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A New Voltage Doubler Based DC-DC 2LCm-Y Power Converter Topologies for High-Voltage/Low-Current Renewable Energy Applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Bhaskar, M. S., Padmanaban, S., Wheeler, P., Blaabjerg, F., & Siano, P. (2018). A New Voltage Doubler Based DC-DC 2LCm-Y Power Converter Topologies for High-Voltage/Low-Current Renewable Energy Applications. In 2018 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC.2018.8450120

In this treatise, a new voltage doubler based DCDC 2LCm-Y power converter topologies are uttered for the high voltage/low-current renewable energy applications. L-Y, 2L-Y, 2LC-Y and 2LCm-Y power converter categories are recently proposed in the exist... Read More about A New Voltage Doubler Based DC-DC 2LCm-Y Power Converter Topologies for High-Voltage/Low-Current Renewable Energy Applications.

Mass Production Costing of Induction Machines for Automotive Applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Hundak, V., Cox, T., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2018). Mass Production Costing of Induction Machines for Automotive Applications. In 2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC) (500-505). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC.2018.8450116

Cost is one of the key parameters of electric machines designed for automotive applications. In order to keep manufacturing cost low, it is desirable to estimate the manufacturing cost of the machine in the early stages of the design process. For thi... Read More about Mass Production Costing of Induction Machines for Automotive Applications.

Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Raza Khowja, M., Gerada, C., Vakil, G., Quadri, S. Q., Wheeler, P., & Patel, C. (2018). Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator. In 2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC) (570-575). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC.2018.8450246

A close physical and functional integration of passive components is required to make an efficient and power dense overall system. Such power dense systems are a prerequisite in aerospace and marine applications. This paper presents a design of an in... Read More about Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator.

Single Stage Dual Active Bridge AC-DC Converter with Active Power Decoupling (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Gottardo, D., De Lillo, L., Empringham, L., Costabeber, A., & Chen, L. (2018). Single Stage Dual Active Bridge AC-DC Converter with Active Power Decoupling. In SPEEDAM 2018 - Proceedings: International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (497-501). https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEEDAM.2018.8445410

The paper introduces a new a isolated DC-AC DAB converter topology, capable of active power decoupling on the AC side of the transformer, made up of two full bridges with no additional active component. The differential voltage modulated by the DC-si... Read More about Single Stage Dual Active Bridge AC-DC Converter with Active Power Decoupling.

Three-phase rectifiers with current compensation schemes. Part I, Passive circuits (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., Faundez, D., Kolar, J., Wheeler, P., Riveros, J. A., & Toledo, S. (in press). Three-phase rectifiers with current compensation schemes. Part I, Passive circuits

—Three-phase rectifiers are widely used in several applications. The main feature desired in these power converters is a satisfying regulation of dc output voltage/current, but this ought to be achieved with high quality ac currents and unitary power... Read More about Three-phase rectifiers with current compensation schemes. Part I, Passive circuits.

Parametric study of optimum gate-resistance for performance and short-circuit robustness of novel half-bridge IGBT modules (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Cheraghinezhad, A., Hussein, A., Castellazzi, A., & Saito, K. (in press). Parametric study of optimum gate-resistance for performance and short-circuit robustness of novel half-bridge IGBT modules

This paper jointly investigates the switching performance and the short-circuit (S.C) turn off behavior of a novel half-bridge (2in1) IGBT power module concept with the low stray inductance (L?), which has been available in the market since 2015. Sin... Read More about Parametric study of optimum gate-resistance for performance and short-circuit robustness of novel half-bridge IGBT modules.

Control system design and the power management of MEFADEC assembled on More-Electric Aircraft (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Yin, M., Bozhko, S., Yao, T., & You, C. (in press). Control system design and the power management of MEFADEC assembled on More-Electric Aircraft

This paper deals with a novel control system design of More Electric Full Authorized Digital Electronic Control (MEFADEC) on the more electric aircraft. On the base of the analysis of the power management of MEFADEC system, the power of the more elec... Read More about Control system design and the power management of MEFADEC assembled on More-Electric Aircraft.

