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A two-stage power converter for welding applications with increased efficiency and reduced filtering
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C., & Corbridge, M. A two-stage power converter for welding applications with increased efficiency and reduced filtering. Presented at 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2008)

The power supply technology used in welding applications changed dramatically from manually tap-controlled 50Hz bulky transformers which had large leakage inductance to provide stable arc burn to switch-mode fast controlled highfrequency power electr... Read More about A two-stage power converter for welding applications with increased efficiency and reduced filtering.

A more efficient current source inverter with series connected AC capacitors for photovoltaic and fuel cell applications
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C., Chonlatee, P., & Wheeler, P. A more efficient current source inverter with series connected AC capacitors for photovoltaic and fuel cell applications. Presented at Power Electronics and Inteligent Motion (PCIM) 2009 (ISBN: 978-3-8007-3158-9)

Renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics (PVs) or fuel cells (FCs) are not fitted for direct power grid connection because they deliver DC voltage and current. In addition, they also have a high internal resistance/nonlinear V/I dependence, whi... Read More about A more efficient current source inverter with series connected AC capacitors for photovoltaic and fuel cell applications.

Selecting the power electronic interface for a supercapattery based energy storage system
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C., Asher, G., & Chen, G. Z. Selecting the power electronic interface for a supercapattery based energy storage system. Presented at PowerTech 2009

This paper presents the initial investigations in selecting the topology of the power electronic interface for an energy storage system for power levelling applications based on a novel storage device, the supercapattery. The particularities of the s... Read More about Selecting the power electronic interface for a supercapattery based energy storage system.

A current source inverter with series connected AC capacitors for photovoltaic application with grid fault ride through capability
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Photong, C., Klumpner, C., & Wheeler, P. A current source inverter with series connected AC capacitors for photovoltaic application with grid fault ride through capability. Presented at 35th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics (IECON 2009)

The current source inverter (CSI) is preferred to interface a renewable source such photovoltaics (PV) to the AC power grid because it can provide smooth current source in the DC side, which fits to the PV behaviour and also steps-up the voltage from... Read More about A current source inverter with series connected AC capacitors for photovoltaic application with grid fault ride through capability.

A power electronic controlled dump load with negligible harmonics for accurate loading used in testing small wind turbines
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C., Al, B., & Hann, D. B. A power electronic controlled dump load with negligible harmonics for accurate loading used in testing small wind turbines. Presented at 2010 IEEE International Symposium in Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2010)

Permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSG) are at the core of small scale wind power generators manufactured by a wide range of manufacturers in different configurations: vertical or horizontal axis blades, with various geometries and aerodynamic... Read More about A power electronic controlled dump load with negligible harmonics for accurate loading used in testing small wind turbines.

Modal analysis of a PMSG-based DC electrical power system in the more electric aircraft using eigenvalues sensitivity
Journal Article
Gao, F., Zheng, X., Bozhko, S., Hill, C. I., & Asher, G. (in press). Modal analysis of a PMSG-based DC electrical power system in the more electric aircraft using eigenvalues sensitivity. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2015.2427312

This paper deals with the modeling and small signal stability analysis of a DC-distribution electrical power system (EPS) sourced by a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). The topology employed here is one of the main candidates for future... Read More about Modal analysis of a PMSG-based DC electrical power system in the more electric aircraft using eigenvalues sensitivity.

Assessing the benefits of installing energy storage in a household equipped with photovoltaic panels
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C., & El Boudali, A. Assessing the benefits of installing energy storage in a household equipped with photovoltaic panels. Presented at 14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies

This paper evaluates the technical and financial impact of installing energy storage in a house equipped with Photovoltaic (PV) panels subject to the Feed-In Tariff (FIT). An additional benefit of installing energy storage is the possibility to purch... Read More about Assessing the benefits of installing energy storage in a household equipped with photovoltaic panels.

Finite control set model predictive control for grid-tied quasi-Z-source based multilevel inverter
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Trabelsi, M., Bayhan, S., Abu-Rub, H., Ben-Brahim, L., & Zanchetta, P. Finite control set model predictive control for grid-tied quasi-Z-source based multilevel inverter. Presented at IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2016)

In this paper, a finite control set Model Predictive Control (MPC) for grid-tie quasi-Z-Source (qZS) based multilevel inverter is proposed. The proposed Power Conditioning System (PCS) consists of a single-phase 2-cell Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) inverte... Read More about Finite control set model predictive control for grid-tied quasi-Z-source based multilevel inverter.

Computer aided optimal design of high power density EMI filters
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ala, G., Giaconia, G., Giglia, G., Di Piazza, M., Luna, M., Vitale, G., & Zanchetta, P. Computer aided optimal design of high power density EMI filters. Presented at 17 International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering

Power density of power converter systems is becoming an increasing crucial design constraint for a wide range of technical applications. Size reduction of EMI filter in power converters is an important challenge due to its significant impact on the o... Read More about Computer aided optimal design of high power density EMI filters.