
Kougioulis, I., Pal, A., Wheeler, P., & Ahmed, M. R. (2023). An Isolated Multiport DC–DC Converter for Integrated Electric Vehicle On-Board Charger. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 11(4), 4178-4198. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2023.3276048

This paper proposes an integrated on-board charger (IOBC) for Electric Vehicles (EVs) based on an isolated three-port DC-DC converter. The proposed architecture integrates the on-board charger (OBC) and the auxiliary power module (APM) in a single mu... Read More about An Isolated Multiport DC–DC Converter for Integrated Electric Vehicle On-Board Charger.

Simplified Modelling and Control of Dual Active Bridge Converter for Future Electrified Aerospace Application (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yan, X., Zhu, Y., Wang, Z., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2023, March). Simplified Modelling and Control of Dual Active Bridge Converter for Future Electrified Aerospace Application. Presented at 2023 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles and International Transportation Electrification Conference, ESARS-ITEC 2023, Venice, Italy

Dual active bridge converter (DAB) is an important power electronics in the DC distribution system of electric aircraft. It is used to convert generated high DC voltage to lower DC voltage, and it can be used between battery and low voltage bus to st... Read More about Simplified Modelling and Control of Dual Active Bridge Converter for Future Electrified Aerospace Application.

A Novel Three-Phase Omnidirectional Wireless Power Transfer System with Zero-Switching-Loss Inverter and Cylindrical Transmitter Coil (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, H., Wang, Y., Yu, H., Wu, F., & Wheeler, P. (2023). A Novel Three-Phase Omnidirectional Wireless Power Transfer System with Zero-Switching-Loss Inverter and Cylindrical Transmitter Coil. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 38(8), 10426-10441. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2023.3272217

Aiming at the problems of large switching loss and large output power fluctuation in the existing omnidirectional wireless power transfer (OWPT) system, a novel OWPT system with zero-switching-loss inverter and cylindrical transmitter coil is propose... Read More about A Novel Three-Phase Omnidirectional Wireless Power Transfer System with Zero-Switching-Loss Inverter and Cylindrical Transmitter Coil.

A Hybrid Battery Wireless Charger for Self-Adapting Battery Charging Curve and Anti-Misalignment (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Liu, H., Yu, H., Wheeler, P., Zhou, Q., & Zhao, S. (2023). A Hybrid Battery Wireless Charger for Self-Adapting Battery Charging Curve and Anti-Misalignment. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, 4(4), 1192-1203. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestie.2023.3270843

The battery is mostly adopted as the load in current wireless charge applications. The wireless charger should provide configurable constant current (CC) and constant voltage (CV) outputs for the batteries. The implementation of configurable CC and C... Read More about A Hybrid Battery Wireless Charger for Self-Adapting Battery Charging Curve and Anti-Misalignment.

On the Impedance and Stability Analysis of Dual-Active-Bridge-Based Input-Series Output-Parallel Converters in DC Systems (2023)
Journal Article
Yang, J., Guenter, S., Buticchi, G., Gu, C., Liserre, M., & Wheeler, P. (2023). On the Impedance and Stability Analysis of Dual-Active-Bridge-Based Input-Series Output-Parallel Converters in DC Systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 38(8), 10344-10358. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2023.3270531

Dual-active-bridge-based (DAB-based) input-series output-parallel (ISOP) converters have become increasingly popular due to their promising features made up of the advantages of the modular power electronics and the DAB converter. The modeling of the... Read More about On the Impedance and Stability Analysis of Dual-Active-Bridge-Based Input-Series Output-Parallel Converters in DC Systems.

Hybrid Virtual Coordinate-Driven CBPWM Strategy of Three-Level T-type NPC Converters for Electric Aircraft Propulsion Applications (2023)
Journal Article
Guo, F., Ma, Z., Diao, F., Zhao, Y., & Wheeler, P. (2024). Hybrid Virtual Coordinate-Driven CBPWM Strategy of Three-Level T-type NPC Converters for Electric Aircraft Propulsion Applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 71(3), 2309-2319. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2023.3266552

Green airborne transportation driven by the state-of-the-art turboelectric propulsion technology has received considerable attention from the aviation industry. To generate electrified thrust, three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) converter-fed... Read More about Hybrid Virtual Coordinate-Driven CBPWM Strategy of Three-Level T-type NPC Converters for Electric Aircraft Propulsion Applications.