Wide bandgap voltage source inverter design for automotive electric drivetrain (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Savi, F., Buticchi, G., Gerada, C., Wheeler, P., & Barater, D. (in press). Wide bandgap voltage source inverter design for automotive electric drivetrain

In this paper a high power, high frequency voltage source inverter for automotive traction application is reviewed. The main objectives of the design process is the maximization of power density, while keeping high efficiency and low weight. In this... Read More about Wide bandgap voltage source inverter design for automotive electric drivetrain.

Three-phase rectifiers with current compensation schemes. Part II, Active and hybrid configurations (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., Faundez, D., Kolar, J., Wheeler, P., Riveros, J. A., & Toledo, S. (in press). Three-phase rectifiers with current compensation schemes. Part II, Active and hybrid configurations

The current injection schemes for unidirectional three-phase diode bridge rectifiers are widely utilised in industrial and aerospace applications. The additional circuitry in combination with modern control strategies mitigate the effects of the conv... Read More about Three-phase rectifiers with current compensation schemes. Part II, Active and hybrid configurations.

Design of a 43kW switched reluctance machine for a high performance hybrid electric vehicle (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Talha, A., Vakil, G., Cox, T., & Gerada, C. (2018). Design of a 43kW switched reluctance machine for a high performance hybrid electric vehicle. In NA

A switched reluctance machine (SRM) is very robust and capable to perform well under harsh conditions. It is simple in construction and avoids the use of magnets so it is cheap to manufacture. The powertrain of a hybrid vehicle presents challenging c... Read More about Design of a 43kW switched reluctance machine for a high performance hybrid electric vehicle.

Sensorless Control of a Fault Tolerant Multi-level Inverter PMSM Drives in Case of an Open Circuit Fault (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Saleh, K., & Sumner, M. (2018). Sensorless Control of a Fault Tolerant Multi-level Inverter PMSM Drives in Case of an Open Circuit Fault. In 2018 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM) (883-888). https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEEDAM.2018.8445360

© 2018 IEEE. This paper introduces a fault tolerant multi-level inverter PMSM Drive that is capable to work in case of a single phase open circuit fault without degrading the system performance. Moreover, it can work in sensorless mode in case of an... Read More about Sensorless Control of a Fault Tolerant Multi-level Inverter PMSM Drives in Case of an Open Circuit Fault.

Space Weather Prediction to Enhance the Reliability of the More Electric Aircraft (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Guo, J., Buticchi, G., & Gerada, C. (2018). Space Weather Prediction to Enhance the Reliability of the More Electric Aircraft. In Proceedings 2018 27th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE) (445-450). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.2018.8433845

Power devices manufacturers know that electronic devices are susceptible to radiation events. Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) coming from space can interact with the earth atmosphere, generating secondary particles (electrons, neutrons, protons) that can... Read More about Space Weather Prediction to Enhance the Reliability of the More Electric Aircraft.

High-Temperature validated SiC power MOSFET model for flexible robustness analysis of multi-chip structures (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Riccio, M., d'Alessandro, V., Romano, G., Maresca, L., Breglio, G., Irace, A., & Castellazzi, A. (2018). High-Temperature validated SiC power MOSFET model for flexible robustness analysis of multi-chip structures. In Proceedings of the 30th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices & ICs May 13-17, 2018, Chicago, USA (443-446). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPSD.2018.8393698

This paper presents a statistical analysis on the effect of parallel connection of SiC power MOSFETs in high current applications. To this purpose, a reliable temperature-dependent SPICE model is calibrated on static and dynamic experimental curves o... Read More about High-Temperature validated SiC power MOSFET model for flexible robustness analysis of multi-chip structures.

