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A Non-Computationally Intensive, Capacitor Balancing Technique for a Multilevel Matrix Converter (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, B., De Lillo, L., Empringham, L., & Rovere, L. (2024, June). A Non-Computationally Intensive, Capacitor Balancing Technique for a Multilevel Matrix Converter. Presented at 2024 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), Napoli, Italy

Industrial motors use approximately a third of the worlds electrical energy. Addressing energy savings in this area can be seen as critical to combat global warming and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Compact power conversion techniques and topologi... Read More about A Non-Computationally Intensive, Capacitor Balancing Technique for a Multilevel Matrix Converter.

1.2 kV SiC Wirebond-Less Integrated Low Inductance Module for Automotive Application (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
De Giorgio, M., Li, K., Marchant, S., de Lillo, L., Empringham, L., Serafianos, D., Lea, J., Brockway, S., & Johnson, M. (2023, November). 1.2 kV SiC Wirebond-Less Integrated Low Inductance Module for Automotive Application. Presented at 2023 IEEE 8th Southern Power Electronics Conference and 17th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference (SPEC/COBEP), Florianopolis, Brazil

In this paper, a 1.2 kV wirebond-less Silicon Carbide (SiC) Intelligent Power Module (IPM) designed for automotive applications is presented. This IPM includes integrated decoupling capacitors and gate drivers. By utilizing Printed Circuit Board (PCB... Read More about 1.2 kV SiC Wirebond-Less Integrated Low Inductance Module for Automotive Application.

A Topology-Morphing Series Resonant Converter for Photovoltaic Module Applications (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sergentanis, G., De Lillo, L., Empringham, L., & Johnson, C. M. (2022, September). A Topology-Morphing Series Resonant Converter for Photovoltaic Module Applications. Presented at EPE 2022 ECCE Europe conference, Hannover, Germany

Residential solar photovoltaic (PV) installations frequently use power optimizers to increase their energy production. In this application, the ability to regulate a wide range of voltage with high efficiency is highly desirable. Thus, this paper pro... Read More about A Topology-Morphing Series Resonant Converter for Photovoltaic Module Applications.

Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures (2022)
Journal Article
Kiamba, L., Rodrigues, L., Marsh, J., Naghiyev, E., Sumner, M., Empringham, L., De Lillo, L., & Gillott, M. (2022). Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures. Sustainability, 14(3), Article 1890. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031890

In this paper, the authors examine how a community energy group in the Meadows area of Nottingham in the UK adopted a model of local energy generation and storage as a means of combatting climate change, improving energy efficiency, enhancing energy... Read More about Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures.

Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures (2022)
Journal Article
Kiamba, L., Rodrigues, L., Marsh, J., Naghiyev, E., Sumner, M., Empringham, L., de Lillo, L., & Gillott, M. (2022). Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures. Sustainability, 14(3), Article 1890. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031890

In this paper, the authors examine how a community energy group in the Meadows area of Nottingham in the UK adopted a model of local energy generation and storage as a means of combatting climate change, improving energy efficiency, enhancing energy... Read More about Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures.

Automated design of integrated inductive components for DC-DC converters (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stratta, A., Gottardo, D., di Nardo, M., de Lillo, L., Empringham, L., Espina, J., & Johnson, M. (2021, July). Automated design of integrated inductive components for DC-DC converters. Presented at 2021 IEEE Design Methodologies Conference (DMC), Bath, UK

A higher level of structural and functional integration of semiconductor devices, passive components, sensing, thermal management and control is considered fundamental to unlock wide band gap (WBG) devices full potential and ensure their reliable and... Read More about Automated design of integrated inductive components for DC-DC converters.

Optimal Integrated Design of a Magnetically Coupled Interleaved H-Bridge (2021)
Journal Article
Stratta, A., Gottardo, D., Nardo, M. D., Espina, J., Lillo, L. D., Empringham, L., & Johnson, M. C. (2022). Optimal Integrated Design of a Magnetically Coupled Interleaved H-Bridge. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 37(1), 724-737. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2021.3094025

The application of wide-band gap semiconductors and their integration with other power electronics components (e.g., passives, gate drivers, sensing, thermal management) can meet the growing demand for volume reduction in power electronics systems. T... Read More about Optimal Integrated Design of a Magnetically Coupled Interleaved H-Bridge.

Heterogeneous Integration of Magnetic Component Windings on Ceramic Substrates (2020)
Journal Article
Stratta, A., Mouawad, B., Antonini, M., De Lillo, L., Empringham, L., & Johnson, M. C. (2021). Heterogeneous Integration of Magnetic Component Windings on Ceramic Substrates. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 9(4), 3867-3876. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2020.2989805

Heterogeneous integration and the converter in package concept have been highlighted as enabling technologies to unlock the full potential of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) devices. Control of parasitic elements in the commutation lo... Read More about Heterogeneous Integration of Magnetic Component Windings on Ceramic Substrates.

High frequency modelling method of EMI filters for hybrid Si - SiC matrix converters in aerospace applications (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ragusa, A., Zanchetta, P., Empringham, L., De Lillo, L., & Degano, M. (2013, March). High frequency modelling method of EMI filters for hybrid Si - SiC matrix converters in aerospace applications. Presented at 2013 Twenty-Eighth Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Long Beach, CA, USA

This paper proposes high frequency (HF) modelling method of EMI filters for a 100 kW hybrid Si-SiC matrix converter used in aerospace application. The developed HF models are useful to make an accurate prediction of the effectiveness of the filters a... Read More about High frequency modelling method of EMI filters for hybrid Si - SiC matrix converters in aerospace applications.