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A comprehensive analysis and hardware implementation of control strategies for high output voltage DC-DC boost power converter (2017)
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Classical DC-DC converters used in high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission systems, lack in terms of efficiency, reduced transfer gain and increased cost with sensor (voltage/current) numbers. Besides, the internal self-parasitic behavi... Read More about A comprehensive analysis and hardware implementation of control strategies for high output voltage DC-DC boost power converter.

Z-source matrix rectifier (2016)
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This paper presents a novel Z-source matrix rectifier(ZSMR). To overcome the inherent disadvantage that the voltage transfer ratio for traditional matrix rectifier cannot be more than 0.866, a Z-source network has been combined with the matrix rectif... Read More about Z-source matrix rectifier.

Experimental validation of a hybrid converter with enhanced switching ripple cancellation (2016)
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This study presents the experimental evaluation of a proposed new three phase hybrid converter topology for medium voltage applications. The topology is based on the interconnection of a low switching frequency voltage source inverter (VSI), rated at... Read More about Experimental validation of a hybrid converter with enhanced switching ripple cancellation.

Predictive current control with instantaneous reactive power minimization for a four-leg indirect matrix converter (2016)
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This paper presents the experimental valida¬tion of a predictive current control strategy with minimiza¬tion of the instantaneous reactive input power for a Four-Leg Indirect Matrix Converter (4Leg-IMC). The topology includes an input matrix converte... Read More about Predictive current control with instantaneous reactive power minimization for a four-leg indirect matrix converter.

Superconducting electromagnetic launch system for civil aircraft (2016)
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This paper considers the feasibility of different superconducting technologies for electromagnetic launch (EML) to assist civil aircraft take-off. EML has the potential of reducing the required runway length by increasing aircraft acceleration. Expen... Read More about Superconducting electromagnetic launch system for civil aircraft.

A family of DC-DC converters deduced from impedance source DC-DC converters for high step-up conversion (2016)
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This paper introduces a family of DC-DC converters based on impedance source DC-DC converters. The derived topology is suitable for high voltage step-up ratios. Compared to the typical impedance source DC-DC converters, the proposed topology dramati... Read More about A family of DC-DC converters deduced from impedance source DC-DC converters for high step-up conversion.

Experimental efficiency comparison between a direct matrix converter and an indirect matrix converter using both Si IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs (2016)
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This paper presents an experimental efficiency comparison study between two different direct AC-AC converter topologies: a direct matrix converter (DMC) and an indirect matrix converter (IMC). The evaluation is performed under variable load condition... Read More about Experimental efficiency comparison between a direct matrix converter and an indirect matrix converter using both Si IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs.

Resonant control system for low-voltage ride-through in wind energy conversion systems (2016)
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Owing to the high penetration of electrical energy from wind energy conversion systems (WECSs), some countries are enforcing stringent grid codes to regulate low-voltage-ride-through (LVRT) operation of WECSs. This study presents a self-tuning resona... Read More about Resonant control system for low-voltage ride-through in wind energy conversion systems.

Comparative stability analysis of droop control approaches in voltage-source-converter-based DC microgrids (2016)
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Droop control has been widely applied in DC microgrids (MGs) due to its inherent modularity and ease of implementation. Among the different droop control methods that can be adopted in DC MGs, two options have been considered in this paper; I-V and V... Read More about Comparative stability analysis of droop control approaches in voltage-source-converter-based DC microgrids.

Model predictive control for a dual active bridge inverter with a floating bridge (2016)
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This paper presents a Model Predictive Control technique applied to a dual active bridge inverter where one of the bridges is floating. The proposed floating bridge topology eliminates the need for isolation transformer in a dual inverter system and... Read More about Model predictive control for a dual active bridge inverter with a floating bridge.

A multi-level converter with a floating bridge for open-ended winding motor drive applications (2016)
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This paper presents a dual three phase open end winding induction motor drive. The drive consists of a three phase induction machine with open stator phase windings and dual bridge inverter supplied from a single DC voltage source. To achieve multi-l... Read More about A multi-level converter with a floating bridge for open-ended winding motor drive applications.

Analysis of wavelet controller for robustness in electronic differential of electric vehicles: an investigation and numerical developments (2016)
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In road transportation systems, differential plays an important role in preventing the vehicle from slipping on curved tracks. In practice, mechanical differentials are used, but they are bulky because of their increased weight. Moreover, they are no... Read More about Analysis of wavelet controller for robustness in electronic differential of electric vehicles: an investigation and numerical developments.

Open-end winding induction machine fed by a dual-output indirect matrix converter (2016)
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Open-ended winding induction machines fed from standard two-level Voltage Source Inverters (VSI) provide an attractive arrangement for AC drives. An alternative approach is to use a dual output Indirect Matrix Converter (IMC). It is well known that t... Read More about Open-end winding induction machine fed by a dual-output indirect matrix converter.

Common-mode voltage reduction for matrix converters using all valid switch states (2016)
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This paper presents a new space vector modulation(SVM) strategy for matrix converters to reduce the common-mode voltage (CMV). The reduction is achieved by using the switch states that connect each input phase to a different output phase, or the swit... Read More about Common-mode voltage reduction for matrix converters using all valid switch states.

Active DC-link capacitor harmonic current reduction in two-level back-to-back converter (2015)
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The paper proposes a method of active switching harmonics current reduction in the DC-link capacitor of a two-level, three-phase, back-to-back converter. Based on the derived analytical solution for switching harmonic currents in the DC-link, it is s... Read More about Active DC-link capacitor harmonic current reduction in two-level back-to-back converter.

An improved voltage compensation approach in a droop-controlled DC power system for the more electric aircraft (2015)
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This paper proposes an improved voltage regulation method in multi-source based DC electrical power system in the more electric aircraft. The proposed approach, which can be used in terrestrial DC microgrids as well, effectively improves the load sha... Read More about An improved voltage compensation approach in a droop-controlled DC power system for the more electric aircraft.

Modular integration of a matrix converter (2015)
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The future development of high-performance power electronics will rely increasingly on system-level integration, where semiconductor devices are co-packaged with other active and passive components (e.g., gate drivers, filter capacitors, and inductor... Read More about Modular integration of a matrix converter.

Electromagnetic launch systems for civil aircraft assisted take-off (2015)
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This paper considers the feasibility of different technologies for an electromagnetic launcher to assist civil aircraft take-off. This method is investigated to reduce the power required from the engines during initial acceleration. Assisted launch h... Read More about Electromagnetic launch systems for civil aircraft assisted take-off.

Wavelet-fuzzy speed indirect field oriented controller for three-phase AC motor drive – Investigation and implementation (2015)
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Three-phase voltage source inverter driven induction motor is used in many medium- and high-power applications. Precision in speed of the motor play vital role, i.e. popular methods of direct/indirect field-oriented control (FOC) are applied. FOC is... Read More about Wavelet-fuzzy speed indirect field oriented controller for three-phase AC motor drive – Investigation and implementation.

Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods (2015)
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Current aircraft power quality specifications do not allow regeneration onto the power bus. Therefore, the inherent regeneration available from Matrix Converter (MC) is not desirable in More Electric Aircraft (MEA) aerospace applications. In this pap... Read More about Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods.