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Vehicular suspension and propulsion using double sided linear induction machines (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Cox, T., Eastham, F., & Dickinson, M. (2016). Vehicular suspension and propulsion using double sided linear induction machines. In 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (1-7). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2016.7855554

This paper presents a new method of combined electromagnetic levitation and propulsion using a double sided pair of linear induction machines and a simple conductive sheet secondary. If the supply phase angle of one primary is modified with respect t... Read More about Vehicular suspension and propulsion using double sided linear induction machines.

Digital dead-beat and repetitive combined control for stand-alone four-leg VSI (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Lidozzi, A., Solero, L., Crescimbini, F., Ji, C., & Zanchetta, P. (2016). Digital dead-beat and repetitive combined control for stand-alone four-leg VSI. In 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) - Proceedings (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2016.7855045

This paper deals with a newly conceived combine control topology. Dead-Beat and Repetitive controllers are proposed to operate jointly in 4-leg VSI for stand-alone applications. In such mode of operation, dedicated controller has to regulate the inve... Read More about Digital dead-beat and repetitive combined control for stand-alone four-leg VSI.

Experimental validation of the solid state substation with embedded energy storage concept (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Klumpner, C., Rashed, M., De, D., Patel, C., Kulsangcharoen, P., & Asher, G. (2016). Experimental validation of the solid state substation with embedded energy storage concept. In 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) - Proceedings (1-8). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2016.7855100

This paper proposes the concept of integrating the energy storage within a Medium Voltage to Low Voltage solid state substation in order to provide new features compatible with the requirements from future more intelligent grids. The principles for t... Read More about Experimental validation of the solid state substation with embedded energy storage concept.

Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Gurpinar, E., Castellazzi, A., Iannuzzo, F., Yang, Y., & Blaabjerg, F. (2016). Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter. In 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) - Proceedings (1-8). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2016.7855540

In this paper, an ultra-low inductance power cell design for a 3L-ANPC based on 650 V GaN HEMT devices is presented. The 3L-ANPC topology with GaN HEMT devices and the selected modulation scheme suitable for wide-bandgap (WBG) devices are presented.... Read More about Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter.

Submodule power losses balancing algorithms for the modular multilevel converter (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Picas, R., Pou, J., Zaragoza, J., Watson, A., Konstantinou, G., Ceballos, S., & Clare, J. (2016). Submodule power losses balancing algorithms for the modular multilevel converter. In IECON 2016 Proceedings - 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (5064-5069). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2016.7793381

Tolerance and component aging can cause significant differences in the capacitance values of the submodules (SMs) in a modular multilevel converter (MMC). Depending on the modulation technique, capacitance mismatches may produce uneven switching tran... Read More about Submodule power losses balancing algorithms for the modular multilevel converter.

Control of a modular multilevel converter with pulsed DC load (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Jankovic, M., Watson, A., Costabeber, A., & Clare, J. (2016). Control of a modular multilevel converter with pulsed DC load. In 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (1-8). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2016.7854963

This paper focuses on a Modular Multilevel Converter grid interface for a klystron modulator system that behaves as a pulsed DC load. With such a load, and without mitigating control, the MMC suffers from cell capacitor voltage imbalance between the... Read More about Control of a modular multilevel converter with pulsed DC load.

Axial position estimation of conical shaped motor for green taxiing application (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Roggia, S., Galea, M., Gerada, C., & Cupertino, F. (2016). Axial position estimation of conical shaped motor for green taxiing application. In 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) - Proceedings (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2016.7854895

This paper considers the possibility of adopting a conical shaped motor for Green Taxiing (GT) application. This topology of motor has been selected in order to obviate the presence of external declutching system (i.e. mechanical or electromagnetic c... Read More about Axial position estimation of conical shaped motor for green taxiing application.

Modular plug-in high performance integrated single-phase inverter (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Solomon, A. K., & Castellazzi, A. (2016). Modular plug-in high performance integrated single-phase inverter. In 2016 6th Electronic System-Integration Technology Conference (ESTC) (1-4). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESTC.2016.7764720

The recent research exercises have targeted the transfer of the sandwich package benefits to application bespoke switch design, including flip-chip and device stacking topology [1]. This work presents the development of a highly integrated power swit... Read More about Modular plug-in high performance integrated single-phase inverter.

UIS failure mechanism of SiC power MOSFETs (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Fayyaz, A., Castellazzi, A., Romano, G., Riccio, M., Urresti, J., & Wright, N. (2016). UIS failure mechanism of SiC power MOSFETs.

This paper investigates the failure mechanism of SiC power MOSFETs during avalanche breakdown under unclamped inductive switching (UIS) test regime. Switches deployed within motor drive applications could experience undesired avalanche breakdown even... Read More about UIS failure mechanism of SiC power MOSFETs.

Integrated bi-directional SiC MOSFET power switches for efficient, power dense and reliable matrix converter assembly (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Lasserre, P., Lambert, D., & Castellazzi, A. (in press). Integrated bi-directional SiC MOSFET power switches for efficient, power dense and reliable matrix converter assembly.

This paper presents an innovative device packaging and system integration approach aimed at optimizing the electro-thermal, electro-magnetic and thermo-mechanical performance of the switches in a power converter. In particular, the focus is on state-... Read More about Integrated bi-directional SiC MOSFET power switches for efficient, power dense and reliable matrix converter assembly.

Matrix converter open circuit behavior analysis (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, J., Brunson, C., Bowden, J., Wheeler, P., & De Lillo, L. (2016). Matrix converter open circuit behavior analysis. In IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2016.7793184

The matrix converter current recirculating path during an open circuit condition is given in detail with the aim of contributing more expert knowledge to a fault detection system for matrix converter. Simulation results were obtained demonstrating ho... Read More about Matrix converter open circuit behavior analysis.

The Series Bridge Converter (SBC): Design of a compact modular multilevel converter for grid applications (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Amankwah, E. K., Costabeber, A., Watson, A., Trainer, D., Jasim, O., Chivite-Zabalza, J., & Clare, J. (2016). The Series Bridge Converter (SBC): Design of a compact modular multilevel converter for grid applications. In IECON 2016 Proceedings - 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (2588-2593). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2016.7793197

This paper presents a novel hybrid modular multilevel voltage source converter suitable for grid applications. The proposed converter retains the advantages of other modular multilevel topologies and can be made more compact making it attractive for... Read More about The Series Bridge Converter (SBC): Design of a compact modular multilevel converter for grid applications.

Learning Energy Storage in Hybrid/Electric Vehicles: Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Sustainable Transportation & Electrical Power Systems (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Diaz, J., Pernia, A., Guerrero, J. M., Pereirinha, P. G., & Williams, A. (2016). Learning Energy Storage in Hybrid/Electric Vehicles: Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Sustainable Transportation & Electrical Power Systems. In 2016 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC). https://doi.org/10.1109/VPPC.2016.7791719

The "Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Sustainable Transportation & Electrical Power Systems" is supported by three universities, located in Spain, Italy and United Kingdom, and a Polytechnic Institute in Portugal. One of the main goals is the training... Read More about Learning Energy Storage in Hybrid/Electric Vehicles: Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Sustainable Transportation & Electrical Power Systems.

A Venturini based modulation technique for a new isolated AC/AC power converter (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Nasir, U., Rivera, M., Costabeber, A., & Wheeler, P. (2016). A Venturini based modulation technique for a new isolated AC/AC power converter.

The Future Global Electricity Network is expected to have large integration of renewable generators, and to be widely interconnected. As a consequence, the multi-modular bidirectional AC/AC power conversion architectures will play a major role in imp... Read More about A Venturini based modulation technique for a new isolated AC/AC power converter.

Active Magnetic Bearing system design featuring a predictive current control (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Papini, L., Tarisciotti, L., Costabeber, A., Gerada, C., & Wheeler, P. (2016). Active Magnetic Bearing system design featuring a predictive current control. In IECON 2016 Proceedings - 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (3217-3222). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2016.7793444

Active Magnetic Bearing (AMB) technology is becoming attractive for several reasons such as high speed operations, high reliability and vibrations exemption. Moreover, AMB can behave as active vibration dampers and provide a real-time control of the... Read More about Active Magnetic Bearing system design featuring a predictive current control.

Novel multilevel hybrid inverter topology with power scalability (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Gurpinar, E., & Castellazzi, A. (2016). Novel multilevel hybrid inverter topology with power scalability. In IECON 2016 Proceedings - 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (6516-6521). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2016.7793221

In this paper, a novel multilevel hybrid inverter is presented. The inverter is based on 2 floating capacitors and 16 active switches for five-level voltage waveform between the output of the inverter and neutral point of DC link. The proposed invert... Read More about Novel multilevel hybrid inverter topology with power scalability.

A branch current reallocation based energy balancing strategy for the modular multilevel matrix converter operating around equal frequency (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Fan, B., Wang, K., Gu, C., Wheeler, P., & Li, Y. (2016). A branch current reallocation based energy balancing strategy for the modular multilevel matrix converter operating around equal frequency. In IECON 2016 Proceedings - 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (3111-3116). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2016.7792966

The Modular multilevel matrix converter (M3C) is a promising topology for medium-voltage, high-power applications. Due to the modular structure, it is scalable, produces high quality output waveforms and can be fault tolerant. However, the M3C suffer... Read More about A branch current reallocation based energy balancing strategy for the modular multilevel matrix converter operating around equal frequency.

X-Y converter family: A new breed of buck boost converter for high step-up renewable energy applications (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Mahajan, S., Sanjeevikumar, P., Wheeler, P., Blaabjerg, F., Rivera, M., & Kulkarni, R. (in press). X-Y converter family: A new breed of buck boost converter for high step-up renewable energy applications.

A new breed of a buck boost converter, named as the XY converter family is proposed in this article. In the XY family, 16 topologies are presented which are highly suitable for renewable energy applications which require a high ratio of DC-DC convert... Read More about X-Y converter family: A new breed of buck boost converter for high step-up renewable energy applications.

Hybrid active damping of LCL-filtered grid connected converter (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Ghanem, A., Rashed, M., Sumner, M., Elsayes, M., & Mansy, I. (2016). Hybrid active damping of LCL-filtered grid connected converter.

A method for hybrid active damping in power converters connected to a weak grid using an LCL filter is proposed. It uses feedback of the grid current and capacitor voltage and is derived as an equivalent to the capacitor current feedback active dampi... Read More about Hybrid active damping of LCL-filtered grid connected converter.

Energy storage system for global maximum power point tracking on central inverter PV plants (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Muller, N., Kouro, S., Renaudineau, H., & Wheeler, P. (2016). Energy storage system for global maximum power point tracking on central inverter PV plants.

Central inverters are the most common configuration for large-scale photovoltaic systems. Under partial shading or any non¬uniform conditions on the photovoltaic plant, several power maxima may arise. Conventional perturb and observe and other classi... Read More about Energy storage system for global maximum power point tracking on central inverter PV plants.