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Model Predictive Control of a Modular Multilevel Converter with Reduced Computational Burden (2024)
Journal Article
Kadhum, H., Watson, A. J., Rivera, M., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2024). Model Predictive Control of a Modular Multilevel Converter with Reduced Computational Burden. Energies, 17(11), Article 2519. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17112519

Recent advances in high-power applications employing voltage source converters have been primarily fuelled by the emergence of the modular multilevel converter (MMC) and its derivatives. Model predictive control (MPC) has emerged as an effective way... Read More about Model Predictive Control of a Modular Multilevel Converter with Reduced Computational Burden.

A Wireless Power Transmission System Based on Hybrid Self-switching of Coupled Inductors (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, H., Chen, H., Wang, X., Gorbounov, Y., Orabi, M., Gaafar, M., …Rafajdus, P. (in press). A Wireless Power Transmission System Based on Hybrid Self-switching of Coupled Inductors. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics,

This paper proposes a wireless power transfer (WPT) system based on hybrid self-switching of coupled inductor (WPT- HSCI) that not only realizes constant current (CC)/constant voltage (CV) output but also effectively copes with a variety of abnor... Read More about A Wireless Power Transmission System Based on Hybrid Self-switching of Coupled Inductors.

A Robust Field Orientation Control Method for Induction Motor Drives (2024)
Journal Article
Zeng, P., Sun, Y., Dan, H., Zhou, F., Su, M., & Wheeler, P. (2024). A Robust Field Orientation Control Method for Induction Motor Drives. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2024.3398684

The performance of the induction motor (IM) control system under the conventional rotor-flux-oriented (RFO) scheme may greatly deteriorate in the presence of parameter mismatch. To address this problem, first, the motor parameters sensitivity of two... Read More about A Robust Field Orientation Control Method for Induction Motor Drives.

Active noise control by means of high frequency injection in electric motors (2024)
Journal Article
Skoulaxinos, S., Wheeler, P., & Vakil, G. (in press). Active noise control by means of high frequency injection in electric motors. IET Electric Power Applications, https://doi.org/10.1049/elp2.12442

Machine acoustics is an important area of research impacting the quality and comfort of human life. With increased levels of electrification and the wider use of electric motors, the contribution of motor drives towards quieter acoustic systems becom... Read More about Active noise control by means of high frequency injection in electric motors.

Model predictive control for Vienna rectifier with constant frequency based on inductance parameters online identification (2024)
Journal Article
Dang, C., Wang, Y., Jiang, Z., Liu, D., Tong, X., Wheeler, P., & Xin, Y. (2024). Model predictive control for Vienna rectifier with constant frequency based on inductance parameters online identification. Journal of The Franklin Institute, 361(7), Article 106795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfranklin.2024.106795

When the finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) is applied to the three-level converter, there are problems such as large current harmonics, high requirements for the computing efficiency of the microcontroller, complex multi-objective... Read More about Model predictive control for Vienna rectifier with constant frequency based on inductance parameters online identification.

Electricity Generation under the Climate Change Situation in Latin America: Trends and Challenges (2024)
Journal Article
Undurraga, J. P., Rivera, M., Cossutta, P., Garcés, A., Ayala, M., García, L. Y., & Wheeler, P. (2024). Electricity Generation under the Climate Change Situation in Latin America: Trends and Challenges. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 14(2), 535-545. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.15226

In a scenario of energy inequality, countries require stability for development and quality of life for their inhabitants. This paper addresses the reality of access to electrical energy and the effect of climate change on the potential of renewables... Read More about Electricity Generation under the Climate Change Situation in Latin America: Trends and Challenges.

A Review on Weighting Factor Design of Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control Strategies for AC Electric Drives (2024)
Journal Article
Zerdali, E., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2024). A Review on Weighting Factor Design of Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control Strategies for AC Electric Drives. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2024.3370550

Model predictive control has been widely applied to AC electric drives over the last decade. Despite the proposed solutions, researchers are still seeking to find more effective solutions for weighting factor design, parameter dependency, current/tor... Read More about A Review on Weighting Factor Design of Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control Strategies for AC Electric Drives.

