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Multi-objective sequential model predictive control for high-power railway induction motor application (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Araya, B., Rivera, M., Restrepo, C., Wheeler, P., & Zerdali, E. (2024, June). Multi-objective sequential model predictive control for high-power railway induction motor application. Presented at 13th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2024), Nottingham, England

Model Predictive Control (MPC) has demonstrated its effectiveness in several industrial applications, but it grapples with weighting factor (WF) tuning challenges. This paper presents a comparative analysis between conventional MPC and Sequential MPC... Read More about Multi-objective sequential model predictive control for high-power railway induction motor application.

Novel converter-dynamic voltage restorer integration to mitigate voltage sags (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alwahaibi, S., Wheeler, P., Rivera, M., & Ahmed, R. (2024, June). Novel converter-dynamic voltage restorer integration to mitigate voltage sags. Presented at 13th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2024), Nottingham, England

Voltage sag is common power quality issue that disturb load operation and need attention. The Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR) is an effective solution for voltage sags compensation. However, the conventional DVR, consisting of a DC source and an inver... Read More about Novel converter-dynamic voltage restorer integration to mitigate voltage sags.

Sensorless model predictive direct speed control of an induction motor (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zerdali, E., Riccio, J., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2024, June). Sensorless model predictive direct speed control of an induction motor. Presented at 13th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2024), Nottingham, England

Model predictive direct speed control (MPDSC) for an electric motor eliminates the need for a cascade control structure and enhances the disturbance rejection capability of an electric drive. On the other hand, sensorless control reduces the cost of... Read More about Sensorless model predictive direct speed control of an induction motor.

Three-level DC-DC converter with fuzzy logic-based MPPT controller for photovoltaic applications (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Belhadj, S. M., Meliani, B., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., Zerdali, E., & Zaidi, S. (2024, June). Three-level DC-DC converter with fuzzy logic-based MPPT controller for photovoltaic applications. Paper presented at 13th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2024), Nottingham, England

This paper presents a fuzzy logic-based controller designed for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) in a high-gain dc-dc three-level boost converter (TLBC) specifically tailored for photovoltaic applications. High-gain dc-dc converters, exemplified b... Read More about Three-level DC-DC converter with fuzzy logic-based MPPT controller for photovoltaic applications.

Optimized model predictive control with reduced switching states for neutral point clamped converters (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kadhum, H. T., Khera, F., Xie, J., Marco, R., Watson, A. J., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2024, June). Optimized model predictive control with reduced switching states for neutral point clamped converters. Presented at 13th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2024), Nottingham, England

The implementation of multilevel converters, particularly the Neutral-Point Clamped (NPC) converter, has risen in modern power electronics owing to its ability to enhance power quality and voltage levels. Model Predictive Control (MPC) has emerged as... Read More about Optimized model predictive control with reduced switching states for neutral point clamped converters.

Sequential direct speed predictive control without weighting factors (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zerdali, E., Kilic, C., Riccio, J., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2024, June). Sequential direct speed predictive control without weighting factors. Presented at 13th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2024), Nottingham, UK

Direct speed predictive control (DSPC) provides fast dynamic control with a better disturbance rejection capability but suffers from weighting factor selection. This paper proposes a sequential DSPC without weighting factors for permanent magnet sync... Read More about Sequential direct speed predictive control without weighting factors.

Weighting factor-free direct speed predictive control with improved transient performance (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zerdali, E., Riccio, J., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2024, June). Weighting factor-free direct speed predictive control with improved transient performance. Presented at 13th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2024), Nottingham, England

Direct predictive speed control (DSPC) of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) offers a non-cascaded control scheme with a fast dynamic response and better disturbance rejection ability. However, similar to other direct model predictive contro... Read More about Weighting factor-free direct speed predictive control with improved transient performance.

Current source rectifier for high-power water electrolysers: analysis and sizing (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Iribarren, Á., Barrios, E. L., Balda, J., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., Ursúa, A., & Sanchis, P. (2024, June). Current source rectifier for high-power water electrolysers: analysis and sizing. Presented at IET Conference Proceedings, Nottingham, England

Current source rectifiers offer advantageous features that make them attractive solutions for powering grid-connected high-power electrolysers. Being a single-stage step-down rectifier topology is particularly well-suited for the low voltage, high cu... Read More about Current source rectifier for high-power water electrolysers: analysis and sizing.

Matrix converter based compensator for unbalance mitigation in traction system (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kurati, J. S., Mir, T. N., Wheeler, P. W., & Rivera, M. (2024, June). Matrix converter based compensator for unbalance mitigation in traction system. Presented at 13th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2024), Nottingham, UK

Modern AC Electric trains are designed as single-phase loads and are operated on the three-phase utility grid which causes load asymmetry and leads to unbalanced current flow in the three-phase grid. Several traction unbalance compensators have been... Read More about Matrix converter based compensator for unbalance mitigation in traction system.

A novel higher-order sliding mode control for DC-DC boost converter system in PMDC motor exploring mismatched disturbances (2024)
Journal Article
R, D., Srinivasan, G. K., & Rivera, M. (2024). A novel higher-order sliding mode control for DC-DC boost converter system in PMDC motor exploring mismatched disturbances. Circuit World, 50(2/3), 348-364. https://doi.org/10.1108/CW-06-2023-0144

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to stabilize the rotating speed of the permanent magnet direct current (PMDC) motor driven by a DC-DC boost converter under mismatched disturbances (i.e.) under varying load circumstances like constant, frictiona... Read More about A novel higher-order sliding mode control for DC-DC boost converter system in PMDC motor exploring mismatched disturbances.