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A Study of Cost Function Selection in Model Predictive Control Applications (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Rojas, D., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., Zanchetta, P., Mirzaeva, G., & Rohten, J. (2021). A Study of Cost Function Selection in Model Predictive Control Applications. In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Automation/XXIV Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control (ICA-ACCA). https://doi.org/10.1109/icaacca51523.2021.9465326

The cost function selection is considered one of the most relevant aspects for the implementation of Model Predictive Control strategies. In this paper a study of the most common cost functions used for the control of a two level voltage source inver... Read More about A Study of Cost Function Selection in Model Predictive Control Applications.

Sensorless Cascaded-Model Predictive Control applied to a Doubly Fed Induction Machine (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Riccio, J., Odhano, S., Tang, M., & Zanchetta, P. (2020). Sensorless Cascaded-Model Predictive Control applied to a Doubly Fed Induction Machine. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ecce44975.2020.9236318

This paper proposes a sensorless cascaded model predictive control strategy applied to a doubly-fed induction machine. This technique is based on an improved stator flux estimator, and an extended Kalman filter to control encoder-less and independent... Read More about Sensorless Cascaded-Model Predictive Control applied to a Doubly Fed Induction Machine.

AC-DC Isolated Matrix Converter Charger: Topology and Modulation (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Rovere, L., Pipolo, S., Formentini, A., & Zanchetta, P. (2020). AC-DC Isolated Matrix Converter Charger: Topology and Modulation. In 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (1583-1588). https://doi.org/10.1109/ecce44975.2020.9235696

This paper presents the modulation strategy for the 25 kW AC-DC isolated Matrix Charger three-phase rectifier (MCharger). The proposed topology allows current and voltage regulation for energy storage devices such as EVs batteries. Compared to a stan... Read More about AC-DC Isolated Matrix Converter Charger: Topology and Modulation.

Disturbance Rejection Ability Enhancement Using Repetitive Observer in Phase-locked Loop for More Electric Aircraft (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Tang, M., Bifaretti, S., Pipolo, S., Formentini, A., Odhano, S., & Zanchetta, P. (2020). Disturbance Rejection Ability Enhancement Using Repetitive Observer in Phase-locked Loop for More Electric Aircraft. In 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (6379-6384). https://doi.org/10.1109/ecce44975.2020.9235893

Under the concept of transportation electrification, more electric aircraft (MEA) involves more electrical energy to reduce emissions. Phase-looked loops (PLLs) have been well developed for synchronizing different power sources in a grid. Since MEA o... Read More about Disturbance Rejection Ability Enhancement Using Repetitive Observer in Phase-locked Loop for More Electric Aircraft.

Power-Sharing Control in Bearingless Multi-Sector and Multi-Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Machines (2020)
Journal Article
Sala, G., Valente, G., Nardo, M. D., Degano, M., Zanchetta, P., & Gerada, C. (2021). Power-Sharing Control in Bearingless Multi-Sector and Multi-Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Machines. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 68(10), 9070-9080. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2020.3026273

This paper deals with the power-sharing control of bearingless multi-sector and multi-three-phase permanent magnet machines. The proposed control strategy allows to distribute the power flows among the three-phase inverters supplying the machine duri... Read More about Power-Sharing Control in Bearingless Multi-Sector and Multi-Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Machines.

Frequency-Domain Data-Driven Adaptive Iterative Learning Control Approach: With Application to Wafer Stage (2020)
Journal Article
Fu, X., Yang, X., Zanchetta, P., Liu, Y., Ding, C., Tang, M., & Chen, Z. (2021). Frequency-Domain Data-Driven Adaptive Iterative Learning Control Approach: With Application to Wafer Stage. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 68(10), 9309-9318. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2020.3022503

The feedforward control is becoming increasingly important in ultra-precision stages. However, the conventional model-based methods cannot achieve expected performance in new-generation stages since it is hard to obtain the accurate plant model due t... Read More about Frequency-Domain Data-Driven Adaptive Iterative Learning Control Approach: With Application to Wafer Stage.