Switched Reluctance Linear Motor Force Ripple Suppression Based on Fixed Frequency Implicit Generalized Predictive Self-Correction Controller (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Chen, H., Wang, X., Wheeler, P., Fernão Pires, V., Martins, J., …Torkaman, H. (2024). Switched Reluctance Linear Motor Force Ripple Suppression Based on Fixed Frequency Implicit Generalized Predictive Self-Correction Controller. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2024.3369867

An implicit generalized predictive self-correction controller (IGPC) is proposed in this paper to suppress the force ripple of switched reluctance linear motors (SRLMs). Due to its good robustness and rolling optimization features, the dynamic matrix... Read More about Switched Reluctance Linear Motor Force Ripple Suppression Based on Fixed Frequency Implicit Generalized Predictive Self-Correction Controller.

A metaheuristic-based method for photovoltaic temperature computation under tropical conditions (2024)
Journal Article
Osorio, L., Moreno, M., Rivera, M., Tuninetti, V., Ruíz Chavarria, G., Duchêne, L., & Wheeler, P. (2024). A metaheuristic-based method for photovoltaic temperature computation under tropical conditions. Solar Energy, 271, Article 112414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.112414

Tropical climates have favorable irradiation levels for the development of photovoltaic systems; however, high temperatures have a negative impact on the efficiency of solar cells. Since direct measurement of cell temperature is not common, mathemati... Read More about A metaheuristic-based method for photovoltaic temperature computation under tropical conditions.

Parasitic Inductance Impact of a High-Turn-Ratio Half Bridge Active Clamped Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Zhu, Y., Yang, T., Wang, Z., Yan, X., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2024). Parasitic Inductance Impact of a High-Turn-Ratio Half Bridge Active Clamped Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. In 2024 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) (2226-2231). https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC48139.2024.10509461

Within a More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) dc power distribution system, Half-Bridge-Active-Clamped (HBAC) converters can be used to control the power transfer between different dc buses, for example, between +/-270V to 28V dc buses. However, due to the r... Read More about Parasitic Inductance Impact of a High-Turn-Ratio Half Bridge Active Clamped Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

A Hybrid Multiresonances Suppression Method for Nonsynchronous LCL-Type Grid-Connected Inverter Clusters Under Weak Grid (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Sun, X., Chen, Z., Chi, Y., Song, W., Zhu, Q., & Wheeler, P. (2024). A Hybrid Multiresonances Suppression Method for Nonsynchronous LCL-Type Grid-Connected Inverter Clusters Under Weak Grid. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 39(5), 5386-5399. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2024.3366191

Multiresonance phenomena occur in inverter clusters under weak grid, with more complex resonance characteristics. Traditional suppression methods are difficult to determine control parameters when considering dynamic resonance under the variation of... Read More about A Hybrid Multiresonances Suppression Method for Nonsynchronous LCL-Type Grid-Connected Inverter Clusters Under Weak Grid.

Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable Resonant Converter with Ultra Wide Output Voltage Range (2024)
Journal Article
Qazi, S., Venugopal, P., Watson, A. J., Wheeler, P., & Soeiro, T. B. (2024). Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable Resonant Converter with Ultra Wide Output Voltage Range. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 39(5), 5750-5763. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2024.3365391

In this article, a reconfigurable isolated dc/dc converter is proposed suitable for a wide output voltage range of 180–1500 V for efficient onshore charging in maritime applications. The proposed circuit concept can also fulfill the requirements of o... Read More about Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable Resonant Converter with Ultra Wide Output Voltage Range.

Research on Definition of Short-Circuit Region for Γ-source Circuit Breaker (2024)
Journal Article
Song, W., Wang, C., An, N., Han, Z., Xue, D., & Wheeler, P. (2024). Research on Definition of Short-Circuit Region for Γ-source Circuit Breaker. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 39(5), 6271 - 6280. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2024.3361254

This article proposes a method defining area of short-circuit and load step change for Γ-source circuit breaker through deriving the law between the variables of transformation ratio, coupling coefficient, load and the boundary resistance. First, the... Read More about Research on Definition of Short-Circuit Region for Γ-source Circuit Breaker.

