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The Rebirth of the Current Source Inverter: Advantages for Aerospace Motor Design (2019)
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Madonna, V., Migliazza, G., Giangrande, P., Lorenzani, E., Buticchi, G., & Galea, M. (2019). The Rebirth of the Current Source Inverter: Advantages for Aerospace Motor Design. IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine, 13(4), 65-76. https://doi.org/10.1109/MIE.2019.2936319

© 2007-2011 IEEE. It is well known and widely accepted that the voltage source inverter (VSI) now dominates the world of electrical drives. Its success is probably due to its simplicity, high efficiency, and the widespread availability of VSs. This p... Read More about The Rebirth of the Current Source Inverter: Advantages for Aerospace Motor Design.

Quantitative phase and polarization imaging through an optical fiber applied to detection of early esophageal tumorigenesis (2019)
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Gordon, G. S. D., Joseph, J., Alcolea, M. P., Sawyer, T., Williams, C., Fitzpatrick, C. R. M., …Bohndiek, S. E. (2019). Quantitative phase and polarization imaging through an optical fiber applied to detection of early esophageal tumorigenesis. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 24(12), Article 126004. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.24.12.126004

© The Authors. Published by SPIE under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. Distribution or reproduction of this work in whole or in part requires full attribution of the original publication, including its DOI. Phase and polarization... Read More about Quantitative phase and polarization imaging through an optical fiber applied to detection of early esophageal tumorigenesis.

PWM-Based Optimal Model Predictive Control for Variable Speed Generating Units (2019)
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Bigarelli, L., di Benedetto, M., Lidozzi, A., Solero, L., Odhano, S. A., & Zanchetta, P. (2020). PWM-Based Optimal Model Predictive Control for Variable Speed Generating Units. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 56(1), 541-550. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2019.2955662

This article investigates the dc-link voltage control of an active rectifier that is supplied by a variable speed permanent magnet synchronous generator. This configuration is commonly encountered in gearless wind energy conversion systems as well as... Read More about PWM-Based Optimal Model Predictive Control for Variable Speed Generating Units.

A Fast Diagnosis Method for Both IGBT Faults and Current Sensor Faults in Grid-Tied Three-Phase Inverters With Two Current Sensors (2019)
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Li, Z., Wheeler, P., Watson, A., Costabeber, A., Wang, B., Ren, Y., …Ma, H. (2020). A Fast Diagnosis Method for Both IGBT Faults and Current Sensor Faults in Grid-Tied Three-Phase Inverters With Two Current Sensors. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 35(5), 5267-5278. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2019.2946692

© 1986-2012 IEEE. This article considers fault detection in the case of a three-phase three-wire (3P3W) inverter, when only two current sensors are used to save cost or due to a faulty current sensor. With two current sensors, there is no current met... Read More about A Fast Diagnosis Method for Both IGBT Faults and Current Sensor Faults in Grid-Tied Three-Phase Inverters With Two Current Sensors.

Design and Experimental Validation of a Wire-Bond-Less 10-kV SiC MOSFET Power Module (2019)
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DiMarino, C., Mouawad, B., Johnson, C. M., Wang, M., Tan, Y., Lu, G., …Burgos, R. (2020). Design and Experimental Validation of a Wire-Bond-Less 10-kV SiC MOSFET Power Module. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 8(1), 381-394. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2019.2944138

Wide bandgap (WBG) power devices with voltage ratings exceeding 10 kV have the potential to revolutionize medium-and high-voltage systems due to their high-speed switching and lower ON-state losses. However, the present power module packages are limi... Read More about Design and Experimental Validation of a Wire-Bond-Less 10-kV SiC MOSFET Power Module.

A Novel Modular Multiport Converter for Enhancing the Performance of Photovoltaic-Battery Based Power Systems (2019)
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Fares, A. M., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2019). A Novel Modular Multiport Converter for Enhancing the Performance of Photovoltaic-Battery Based Power Systems. Applied Sciences, 9(19), https://doi.org/10.3390/app9193948

This paper introduces a novel multiport power converter with modular architecture for photovoltaic (PV)-battery based power systems. Compared to conventional centralized multiport converters, the proposed converter significantly improves the utilizat... Read More about A Novel Modular Multiport Converter for Enhancing the Performance of Photovoltaic-Battery Based Power Systems.

Automated virtual reality (VR) cognitive therapy for patients with psychosis: study protocol for a single-blind parallel group randomised controlled trial (gameChange) (2019)
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Freeman, D., Yu, L., Kabir, T., Martin, J., Craven, M., Leal, J., …Waite, F. (2019). Automated virtual reality (VR) cognitive therapy for patients with psychosis: study protocol for a single-blind parallel group randomised controlled trial (gameChange). BMJ Open, 9(8), e031606. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031606

Introduction Many patients with psychosis experience everyday social situations as anxiety-provoking. The fears can arise, for example, from paranoia, hallucinations, social anxiety or negative-self beliefs. The fears lead patients to withdraw from a... Read More about Automated virtual reality (VR) cognitive therapy for patients with psychosis: study protocol for a single-blind parallel group randomised controlled trial (gameChange).

