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Influence of DGs on the Single-Ended Impedance Based Fault Location Technique (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jahanger, H. K., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. W. P. (2018). Influence of DGs on the Single-Ended Impedance Based Fault Location Technique. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)

The penetration of Distributed Generation (DG) into electricity distribution systems or the integrated power system such as ship or aircraft power systems present a challenge to fault location techniques. This paper investigates the influence of inve... Read More about Influence of DGs on the Single-Ended Impedance Based Fault Location Technique.

Sensorless Control of a Fault-tolerant Multi-level PMSM Drive (2018)
Journal Article
Saleh, K., & Sumner, M. (2018). Sensorless Control of a Fault-tolerant Multi-level PMSM Drive. TELKOMNIKA (Telecommunication, Computing, Electronics and Control), 16(6), 2930-2942

This paper presents a new technique to track the saliency position in a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) post a single phase open-circuit fault. The PMSM is driven by a fault-tolerant multi-level inverter that is utilized to implement a faul... Read More about Sensorless Control of a Fault-tolerant Multi-level PMSM Drive.

A Wideband Fault Location Scheme for Active Distribution Systems (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aboshady, F., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. (2018). A Wideband Fault Location Scheme for Active Distribution Systems. In 2018 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA) (891-896). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2018.8566780

This paper proposes a fault location technique for future distribution systems with distributed generation. The technique considers the circuit analysis at the non-fundamental frequencies that are generated when a fault occurs. To consider both induc... Read More about A Wideband Fault Location Scheme for Active Distribution Systems.

Microgrid Energy Management Using a Two Stage Rolling Horizon Technique for Controlling an Energy Storage System (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elkazaz, M., Sumner, M., Pholboon, S., & Thomas, D. (2018). Microgrid Energy Management Using a Two Stage Rolling Horizon Technique for Controlling an Energy Storage System. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icrera.2018.8566761

In this paper, a new Energy Management (EM) strategy is proposed which uses a two-stage rolling horizon (RH) technique to control a battery energy storage system (BESS). The objectives of the control are to increase the self-consumption of the renewa... Read More about Microgrid Energy Management Using a Two Stage Rolling Horizon Technique for Controlling an Energy Storage System.

Zero and low-speed sensorless control of induction machines using only fundamental pulse width modulation waveform excitation (2018)
Book Chapter
Gao, Q., Asher, G., & Sumner, M. (2018). Zero and low-speed sensorless control of induction machines using only fundamental pulse width modulation waveform excitation. In A. G. Aissaoui (Ed.), Optimization and control of electrical machines (57-71). London: InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.75892

This chapter presents a position sensorless method for induction machines that only relies on the fundamental pulse width modulation (PWM) waveforms to excite saliency. Position signals can be synthesized through the measurement of the derivatives of... Read More about Zero and low-speed sensorless control of induction machines using only fundamental pulse width modulation waveform excitation.

Sensorless Control of a Fault Tolerant Multi-level Inverter PMSM Drives in Case of an Open Circuit Fault (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Saleh, K., & Sumner, M. (2018). Sensorless Control of a Fault Tolerant Multi-level Inverter PMSM Drives in Case of an Open Circuit Fault. In 2018 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM) (883-888). https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEEDAM.2018.8445360

© 2018 IEEE. This paper introduces a fault tolerant multi-level inverter PMSM Drive that is capable to work in case of a single phase open circuit fault without degrading the system performance. Moreover, it can work in sensorless mode in case of an... Read More about Sensorless Control of a Fault Tolerant Multi-level Inverter PMSM Drives in Case of an Open Circuit Fault.

Predictive frequency-based sequence estimator for control of grid-tied converters under highly distorted conditions (2018)
Journal Article
Blanco, C., Garcia, P., Navarro-Rodríguez, Á., & Sumner, M. (2018). Predictive frequency-based sequence estimator for control of grid-tied converters under highly distorted conditions. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 54(5), 5306-5317. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2018.2846552

This paper proposes a novel frequency-based predictive sequence estimator that allows for the isolation of voltages and currents harmonic components needed for the control of grid-tied converters. The proposed method relays on an enhanced Sliding Goe... Read More about Predictive frequency-based sequence estimator for control of grid-tied converters under highly distorted conditions.

An enhanced hybrid switching-frequency modulation strategy for fuel cell vehicle three-level DC-DC converters with quasi-Z source (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Shi, J., Fu, C., Zhang, W., Wang, P., Li, J., & Sumner, M. (2018). An enhanced hybrid switching-frequency modulation strategy for fuel cell vehicle three-level DC-DC converters with quasi-Z source. Energies, 11(5), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11051026

For fuel cell vehicles, the fuel cell stack has a soft output characteristic whereby the output voltage drops quickly with the increasing output current. In order to interface the dynamic low voltage of the fuel cell stack with the required constant... Read More about An enhanced hybrid switching-frequency modulation strategy for fuel cell vehicle three-level DC-DC converters with quasi-Z source.

Sizing guidelines for grid-connected decentralised energy storage systems: single house application (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Panagiotou, K., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2018). Sizing guidelines for grid-connected decentralised energy storage systems: single house application.

Nowadays, the existing hierarchical, centrally controlled power grid faces new challenges due to the increase penetration of renewable sources, the need of implementing demand side management and the 2020 and 2050 environmental targets. A promising c... Read More about Sizing guidelines for grid-connected decentralised energy storage systems: single house application.

Optimising the structure of a cascaded modular battery system for enhancing the performance of battery packs (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fares, A., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2018). Optimising the structure of a cascaded modular battery system for enhancing the performance of battery packs.

The overall performance of battery packs may be affected by imbalances between the series connected cells which is more likely in packs with high number of cells needed to provide a high voltage as needed for example in electric vehicles. In this cas... Read More about Optimising the structure of a cascaded modular battery system for enhancing the performance of battery packs.

Observer-based pulsed signal injection for grid impedance estimation in three phase systems (2018)
Journal Article
Garcia, P., Sumner, M., Navarro-Rodríguez, Á., Guerrero, J. M., & Garcia, J. (in press). Observer-based pulsed signal injection for grid impedance estimation in three phase systems. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2018.2801784

This paper addresses the estimation of the grid impedance and the control of grid-tied converters by combining pulsed-signal injection and observer based techniques. A Luenberger based observer is used for controlling the grid-side current of an LCL... Read More about Observer-based pulsed signal injection for grid impedance estimation in three phase systems.

A switched-capacitor bidirectional DC-DC converter with wide voltage gain range for electric vehicles with hybrid energy sources (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Gao, Y., Zhou, L., & Sumner, M. (in press). A switched-capacitor bidirectional DC-DC converter with wide voltage gain range for electric vehicles with hybrid energy sources. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, PP(99), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2017.2788436

A switched-capacitor bidirectional DC-DC converter with a high step-up/step-down voltage gain is proposed for electric vehicles (EVs) with a hybrid energy source system (HESS). The converter presented has the advantages of being a simple circuit, a r... Read More about A switched-capacitor bidirectional DC-DC converter with wide voltage gain range for electric vehicles with hybrid energy sources.