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A survey on configurations of current-limiting circuit breakers (CL-CB) (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gu, C., Wheeler, P., Castellazzi, A., Watson, A. J., & Effah, F. B. A survey on configurations of current-limiting circuit breakers (CL-CB). Presented at 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications

This paper presents a survey of topology configurations of current-limiting circuit breakers. Twelve different current-limiting topologies within four categories are detailed discussed and compared. It is concluded that active CL-CB may be a good cho... Read More about A survey on configurations of current-limiting circuit breakers (CL-CB).

Silicon carbide MOSFETs in more electric aircraft power converters: the performance and reliability benefits over silicon IGBTs for a specified flight mission profile (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Donnell, S., Debauche, J.-L., Wheeler, P., & Castellazzi, A. Silicon carbide MOSFETs in more electric aircraft power converters: the performance and reliability benefits over silicon IGBTs for a specified flight mission profile. Presented at 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications

This paper describes the design, construction and performance of a 5 kVA aviation power module containing silicon carbide MOSFETs. The function and control of this module within a commercial aviation power electrical control unit (ECU) application is... Read More about Silicon carbide MOSFETs in more electric aircraft power converters: the performance and reliability benefits over silicon IGBTs for a specified flight mission profile.

Proposed novel multiphase-multilevel inverter configuration for open-end winding loads (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Padmanaban, S., Wheeler, P., Blaabjerg, F., Ertas, A. H., Ojo Olorunfemi, J., & Szcześniak, P. Proposed novel multiphase-multilevel inverter configuration for open-end winding loads. Presented at 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications

This article address a new multiphase-multilevel inverter configuration for open-winding loads and suitable for medium power (low-voltage/high-current) applications such as ‘More Electric Aircraft’. Modular structure comprised of standard dual three-... Read More about Proposed novel multiphase-multilevel inverter configuration for open-end winding loads.

Study on bidirectional-charger for electric vehicle applied to power dispatching in smart grid (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fang, Y., Cao, S., Xie, Y., & Wheeler, P. Study on bidirectional-charger for electric vehicle applied to power dispatching in smart grid. Presented at 8th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (IPEMC 2016-ECCE Asia)

It will be one of the most important content to take the electric vehicle batteries as distributed energy storage units which can accept the power dispatching, and now bidirectional charger is the key power electronic device that has been used to con... Read More about Study on bidirectional-charger for electric vehicle applied to power dispatching in smart grid.

Optimal control of three-phase embedded power grids (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Formentini, A., Dewar, D., Zanchetta, P., Wheeler, P., Boroyevich, D., & Schanen, J.-L. Optimal control of three-phase embedded power grids. Presented at 2016 IEEE 17th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL)

This paper presents an automated and scalable approach for the tuning of power converters control systems in embedded power grids. These are composed by different power converter interconnected to each other and are increasingly adopted in a range of... Read More about Optimal control of three-phase embedded power grids.

A novel multilevel quad-inverter configuration for quasi six-phase open-winding converter (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Padmanaban, S., Blaabjerg, F., Wheeler, P. W., Siano, P., Martirano, L., & Szcześniak, P. A novel multilevel quad-inverter configuration for quasi six-phase open-winding converter. Presented at 2016 10th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)

This paper developed a novel quad-inverter configuration for multilevel six-phase asymmetrical open-winding AC converter. Proposal found to be suited for (low-voltage/high-current) applications such as AC tractions and ‘More-Electric Aircraft’ propul... Read More about A novel multilevel quad-inverter configuration for quasi six-phase open-winding converter.

Isolated/non-isolated quad-inverter configuration for multilevel symmetrical/asymmetrical dual six-phase star-winding converter (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Padmanaban, S., Hontz, M. R., Khanna, R., Wheeler, P. W., Blaabjerg, F., & Ojo Olorunfemi, J. Isolated/non-isolated quad-inverter configuration for multilevel symmetrical/asymmetrical dual six-phase star-winding converter. Presented at 2016 IEEE 25th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE)

This article presents the developments of a novel isolated/non-isolated quad inverter configuration for multilevel dual six-phase (twelve-phase) star-winding converter. The modular circuit consists of four standard voltage source inverters (VSIs). Ea... Read More about Isolated/non-isolated quad-inverter configuration for multilevel symmetrical/asymmetrical dual six-phase star-winding converter.

Experimental implementation of a linear control technique for a single-phase matrix converter (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, M., Rojas, S., Wheeler, P., & Yaramasu, V. Experimental implementation of a linear control technique for a single-phase matrix converter. Presented at 2016 IEEE ICIT International Conference on Industrial Technology

This paper describes a matrix converter with a three-phase input and single-phase output that can be used as a building block for high-power cascaded converters. In this paper a sinusoidal pulse width modulation technique with a linear controller is... Read More about Experimental implementation of a linear control technique for a single-phase matrix converter.

Predictive control in matrix converters. Part I, Principles, topologies and applications (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., & Olloqui, A. Predictive control in matrix converters. Part I, Principles, topologies and applications. Presented at 2016 IEEE ICIT International Conference on Industrial Technology

This paper presents an overview of the predictive control principles applied to matrix converters and also the different topologies where this control technique is applied. It will be shown that the predictive strategy is a promising alternative to c... Read More about Predictive control in matrix converters. Part I, Principles, topologies and applications.

Predictive control in matrix converters. Part II, Control strategies, weaknesses and trends (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., & Olloqui, A. Predictive control in matrix converters. Part II, Control strategies, weaknesses and trends. Presented at 2016 IEEE ICIT International Conference on Industrial Technology

The second part of this paper presents an overview of different control strategies and applications for matrix converters (MCs) where predictive control techniques are applied. It will be shown that predictive control is a promising alternative to co... Read More about Predictive control in matrix converters. Part II, Control strategies, weaknesses and trends.