Development of a highly integrated 10 kV SiC MOSFET power module with a direct jet impingement cooling system (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Mouawad, B., Skuriat, R., Li, J., Johnson, C. M., & DiMarino, C. (2018). Development of a highly integrated 10 kV SiC MOSFET power module with a direct jet impingement cooling system. In 2018 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD). https://doi.org/10.1109/ispsd.2018.8393651

This paper presents a novel, highly integrated packaging design for Wolfspeed’s 10 kV SiC MOSFETs. These devices offer faster switching performance and lower losses than silicon devices. However, it has been shown that the package can have profound i... Read More about Development of a highly integrated 10 kV SiC MOSFET power module with a direct jet impingement cooling system.

P-gate GaN HEMT gate-driver design for joint optimization of switching performance, freewheeling conduction and short-circuit robustness (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Wu, H., Fayyaz, A., & Castellazzi, A. (2018). P-gate GaN HEMT gate-driver design for joint optimization of switching performance, freewheeling conduction and short-circuit robustness. In Proceedings of the 30th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, 13-17 May 2018, Chicago, USA (232-235). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPSD.2018.8393645

This paper proposes the design and prototype development and testing of a gate-driver which enables to jointly optimize the performance in application of gate-injection type high electron mobility transistors, taking into account a number of diverse... Read More about P-gate GaN HEMT gate-driver design for joint optimization of switching performance, freewheeling conduction and short-circuit robustness.

Individual device active cooling for enhanced system-level power density and more uniform temperature distribution (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Zeng, Y., Hussein, A., & Castellazzi, A. (2018). Individual device active cooling for enhanced system-level power density and more uniform temperature distribution. In 2018 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD) (471-474). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPSD.2018.8393705

This paper provides a method of individual device active cooling system to balance the temperature distribution of system-level power density. 3L-ANPC GaN inverter was used to test and prove the feasibility of it in using multi-level systems.

Dynamic performance analysis of a 3.3 kV SiC MOSFET half-bridge module with parallel chips and body-diode freewheeling (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Hussein, A., Mouawad, B., & Castellazzi, A. (2018). Dynamic performance analysis of a 3.3 kV SiC MOSFET half-bridge module with parallel chips and body-diode freewheeling. In 2018 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD) (463-466). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPSD.2018.8393703

Recently, 3.3 and 6.5 kV power MOSFETs have been introduced. Based on the 3.3 kV device, a 100 A half-bridge power module has been developed, using parallel chips for current scaling and relying exclusively on the use of the transistors body-diode fo... Read More about Dynamic performance analysis of a 3.3 kV SiC MOSFET half-bridge module with parallel chips and body-diode freewheeling.

Novel core designs to miniaturise passive magnetic components (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Walker, A., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2018). Novel core designs to miniaturise passive magnetic components. In NA

Converter sizes are often dominated by passive magnetic components. Passive magnetic component sizes are in turn limited by electromagnetic saturation and thermal limits. This paper covers two modifications to the air gaps of tape wound amorphous mag... Read More about Novel core designs to miniaturise passive magnetic components.

A wire-bond-less 10 KV SiC MOSFET power module with reduced common-mode noise and electric field (2018)
Conference Proceeding
DiMarino, C., Mouawad, B., Skuriat, R., Li, K., Xu, Y., Johnson, C., …Burgos, R. (2018). A wire-bond-less 10 KV SiC MOSFET power module with reduced common-mode noise and electric field. In PCIM Europe 2018; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management

While wide-bandgap devices offer many benefits, they also bring new challenges for designers. In particular, the new 10 kV silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs can switch higher voltages faster and with lower losses than silicon devices while also being sma... Read More about A wire-bond-less 10 KV SiC MOSFET power module with reduced common-mode noise and electric field.

Cost effective direct-substrate jet impingement cooling concept for power application (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Mouawad, B., Abebe, R., Skuriat, R., Li, J., De Lillo, L., Empringham, L., …Haynes, G. (2018). Cost effective direct-substrate jet impingement cooling concept for power application. In PCIM Europe 2018; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management

Direct substrate jet impingement cooling can eliminate the use of the baseplate and significantly reduce the weight and volume of conventional thermal management solutions. This work demonstrates a cost-effective manufacturing approach based on print... Read More about Cost effective direct-substrate jet impingement cooling concept for power application.