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T-Type Based Cascaded H-bridge Converter Operating as a Split AC Battery and Modified State-of-Charging Hierarchical Balancing Method (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Eskandari, R., Venugopal, P., Watson, A., Wheeler, P., & Soeiro, T. B. (2023, November). T-Type Based Cascaded H-bridge Converter Operating as a Split AC Battery and Modified State-of-Charging Hierarchical Balancing Method. Presented at COBEP 2023 - 17th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference and SPEC 2023 - 8th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference, Proceedings, Florianopolis, Brazil

This work focuses on the so-called split batteries and proposes the T-type cascaded H-bridge circuit, as a suitable candidate for this application. Furthermore, state-of-charge (SoC) balancing between the battery modules is done by a hierarchical alg... Read More about T-Type Based Cascaded H-bridge Converter Operating as a Split AC Battery and Modified State-of-Charging Hierarchical Balancing Method.

Optimizing Wireless Power Transfer Efficiency in Cascaded H-Bridge Converter Through an Auxiliary Resonant Circuit Pole (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Briceño, P., Watson, A., Clare, J., Wheeler, P., Venugopal, P., & Soeiro, T. B. (2023, October). Optimizing Wireless Power Transfer Efficiency in Cascaded H-Bridge Converter Through an Auxiliary Resonant Circuit Pole. Presented at IECON 2023-49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore

The usage of an Auxiliary Resonant Commutated Pole (ARCP) circuit with an 11-level Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) converter as an option for feeding high-power Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) track-pads in traction applications is proposed in this research. B... Read More about Optimizing Wireless Power Transfer Efficiency in Cascaded H-Bridge Converter Through an Auxiliary Resonant Circuit Pole.

Experimental analysis of mismatch in electro-thermal device parameter within parallel connected SiC MOSFETs: Considerations for multi-chip power module design (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fayyaz, A., Li, Y., Evans, P., Watson, A., Wheeler, P., & Gerada, C. (2023, August). Experimental analysis of mismatch in electro-thermal device parameter within parallel connected SiC MOSFETs: Considerations for multi-chip power module design. Presented at WiPDA Asia 2023 - IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications in Asia, Hsinchu, Taiwan

This paper aims to investigate the current imbalance within parallel connected common-source configuration of SiC Power MOSFET switches using double pulse transient operation. Mismatches in electro-thermal parameters e.g., threshold voltage (Vth and... Read More about Experimental analysis of mismatch in electro-thermal device parameter within parallel connected SiC MOSFETs: Considerations for multi-chip power module design.

A modified Control Strategy of Neutral-Point Clamped Converter-Fed PMSM Drives with Engergy Storage Systems (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xie, J., Suberski, M., Henneberg, D., Petzoldt, J., Li, Y., Watson, A., & De Novaes, Y. R. (2023, September). A modified Control Strategy of Neutral-Point Clamped Converter-Fed PMSM Drives with Engergy Storage Systems. Presented at 2023 25th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'23 ECCE Europe), Aalborg, Denmark

This paper proposes a modified control strategy for three-phase three-level neutral point clamped (NPC) converter-fed Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) drive in the application of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) using single-carrier modulation.... Read More about A modified Control Strategy of Neutral-Point Clamped Converter-Fed PMSM Drives with Engergy Storage Systems.

Model Predictive Control of Modular Multilevel Converter with High Number of Submodules (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kadhum, H., Alan, W., Saleh, B. M., Marco, R., Pericle, Z., & Patrick, W. (2023, September). Model Predictive Control of Modular Multilevel Converter with High Number of Submodules. Presented at 25th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2023 ECCE Europe, Aalborg, Denmark

This paper proposes a Level Model Predictive Control strategy combined with a pre-processing sorting algorithm to address the processing time issue of predictive control for Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs) with hundreds of submodules. Five contr... Read More about Model Predictive Control of Modular Multilevel Converter with High Number of Submodules.

A Survey on Multi-Active Bridge DC-DC Converters: Power Flow Decoupling Techniques, Applications, and Challenges (2023)
Journal Article
Koohi, P., Watson, A. J., Clare, J. C., Batista Soeiro, T., & Wheeler, P. W. (2023). A Survey on Multi-Active Bridge DC-DC Converters: Power Flow Decoupling Techniques, Applications, and Challenges. Energies, 16(16), Article 5927. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16165927

Multi-port DC-DC converters are a promising solution for a wide range of applications involving multiple DC sources, storage elements, and loads. Multi-active bridge (MAB) converters have attracted the interest of researchers over the past two decade... Read More about A Survey on Multi-Active Bridge DC-DC Converters: Power Flow Decoupling Techniques, Applications, and Challenges.

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.

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.

A Class-E-Based Multichannel Auxiliary Power Supply with Individual Hysteresis Control (2023)
Journal Article
Li, Y., Watson, A. J., & Kaya, M. (2023). A Class-E-Based Multichannel Auxiliary Power Supply with Individual Hysteresis Control. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 11(3), 3335-3347. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2023.3264107

A high performance auxiliary power supply (APS) with multiple isolated outputs plays a crucial role in ensuring the effective operation of power converter systems. An isolated resonant current source converter is usually adopted as the APS in medium-... Read More about A Class-E-Based Multichannel Auxiliary Power Supply with Individual Hysteresis Control.

Reinforcement Learning-Based Method to Exploit Vulnerabilities of False Data Injection Attack Detectors in Modular Multilevel Converters (2023)
Journal Article
Burgos-Mellado, C., Zuñiga-Bauerle, C., Muñoz-Carpintero, D., Arias-Esquivel, Y., Càrdenas-Dobson, R., Dragičević, T., Donoso, F., & Watson, A. (2023). Reinforcement Learning-Based Method to Exploit Vulnerabilities of False Data Injection Attack Detectors in Modular Multilevel Converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 38(7), 8907-8921. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2023.3263728

Implementing control schemes for modular multilevel converters (M2Cs) involves both a cyber and a physical level, leading to a cyber-physical system (CPS). At the cyber level, a communication network enables the data exchange between sensors, control... Read More about Reinforcement Learning-Based Method to Exploit Vulnerabilities of False Data Injection Attack Detectors in Modular Multilevel Converters.