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uCube: Control platform for power electronics (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Galassini, A., Lo Calzo, G., Formentini, A., Gerada, C., Zanchetta, P., & Costabeber, A. (2017, April). uCube: Control platform for power electronics. Presented at IEEE WEMDCD'2017: IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis, Nottingham, UK

This paper presents a versatile tool for development, control and testing of power electronics converters. In the last decade, many different expensive off-the-shelf tools for rapid prototyping and testing have been developed and commercialised by fe... Read More about uCube: Control platform for power electronics.

Design optimization of integrated rotor-less inductors for high-speed AC drive applications (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Raza Khowja, M., Gerada, C., Vakil, G., Patel, C., & Wheeler, P. (2017, April). Design optimization of integrated rotor-less inductors for high-speed AC drive applications. Presented at IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD 2017), Nottingham, UK

Discrete sub-system due to passive elements in motor drive require functional and structural integration to make efficient and power dense overall system. Such power dense system is the prerequisite in aerospace and marine applications. This paper pr... Read More about Design optimization of integrated rotor-less inductors for high-speed AC drive applications.

Sensitivity analysis for performance and power density improvements in salient-pole synchronous generators (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, Y., Vakil, G., Nuzzo, S., Degano, M., Galea, M., Gerada, C., Zhang, H., & Brown, N. (2017, April). Sensitivity analysis for performance and power density improvements in salient-pole synchronous generators. Presented at IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD) 2017, Nottingham, UK

Objective of this paper is to provide design recommendations to improve the performance and power density of a 400kVA salient-pole synchronous generator, without exceeding the limitations due to critical parameters such as total harmonic distortion o... Read More about Sensitivity analysis for performance and power density improvements in salient-pole synchronous generators.

Stability boundary analysis in single-phase grid-connected inverters with PLL by LTP theory (2017)
Journal Article
Salis, V., Costabeber, A., Cox, S. M., Zanchetta, P., & Formentini, A. (2018). Stability boundary analysis in single-phase grid-connected inverters with PLL by LTP theory. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 33(5), 4023-4036. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2017.2714860

Stability analysis of power converters in AC net¬works is complex due to the non-linear nature of the conversion systems. Whereas interactions of converters in DC networks can be studied by linearising about the operating point, the extension of the... Read More about Stability boundary analysis in single-phase grid-connected inverters with PLL by LTP theory.

Stability Assessment of Power-Converter-Based AC systems by LTP Theory: Eigenvalue Analysis and Harmonic Impedance Estimation (2017)
Journal Article
Salis, V., Costabeber, A., Cox, S. M., & Zanchetta, P. (2017). Stability Assessment of Power-Converter-Based AC systems by LTP Theory: Eigenvalue Analysis and Harmonic Impedance Estimation. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 5(4), 1513-1525. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2017.2714026

Stability analysis of power-converter-based AC systems poses serious challenges not only because of the non-linear nature of power converters, but also because linearisation is not generally applied around a steady-state operating point, as in the DC... Read More about Stability Assessment of Power-Converter-Based AC systems by LTP Theory: Eigenvalue Analysis and Harmonic Impedance Estimation.

Predicting harmonic distortion of multiple converters in a power system (2017)
Journal Article
Ivry, P. M., Oke, O. A., Thomas, D. W. P., & Sumner, M. (2017). Predicting harmonic distortion of multiple converters in a power system. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2017, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7621413

Various uncertainties arise in the operation and management of power systems containing Renewable Energy Sources (RES) that affect the systems power quality. These uncertainties may arise due to system parameter changes or design parameter choice. In... Read More about Predicting harmonic distortion of multiple converters in a power system.

Highly-integrated power cell for high-power wide band-gap power converters (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Espina, J., Ahmadi, B., Empringham, L., De Lillo, L., & Johnson, C. M. Highly-integrated power cell for high-power wide band-gap power converters. Presented at 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia)

The fast switching speeds and low specific conduction losses of wide band-gap semiconductors allow the realisation of high-frequency, high power-density switching converters with dramatically reduced passive component requirements compared to Silicon... Read More about Highly-integrated power cell for high-power wide band-gap power converters.

Arm-Balancing Control and Experimental Validation of a Grid-Connected MMC With Pulsed DC Load (2017)
Journal Article
Jankovic, M., Costabeber, A., Watson, A. J., & Clare, J. C. (2017). Arm-Balancing Control and Experimental Validation of a Grid-Connected MMC With Pulsed DC Load. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 64(12), 9180-9190. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2017.2711516

This paper focuses on the operation of a grid connected Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) supplying a pulsed DC load. The goal is to achieve minimum AC power fluctuation despite the high power fluctuation present on the DC side. The MMC has been sel... Read More about Arm-Balancing Control and Experimental Validation of a Grid-Connected MMC With Pulsed DC Load.

Design optimization of a short-term duty electrical machine for extreme environment (2017)
Journal Article
Arumugam, P., Amankwah, E. K., Walker, A., & Gerada, C. (2017). Design optimization of a short-term duty electrical machine for extreme environment. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 64(12), 9784-9794. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2017.2711555

This paper presents design optimisation of a short term duty electrical machine for extreme environments of high temperature and high altitudes. For such extreme environmental conditions of above 80⁰C and altitudes of 30km, thermal loading limits are... Read More about Design optimization of a short-term duty electrical machine for extreme environment.

Control Design and Voltage Stability Analysis of a Droop-Controlled Electrical Power System for More Electric Aircraft (2017)
Journal Article
Gao, F., Bozhko, S., Costabeber, A., Asher, G., & Wheeler, P. (2017). Control Design and Voltage Stability Analysis of a Droop-Controlled Electrical Power System for More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 64(12), 9271-9281. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2017.2711552

This paper focuses on the analysis of a single DC bus multi-generator Electrical Power System (EPS) for future More Electric Aircrafts (MEA). Within such a single bus paradigm, the paper proposes a detailed control design procedure and provides a sta... Read More about Control Design and Voltage Stability Analysis of a Droop-Controlled Electrical Power System for More Electric Aircraft.