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A Comprehensive Review of Machine-Integrated Electric Vehicle Chargers (2022)
Journal Article
Mustafa, U., Ahmed, R., Watson, A., Wheeler, P., Ahmed, N., & Dahele, P. (2023). A Comprehensive Review of Machine-Integrated Electric Vehicle Chargers. Energies, 16(1), Article 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16010129

Electric Vehicles are becoming increasingly popular due to their environment friendly operation. As the demand for electric vehicles increases, it has become quite important to explore their charging strategies. Since charging and traction do not nor... Read More about A Comprehensive Review of Machine-Integrated Electric Vehicle Chargers.

A Switched Mid-Point Modular Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications (2022)
Journal Article
Hassan, Z., Watson, A. J., Tardelli, F., & Clare, J. (2023). A Switched Mid-Point Modular Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 38(3), 1534-1547. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpwrd.2022.3217715

The modular multilevel converter (MMC) has emerged as the industry standard for voltage source converters (VSC) based high voltage direct-current (HVDC) applications since its benefits of scalability, modularity, high efficiency and better output qua... Read More about A Switched Mid-Point Modular Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications.

A Class E-Based Multichannel Auxiliary Power Supply with Load Independent Zero-Voltage-Switching Operation (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, Y., Watson, A., Kaya, M., & Wheeler, P. (2022). A Class E-Based Multichannel Auxiliary Power Supply with Load Independent Zero-Voltage-Switching Operation. In 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9948104

A high performance auxiliary power supply (APS) plays a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and safety of power converter systems. In this paper, a Class E-based multichannel APS, featured with simple circuit structure, zero-voltage-switching (Z... Read More about A Class E-Based Multichannel Auxiliary Power Supply with Load Independent Zero-Voltage-Switching Operation.

FEA Based Transformer Loss Analysis for Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter using Triple Phase Shift Modulation (2022)
Journal Article
Akbar, S. M., Hasan, A., Watson, A. J., & Wheeler, P. (2022). FEA Based Transformer Loss Analysis for Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter using Triple Phase Shift Modulation. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 10(4), 4347-4360. https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2022.3148355

High frequency transformers are a key component of dual active bridge (DAB) dc-dc converters, providing isolation and voltage scaling. The losses in the transformer should be minimized to improve efficiency and extend lifetime. The existing research... Read More about FEA Based Transformer Loss Analysis for Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter using Triple Phase Shift Modulation.