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A Wideband Fault Location Scheme for Active Distribution Systems (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Aboshady, F., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. (2018). A Wideband Fault Location Scheme for Active Distribution Systems. In 2018 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA) (891-896). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2018.8566780

This paper proposes a fault location technique for future distribution systems with distributed generation. The technique considers the circuit analysis at the non-fundamental frequencies that are generated when a fault occurs. To consider both induc... Read More about A Wideband Fault Location Scheme for Active Distribution Systems.

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.

Sizing guidelines for grid-connected decentralised energy storage systems: single house application (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Panagiotou, K., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2018). Sizing guidelines for grid-connected decentralised energy storage systems: single house application.

Nowadays, the existing hierarchical, centrally controlled power grid faces new challenges due to the increase penetration of renewable sources, the need of implementing demand side management and the 2020 and 2050 environmental targets. A promising c... Read More about Sizing guidelines for grid-connected decentralised energy storage systems: single house application.

Wide frequency range active damping of LCL-filtered grid connected converters (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Ghanem, A., Rashed, M., Sumner, M., El-Sayes, M., & Mansy, I. (2018). Wide frequency range active damping of LCL-filtered grid connected converters.

It can be challenging to guarantee the stability of grids with many converters with LCL filters connected due to the presence of multiple resonances within the system. This paper presents an active damping technique to mitigate multiple resonance eff... Read More about Wide frequency range active damping of LCL-filtered grid connected converters.

Optimising the structure of a cascaded modular battery system for enhancing the performance of battery packs (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Fares, A., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2018). Optimising the structure of a cascaded modular battery system for enhancing the performance of battery packs.

The overall performance of battery packs may be affected by imbalances between the series connected cells which is more likely in packs with high number of cells needed to provide a high voltage as needed for example in electric vehicles. In this cas... Read More about Optimising the structure of a cascaded modular battery system for enhancing the performance of battery packs.

Per-phase controller for medium voltage full-bridge modular multilevel converters (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Noori, A., Costabeber, A., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. (2017). Per-phase controller for medium voltage full-bridge modular multilevel converters. In International Conference on Resilience of Transmission and Distribution Networks (RTDN 2017). https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2017.0331

This work proposes a per-phase control architecture for a fullbridge modular multilevel converter (FB-MMC) intended for medium voltage applications, such as MVDC multi-terminal distribution networks in off-shore wind farms or MVDC networks in industr... Read More about Per-phase controller for medium voltage full-bridge modular multilevel converters.

Fast fault location scheme for distribution systems based on fault transients (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Aboshady, F., Thomas, D. W., & Sumner, M. (2017). Fast fault location scheme for distribution systems based on fault transients. In IET International Conference on Resilience of Transmission and Distribution Networks (RTDN 2017) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2017.0327

This paper presents a combined double-end and single-end fault locator for distribution systems. The technique lies under the impedance based category and uses the fault generated high frequency components to locate the faults. The combination of dou... Read More about Fast fault location scheme for distribution systems based on fault transients.

Design recommendations for energy systems: a UK energy community study (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Panagiotou, K., Klumpner, C., Sumner, M., & Wheeler, P. (in press). Design recommendations for energy systems: a UK energy community study.

One of the key elements towards a decentralised energy sector is the consumers’ choice and participation, as the concept of energy prosumer is gaining more and more ground and energy community projects are spouting across UK. In order for the upcomin... Read More about Design recommendations for energy systems: a UK energy community study.

Predictive frequency-based sequence estimator for control of grid-tied converters under highly distorted conditions (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Garcia, P., Blanco, C., Navarro-Rodríguez, Á., & Sumner, M. (2017). Predictive frequency-based sequence estimator for control of grid-tied converters under highly distorted conditions. In 2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (2940-2947). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2017.8096542

This paper proposes a novel frequency-based predictive sequence extractor that allows to isolate the harmonic components of both voltages and currents needed for the control of grid-tied converters. The proposed method is based on a modification of t... Read More about Predictive frequency-based sequence estimator for control of grid-tied converters under highly distorted conditions.

Adaptive power flow control for reducing peak demand and maximizing renewable energy usage (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Pholboon, S., Sumner, M., & Kounnos, P. (in press). Adaptive power flow control for reducing peak demand and maximizing renewable energy usage.

The increase in penetration of renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind, and high peak load demand can cause grid network security issues. The incorporation of demand side management and energy storage devices can provide a solution to these p... Read More about Adaptive power flow control for reducing peak demand and maximizing renewable energy usage.