Reuse of a Damaged Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Torque Ripple and Acoustic Noise Elimination using a Novel Repetitive Observer (2020)
Journal Article
Tang, M., Odhano, S., Formentini, A., & Zanchetta, P. (2020). Reuse of a Damaged Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Torque Ripple and Acoustic Noise Elimination using a Novel Repetitive Observer. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 56(4), 3790-3798. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2020.2989681

A lad-used servo permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) has been accidentally damaged due to overcurrent. On one hand, the mechanical damage in the end bearing and break part generates acoustic noise even when rotating the shaft by hand. On the ot... Read More about Reuse of a Damaged Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Torque Ripple and Acoustic Noise Elimination using a Novel Repetitive Observer.

Electric Drive Based on an Open-End Winding Surface PM Synchronous Machine with a Floating Capacitor Bridge (2020)
Journal Article
Amerise, A., Rovere, L., Formentini, A., Mengoni, M., Zarri, L., & Zanchetta, P. (2020). Electric Drive Based on an Open-End Winding Surface PM Synchronous Machine with a Floating Capacitor Bridge. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 56(3), 2709-2718. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2020.2977596

A speed control scheme is presented for a 3-phase surface permanent magnet synchronous machine with an openend stator winding fed by a three-phase inverter and a floating bridge inverter. The latter is used to compensate for the reactive power of the... Read More about Electric Drive Based on an Open-End Winding Surface PM Synchronous Machine with a Floating Capacitor Bridge.

Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Dewar, D., Rhoten, J., Formentini, A., & Zanchetta, P. (2019). Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids. . https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8927110

In this paper, a novel approach to variable frequency optimal controller design for the application of aircraft embedded grids is presented. Aircraft power grids by industrial standards need to be able to operate across a range of frequencies. Often,... Read More about Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids.

Reuse of a Damaged Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Torque Ripple and Acoustic Noise Elimination using a Novel Repetitive Observer (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Tang, M., Odhano, S., Formentini, A., & Zanchetta, P. (2019). Reuse of a Damaged Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Torque Ripple and Acoustic Noise Elimination using a Novel Repetitive Observer. In 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (334-338). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2019.8912822

A permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) has its bearing damaged and is irreversibly demagnetized due to overcurrent. Due to the changes in its electromagnetic configuration, the motor suffers from extremely high torque ripple, which produces into... Read More about Reuse of a Damaged Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Torque Ripple and Acoustic Noise Elimination using a Novel Repetitive Observer.

Impact of Converters Interactions on Control Design in a Power Electronics Dense Network: Application to More Electric Aircraft (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Czerniewski, B., Formentini, A., Dewar, D., Zanchetta, P., & Schanen, J. (2019). Impact of Converters Interactions on Control Design in a Power Electronics Dense Network: Application to More Electric Aircraft. In 2019 21st European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE '19 ECCE Europe). https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE.2019.8915020

The aim of the work described in this paper is to analyze the impact that converters interactions, in a power electronics embedded grid, have on the control performance of each subsystem, with particular focus on More Electric Aircraft (MEA) applicat... Read More about Impact of Converters Interactions on Control Design in a Power Electronics Dense Network: Application to More Electric Aircraft.

Automated HF Modelling of Induction Machines Considering the Effects of Aging (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Leuzzi, R., Monopoli, V. G., Cupertino, F., & Zanchetta, P. (2019). Automated HF Modelling of Induction Machines Considering the Effects of Aging. In Proceedings: 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (3117-3122). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2019.8913299

The use of wide bandgap semiconductor devices, such as SiC and GaN MOSFETs, in high-frequency converters introduces new challenges for the design of electric drives. The very fast switching transient of which these devices are capable, in fact, can b... Read More about Automated HF Modelling of Induction Machines Considering the Effects of Aging.

Grid Impedance Identification and Structured-h2 Optimization Based Controller Design of Active Front-end in Embedded AC Networks (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Li, K., Dewar, D., Formentini, A., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Grid Impedance Identification and Structured-h2 Optimization Based Controller Design of Active Front-end in Embedded AC Networks. In 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (4840-4845). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2019.8912832

The increasing use of power electronics systems and distributed generation in modern power networks has raised important issues regarding the effects that inter-connected converters systems can have on the performance and stability of the whole grid.... Read More about Grid Impedance Identification and Structured-h2 Optimization Based Controller Design of Active Front-end in Embedded AC Networks.