A novel double quad-inverter configuration for multilevel twelve-phase open-winding converter (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Padmanaban, S., Blaabjerg, F., Wheeler, P., Ojo Olorunfemi, J., & Maroti, P. K. A novel double quad-inverter configuration for multilevel twelve-phase open-winding converter. Presented at 2016 IEEE 6th International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS)

This paper work articulates the novel proposal of double quad-inverter configuration for multilevel twelve-phase open-winding ac converter. Modular power units are developed from reconfigured eight classical three-phase voltage source inverters (VSIs... Read More about A novel double quad-inverter configuration for multilevel twelve-phase open-winding converter.

An analytical modeling and estimating losses of power semiconductors in a three-phase dual active bridge converter for MVDC grids (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, Y., Vakil, G., Watson, A. J., & Wheeler, P. An analytical modeling and estimating losses of power semiconductors in a three-phase dual active bridge converter for MVDC grids. Presented at IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois

Due to the increasing installation of renewable and decentralized power sources, Medium-voltage dc (MVDC) grids has been considered for an alternative application to medium-voltage ac (MVAC) application. Three-phase dual active bridge DC-DC (3DAB) co... Read More about An analytical modeling and estimating losses of power semiconductors in a three-phase dual active bridge converter for MVDC grids.

A predictive control strategy for a single-phase AC-AC converter (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, M., Rojas, S., Wheeler, P., & Rodriguez, J. A predictive control strategy for a single-phase AC-AC converter. Presented at 7th Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC 2016)

This paper presents a finite control set model predictive current control strategy with a prediction horizon of one sampling time to control the single-phase matrix converter. The proposed current control strategy is based on a prediction calculation... Read More about A predictive control strategy for a single-phase AC-AC converter.

A review of predictive control techniques for matrix converters: part I (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., Olloqui, A., & Khaburi, D. A review of predictive control techniques for matrix converters: part I. Presented at 7th Power Electronics, Drive Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC 2016)

The predictive strategy is a promising alternative to control matrix converters and due to its simplicity and flexibility to include additional aspects in the control, its implementation can be extended to different topologies and industrial applicat... Read More about A review of predictive control techniques for matrix converters: part I.

A review of predictive control techniques for matrix converters: part II (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., Olloqui, A., & Khaburi, D. A review of predictive control techniques for matrix converters: part II. Presented at 7th Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Technologies Conference, PEDSTC 2016

The second part of this paper presents an overview of different control strategies and applications for matrix converters (MCs) where predictive control techniques are applied. It will be shown that predictive control is a promising alternative to co... Read More about A review of predictive control techniques for matrix converters: part II.

Control of a hybrid modular multilevel converter during grid voltage unbalance (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Amankwah, E. K., Watson, A., Wheeler, P., & Clare, J. C. Control of a hybrid modular multilevel converter during grid voltage unbalance. Presented at 11th International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission

The recently proposed parallel hybrid modular multilevel converter is considered to be a low loss, low component count converter with soft switching capability of the ‘main’ bridge. The converter has similar advantages to other emerging modular multi... Read More about Control of a hybrid modular multilevel converter during grid voltage unbalance.

A hybrid inverter system for medium voltage applications using a low voltage auxiliary CSI (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Papadopoulos, S., Rashed, M., Klumpner, C., & Wheeler, P. (2014, September). A hybrid inverter system for medium voltage applications using a low voltage auxiliary CSI. Presented at 2014 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Hybrid converters consist of a main inverter processing the bulk of the power with poor waveform performance and a fast and versatile auxiliary inverter to correct the distortion. In this paper, the main converter is a medium voltage NPC inverter and... Read More about A hybrid inverter system for medium voltage applications using a low voltage auxiliary CSI.

A hybrid inverter solution for medium voltage applications using series capacitor and a CSI Active Power Filter (SC-APF) (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Papadopoulos, S., Rashed, M., Klumpner, C., & Wheeler, P. A hybrid inverter solution for medium voltage applications using series capacitor and a CSI Active Power Filter (SC-APF). Presented at 2014 IET 7th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines & Drives (PEMD)

This paper proposes a new hybrid inverter solution for medium/high voltage applications that consists of a slow switching inverter using high voltage or series connected switching devices, fitted with a low kVA rated auxiliary current source inverter... Read More about A hybrid inverter solution for medium voltage applications using series capacitor and a CSI Active Power Filter (SC-APF).

A new three-level sparse indirect matrix converter (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C., Lee, M. Y., & Wheeler, P. (2006, November). A new three-level sparse indirect matrix converter. Presented at 32nd Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2006), Paris, France

Matrix converters are forced commutated single stage AC/AC direct frequency changers able to achieve sine wave in and out operation by being able to connect any input phase to any output phase via a 3x3 matrix of bi-directional switches. Indirect two... Read More about A new three-level sparse indirect matrix converter.

Superconducting and conventional electromagnetic launch system for civil aircraft assisted take-off
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bertola, L., Cox, T., Wheeler, P., & Garvey, S. D. Superconducting and conventional electromagnetic launch system for civil aircraft assisted take-off. Presented at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo

This paper compares three possible linear motor topologies for an electromagnetic launch system to assist civil aircraft take-off. Assisted launch of civil aircraft has the potential of reducing the required runway length, reducing noise and emission... Read More about Superconducting and conventional electromagnetic launch system for civil aircraft assisted take-off.