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Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm for the Inter-cell and Inter-cluster Voltage Balancing of a Cascaded H-Bridge Based STATCOM (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burgos-Mellado, C., Gutierrez, J., Pineda, C., Donoso, F., Watson, A., Sumner, M., …Mora, A. (2020). Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm for the Inter-cell and Inter-cluster Voltage Balancing of a Cascaded H-Bridge Based STATCOM. In 2020 IEEE 21st Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2020 (1-8). https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPEL49091.2020.9265758

© 2020 IEEE. Cascaded H-bridge converters are widely used in the implementation of medium voltage static synchronous compensators (STATCOMs). This is because of the advantages of relatively high-power density and the improved utilisation of low-volta... Read More about Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm for the Inter-cell and Inter-cluster Voltage Balancing of a Cascaded H-Bridge Based STATCOM.

Sensorless Speed Control of a Fault-Tolerant Five-Phase PMSM Drives (2020)
Journal Article
Saleh, K., & Sumner, M. (2020). Sensorless Speed Control of a Fault-Tolerant Five-Phase PMSM Drives. Electric Power Components and Systems, 48(9-10), 919-932. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325008.2020.1825555

This paper introduces a novel method to achieve sensorless speed control of a Five-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) drive in case of a single-phase open-circuit fault regardless which phase is open. The motor performance when an open c... Read More about Sensorless Speed Control of a Fault-Tolerant Five-Phase PMSM Drives.

An Open Source, FPGA-Based Bit Error Ratio Tester for Serial Communications (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Basford, M. J., Pena-Quintal, A. E., Greedy, S., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. W. P. (2020). An Open Source, FPGA-Based Bit Error Ratio Tester for Serial Communications. In Proceedings of 2020 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility - EMC EUROPE. https://doi.org/10.1109/emceurope48519.2020.9245786

This paper discusses the design of a FPGA-based Bit Error Ratio (BER) measurement system in a serial communication link under electromagnetic emissions. The BER measurement is an important figure for the reliability of digital communication systems.... Read More about An Open Source, FPGA-Based Bit Error Ratio Tester for Serial Communications.

Single-phase consensus-based control for regulating voltage and sharing unbalanced currents in 3-wire isolated AC microgrids (2020)
Journal Article
Burgos-Mellado, C., Llanos, J., Espina, E., Saez, D., Cardenas, R., Sumner, M., & Watson, A. (2020). Single-phase consensus-based control for regulating voltage and sharing unbalanced currents in 3-wire isolated AC microgrids. IEEE Access, 8, 164882-164898. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3022488

A distributed control strategy is proposed to share unbalanced currents in three-phase threewire isolated AC Microgrids (MGs). It is based on a novel approach where, rather than analysing the MG as a three-phase system, it is analysed as three single... Read More about Single-phase consensus-based control for regulating voltage and sharing unbalanced currents in 3-wire isolated AC microgrids.

A 3D-space vector modulation-based sensorless speed control of a fault-tolerant PMSMs fed by 27-level inverter (2020)
Journal Article
Saleh, K., & Sumner, M. (2020). A 3D-space vector modulation-based sensorless speed control of a fault-tolerant PMSMs fed by 27-level inverter. International Journal of Electronics, 108(5), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207217.2020.1793415

This paper exhibits a novel technique to obtain a sensorless control of a permanent magnet synchronous motor post an open-circuit fault condition to achieve a maximum reliability of the whole drive system. The contribution of this work can be express... Read More about A 3D-space vector modulation-based sensorless speed control of a fault-tolerant PMSMs fed by 27-level inverter.

A SVM-3D Based Encoderless Control of a Fault-Tolerant PMSM Drive (2020)
Journal Article
Saleh, K., & Sumner, M. (2020). A SVM-3D Based Encoderless Control of a Fault-Tolerant PMSM Drive. Electronics, 9(7), Article 1095. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9071095

A hierarchical two-stage energy management for a home microgrid using model predictive and real-time controllers (2020)
Journal Article
Elkazaz, M., Sumner, M., Naghiyev, E., Pholboon, S., Davies, R., & Thomas, D. (2020). A hierarchical two-stage energy management for a home microgrid using model predictive and real-time controllers. Applied Energy, 269, Article 115118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115118

This paper presents a hierarchical two-layer home energy management system to reduce daily household energy costs and maximize photovoltaic self-consumption. The upper layer comprises a model predictive controller which optimizes household energy usa... Read More about A hierarchical two-stage energy management for a home microgrid using model predictive and real-time controllers.

Sizing Community Energy Storage Systems — Used for Bill Management compared to Use in Capacity and Firm Frequency Response Markets (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elkazaz, M., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. (2020). Sizing Community Energy Storage Systems — Used for Bill Management compared to Use in Capacity and Firm Frequency Response Markets. In 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT45199.2020.9087724

This paper introduces an economic analysis for the optimal sizing of a battery energy storage system (BESS) for use in an Energy Community. The analysis is based on data from a UK community and aims to determine the best size for the BESS to manage t... Read More about Sizing Community Energy Storage Systems — Used for Bill Management compared to Use in Capacity and Firm Frequency Response Markets.

Fault Ride-Through Power Electronic Topologies for Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (2020)
Journal Article
Georgious, R., Garcia, J., Sumner, M., Saeed, S., & Garcia, P. (2020). Fault Ride-Through Power Electronic Topologies for Hybrid Energy Storage Systems. Energies, 13(1), Article 257. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13010257

This work presents a fault ride-through control scheme for a non-isolated power topology used in a hybrid energy storage system designed for DC microgrids. The hybrid system is formed by a lithium-ion battery bank and a supercapacitor module, both co... Read More about Fault Ride-Through Power Electronic Topologies for Hybrid Energy Storage Systems.