Combining fault location estimates for a multi-tapped distribution line (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Jahanger, H., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. W. (2017). Combining fault location estimates for a multi-tapped distribution line.

Multi-tapped lines are common in integrated power systems and microgrids which supply variable loads between the main source and the main load. Adopting a cost effective and efficient method for fault location is important for fast power recovery and... Read More about Combining fault location estimates for a multi-tapped distribution line.

Limits, stability and disturbance rejection analysis of voltage control loop strategies for grid forming converters in DC and AC microgrids with high penetration of constant power loads (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Navarro-Rodríguez, Á., Garcia, P., Cano, J., & Sumner, M. (2017). Limits, stability and disturbance rejection analysis of voltage control loop strategies for grid forming converters in DC and AC microgrids with high penetration of constant power loads.

This paper extensively analyzes the operation limits, system stability and disturbance rejection capability of the voltage control loops used in master-slave AC and DC Microgrids (MGs). Two different control schemes are studied analytically, simulat... Read More about Limits, stability and disturbance rejection analysis of voltage control loop strategies for grid forming converters in DC and AC microgrids with high penetration of constant power loads.

EMC-oriented multi-conductor equivalent circuit cable models for spice, including transfer impedance coupling and incident field excitation (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Smartt, C., Basford, M., Greedy, S., Thomas, D., & Sumner, M. (2017). EMC-oriented multi-conductor equivalent circuit cable models for spice, including transfer impedance coupling and incident field excitation. In Proceedings of the 2017 19th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (1283-1287). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEAA.2017.8065507

This paper describes the development and application of sophisticated multi-conductor cable bundle models for Spice simulation. The cable models developed include frequency dependent parameters, transfer impedance coupling and incident plane wave exc... Read More about EMC-oriented multi-conductor equivalent circuit cable models for spice, including transfer impedance coupling and incident field excitation.

A double end fault location technique for distribution systems based on fault-generated transients (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Aboshady, F., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. W. (2017). A double end fault location technique for distribution systems based on fault-generated transients.

This paper presents a fault location technique for distribution systems. It is a two end impedance based technique that uses the fault generated transients to estimate the fault distance over a broad range of frequencies. Then, curve fitting is appli... Read More about A double end fault location technique for distribution systems based on fault-generated transients.

Being a member of an energy community: Assessing the financial benefits for end-users and management authority (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Panagiotou, K., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2017). Being a member of an energy community: Assessing the financial benefits for end-users and management authority. In 2017 IEEE 26th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE) (957-963). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.2017.8001375

Since 2011, in the context of sustainable development, UK government has been encouraging individuals to work as groups, and now, more than 5,000 community led projects are sprouted across the country, since more than 50% of the UK citizens had expre... Read More about Being a member of an energy community: Assessing the financial benefits for end-users and management authority.

Investigating the benefits and limitations of cascaded converter topologies used in modular battery systems (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Fares, A., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2017). Investigating the benefits and limitations of cascaded converter topologies used in modular battery systems. In 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE) (2123-2130). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.2017.8001586

The Performance of battery packs is highly affected by imbalances between the series connected cells that provide the required string voltage. A modular battery implementation based on cascaded converters can have advantages over traditional centrali... Read More about Investigating the benefits and limitations of cascaded converter topologies used in modular battery systems.

Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Hind, D., Li, C., Sumner, M., & Gerada, C. (2017). Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors.

This paper describes the implementation of a simple, robust and cost-effective sensorless control technique for PMSM machines. The method uses stator current derivative measurements made in response to certain PWM vectors. In this work the derivative... Read More about Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors.

Community power flow control for peak demand reduction and energy cost savings (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Pholboon, S., Sumner, M., & Kounnos, P. (in press). Community power flow control for peak demand reduction and energy cost savings.

The increase in penetration of renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind, and high peak load demand can cause grid network security issues. The incorporation of demand side management and energy storage devices can provide a solution to these p... Read More about Community power flow control for peak demand reduction and energy cost savings.

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.

Development of a battery energy loss observer based on improved equivalent circuit modelling (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Fares, A., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2016). Development of a battery energy loss observer based on improved equivalent circuit modelling. . https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2016.7695602

This paper proposes a new energy loss observer for batteries that has a good accuracy and low complexity. This observer can provide a support for battery management systems (BMS) in terms of predicting battery energy loss and/or battery internal temp... Read More about Development of a battery energy loss observer based on improved equivalent circuit modelling.