A Novel Repetitive Controller Assisted Phase-Locked Loop with Self-Learning Disturbance Rejection Capability for Three-Phase Grids (2019)
Journal Article
Tang, M., Bifaretti, S., Pipolo, S., Odhano, S., & Zanchetta, P. (2020). A Novel Repetitive Controller Assisted Phase-Locked Loop with Self-Learning Disturbance Rejection Capability for Three-Phase Grids. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 8(2), 1870-1879. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2019.2941835

The synchronization between the power grid and distributed power sources is a crucial issue in the concept of smart grids. For tracking the real-time frequency and phase of three-phase grids, phase-locked loop (PLL) technology is commonly used. Many... Read More about A Novel Repetitive Controller Assisted Phase-Locked Loop with Self-Learning Disturbance Rejection Capability for Three-Phase Grids.

System-Level Motor Drive Modelling for Optimization-based Designs (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Cheong, B., Giangrande, P., Zhang, X., Galea, M., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2019). System-Level Motor Drive Modelling for Optimization-based Designs. https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE.2019.8914883

To achieve optimal system weight and efficiency, the design of main components in an AC motor drive (electric machine and power converter) have to be optimized together. This is challenging considering the multiphysics and complex nature of its opera... Read More about System-Level Motor Drive Modelling for Optimization-based Designs.

Analysis and Detection of Electrical Aging Effects on High-Speed Motor Insulation (2019)
Journal Article
Leuzzi, R., Monopoli, V. G., Rovere, L., Cupertino, F., & Zanchetta, P. (2019). Analysis and Detection of Electrical Aging Effects on High-Speed Motor Insulation. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 55(6), 6018-6025. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2019.2929013

© 1972-2012 IEEE. The use of fast wide-bandgap devices in high-speed electrical drives with steep pulsewidth modulation voltage waveforms is the main cause of increased stress on the electric machine insulation system and consequently, of reduced rel... Read More about Analysis and Detection of Electrical Aging Effects on High-Speed Motor Insulation.

Wavelet-based ESS sizing strategy to enable power peak-shaving in PV systems (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Müller, N., Kouro, S., Zanchetta, P., Wheeler, P., & Marzo, A. (2019). Wavelet-based ESS sizing strategy to enable power peak-shaving in PV systems. In Proceedings: 2019 IEEE 28th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (2458-2463). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.2019.8781363

This work presents an Energy Storage Systems (ESS) sizing strategy, that allows grid connected PV systems to provide peak-shaved maximum-power-Ramp-Rate (RR) compliant power while storing exceeding power. For this purpose power generation and power l... Read More about Wavelet-based ESS sizing strategy to enable power peak-shaving in PV systems.

Finite Control Set-Model Predictive Control for the Dual Fed Common Dc-Link Open-End Winding PMSM Drive (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Rovere, L., Formentini, A., & Zanchetta, P. (2019). Finite Control Set-Model Predictive Control for the Dual Fed Common Dc-Link Open-End Winding PMSM Drive. In 2019 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC) (2203-2209). https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMDC.2019.8785141

This paper proposes a Finite Control Set-Model Predictive Control (FCS-MPC)for a dual-fed common dc-link Open-End Winding Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (OEW-PMSM). The common dc-link configuration significantly simplifies and reduces the costs o... Read More about Finite Control Set-Model Predictive Control for the Dual Fed Common Dc-Link Open-End Winding PMSM Drive.

Single-Phase Open-Circuit Fault Operation of Bearingless Multi-Sector PM Machines (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Wen, Z., Valente, G., Formentini, A., Papini, L., Zanchetta, P., & Gerada, C. (2019). Single-Phase Open-Circuit Fault Operation of Bearingless Multi-Sector PM Machines. In Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC) (1087-1092). https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMDC.2019.8785111

This paper investigates the single-phase open-circuit fault of a bearingless multi-sector PM synchronous machine. The mathematical model of the suspension force and torque generation is developed for both healthy and faulty conditions. The model is w... Read More about Single-Phase Open-Circuit Fault Operation of Bearingless Multi-Sector PM Machines.