Dual-Pulse Mode Control of a High-Speed Doubly Salient Electromagnetic Machine for Loss Reduction and Speed Range Extension (2019)
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Yu, L., Zhang, Z., Bian, Z., Gerada, D., & Gerada, C. (2019). Dual-Pulse Mode Control of a High-Speed Doubly Salient Electromagnetic Machine for Loss Reduction and Speed Range Extension. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(6), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2019.2931253

In this paper, a dual-pulse mode control of a high-speed doubly salient electromagnetic machine (DSEM) for efficiency improvement over a wide speed range is investigated and implemented. The dual-pulse mode control method and operation principle are... Read More about Dual-Pulse Mode Control of a High-Speed Doubly Salient Electromagnetic Machine for Loss Reduction and Speed Range Extension.

Control and Experimental Validation of the Series Bridge Modular Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications (2019)
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Martinez Diez, C., Costabeber, A., Tardelli, F., Trainer, D., & Clare, J. (2019). Control and Experimental Validation of the Series Bridge Modular Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 35(3), 2389-2401. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2019.2929862

© 1986-2012 IEEE. The series bridge converter (SBC) is a modular multilevel converter (MMC) recently developed to enhance power density in high-voltage high-power applications. The MMC is a well-established solution, widely researched, and exploited... Read More about Control and Experimental Validation of the Series Bridge Modular Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications.

Challenges of the optimization of a high-speed induction machine for naval applications (2019)
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Buticchi, G., Gerada, D., Alberti, L., Galea, M., Wheeler, P., Bozhko, S., …Gerada, C. (2019). Challenges of the optimization of a high-speed induction machine for naval applications. Energies, 12(12), Article 2431. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122431

In several industrial sectors, induction machines are being replaced with permanent magnet based alternatives, owing to the potential for higher power density and efficiency. However, high-speed applications feature a wide flux-weakening region, wher... Read More about Challenges of the optimization of a high-speed induction machine for naval applications.

Three‐dimensional damage morphologies of thermomechanically deformed sintered nanosilver die attachments for power electronics modules (2019)
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Agyakwa, P., Dai, J., Li, J., Mouawad, B., Yang, L., Corfield, M., & Johnson, C. (2019). Three‐dimensional damage morphologies of thermomechanically deformed sintered nanosilver die attachments for power electronics modules. Journal of Microscopy, 277(3), 140-153. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.12803

© 2019 The Authors. Journal of Microscopy published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal Microscopical Society. A time-lapse study of thermomechanical fatigue damage has been undertaken using three-dimensional X-ray computer tomography. Morp... Read More about Three‐dimensional damage morphologies of thermomechanically deformed sintered nanosilver die attachments for power electronics modules.

Model-Predictive-Control for Dual-Active-Bridge Converters Supplying Pulsed Power Loads in Naval DC Micro-grids (2019)
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Chen, L., Shao, S., Xiao, Q., Tarisciotti, L., Wheeler, P. W., & Dragicevic, T. (2019). Model-Predictive-Control for Dual-Active-Bridge Converters Supplying Pulsed Power Loads in Naval DC Micro-grids. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 35(2), 1957-1966. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2019.2917450

Pulsed-Power-Loads (PPLs) are becoming prevalent in medium-voltage naval DC micro-grids. To alleviate their effects on the system, energy storages are commonly installed. For optimal performance, their interface converters need to have fast dynamics... Read More about Model-Predictive-Control for Dual-Active-Bridge Converters Supplying Pulsed Power Loads in Naval DC Micro-grids.

Hybrid photonic-plasmonic platform for high-throughput single-molecule studies (2019)
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Mossayebi, M., Parini, A., Wright, A. J., Somekh, M. G., Bellanca, G., & Larkins, E. C. (2019). Hybrid photonic-plasmonic platform for high-throughput single-molecule studies. Optical Materials Express, 9(6), 2511-2522. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.9.002511

We present the design and numerical characterization of a hybrid photonic-plasmonic nanoresonator comprised of a 2D photonic crystal (PhC) cavity, a gold bowtie nanoantenna (BNA) and a silicon dioxide, SiO2, spacer. This device is designed to serve a... Read More about Hybrid photonic-plasmonic platform for high-throughput single-molecule studies.

Extended signal-correction observer and application to aircraft navigation (2019)
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Wang, X., & Wang, W. (2019). Extended signal-correction observer and application to aircraft navigation. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(4), 3149-3156. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2019.2912782

An extended signal-correction observer (ES-CO) is presented for signals correction and estimation, which not only can reject the large measurement error, but also the system uncertainty can be estimated, in spite of the existence of intense stochasti... Read More about Extended signal-correction observer and application to aircraft navigation.