A Novel Virtual Vector Modulation-based scheme of Model Power Predictive for VIENNA Rectifier (2024)
Journal Article
Dang, C., Dang, C., Dang, C., Wang, Y., Jiang, Z., Liu, D., …Pat, W. (2024). A Novel Virtual Vector Modulation-based scheme of Model Power Predictive for VIENNA Rectifier. Franklin Open,

When the finite control set model predictive(FCS-MPC) algorithm is applied to the three-level converter, there are problems such as large current harmonics, high requirements for the computing efficiency of the micro-controller, complex multi-objecti... Read More about A Novel Virtual Vector Modulation-based scheme of Model Power Predictive for VIENNA Rectifier.

Speed‐current single‐loop control of PMSM based on model‐assisted cascaded extended state observer and sliding mode control (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, M., Liu, Y., Wang, Q., Liao, Y., & Wheeler, P. (in press). Speed‐current single‐loop control of PMSM based on model‐assisted cascaded extended state observer and sliding mode control. International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.3929

This paper proposes a novel speed‐current single‐loop speed regulation controller for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) based on model‐assisted cascaded extended state observer (ESO) and sliding mode control (SMC), aimed at simplifying the co... Read More about Speed‐current single‐loop control of PMSM based on model‐assisted cascaded extended state observer and sliding mode control.

Current-constraint Speed Regulation for PMSM Based on Port-controlled Hamiltonian Realization and Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, M., Liu, Y., Wang, Q., & Wheeler, P. (2024). Current-constraint Speed Regulation for PMSM Based on Port-controlled Hamiltonian Realization and Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient. IEICE Electronics Express, 21(2), Article 20230516. https://doi.org/10.1587/elex.20.20230516

To ensure overcurrent protection, fast dynamic performance and good robustness, a novel speed regulation controller is proposed. The interconnection and damping assignment passivity-based control (IDA-PBC) of Port-controlled Hamiltonian (PCH) systems... Read More about Current-constraint Speed Regulation for PMSM Based on Port-controlled Hamiltonian Realization and Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient.

Power-Converter-Enabled Microbrewery (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Muller, N., Navarrete, F., Reyes-Chamorro, L., Arroyave, F. V., Villatoro, J. M., Pérez, M., & Wheeler, P. (2023). Power-Converter-Enabled Microbrewery. . https://doi.org/10.1109/chilecon60335.2023.10418761

The climate crisis has made cleaner industry processes a necessity. The beer industry relies almost exclusively on fossil fuels to handle their most energy-intensive processes: mashing and boiling. Moreover, most micro breweries use manual or hystere... Read More about Power-Converter-Enabled Microbrewery.

Power Flow Analysis of Advanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Bai, G., Bozhko, S., Yang, T., Wheeler, P., & Yeoh, S. S. (2023). Power Flow Analysis of Advanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft. . https://doi.org/10.1109/itecasia-pacific59272.2023.10372301

The more-electric aircraft (MEA) has been seen as the most major trend in the aerospace industry. With the increase in electrified loads, there is the need to generate more electrical power on-board aircraft. Considering regional jet sized aircraft,... Read More about Power Flow Analysis of Advanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft.

Enhanced Dual–Vector Model Predictive Control for PMSM Drives Using the Optimal Vector Selection Principle (2023)
Journal Article
Huang, Z., Wei, Q., Xiao, X., Xia, Y., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2023). Enhanced Dual–Vector Model Predictive Control for PMSM Drives Using the Optimal Vector Selection Principle. Energies, 16(22), Article 7482. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16227482

The Dual–Vector model predictive control (DV–MPC) method can improve the steady–state control performance of motor drives compared to using the single–vector method in one switching cycle. However, this performance enhancement generally increases the... Read More about Enhanced Dual–Vector Model Predictive Control for PMSM Drives Using the Optimal Vector Selection Principle.