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Active Modulation Strategy for Capacitor Voltage Balancing of Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters in High-Speed Drives (2021)
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Guo, F., Yang, T., Li, C., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2021). Active Modulation Strategy for Capacitor Voltage Balancing of Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters in High-Speed Drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2021.3065605

In this paper, the equivalent relationship between the nearest-three-virtual space vector (NTV2) and carrier-based pulse-width-modulation (CBPWM) scheme is established based on space vector coordinate for a three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC)... Read More about Active Modulation Strategy for Capacitor Voltage Balancing of Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters in High-Speed Drives.

Optimization and Analysis of a High Power Density and Fault Tolerant Starter–Generator for Aircraft Application (2020)
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Wang, B., Vakil, G., Liu, Y., Yang, T., Zhang, Z., & Gerada, C. (2021). Optimization and Analysis of a High Power Density and Fault Tolerant Starter–Generator for Aircraft Application. Energies, 14(1), Article 113. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14010113

Permanent magnet synchronous machines provide many dramatic electromagnetic performances such as high efficiency and high power density, which make them more competitive in aircraft electrification, whereas, designing a permanent magnet starter–gener... Read More about Optimization and Analysis of a High Power Density and Fault Tolerant Starter–Generator for Aircraft Application.

Filter Design and Optimization of Electromechanical Actuation Systems Using Search and Surrogate Algorithms for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2020)
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Gao, Y., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Dragicevic, T. (2020). Filter Design and Optimization of Electromechanical Actuation Systems Using Search and Surrogate Algorithms for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 6(4), 1434-1447. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2020.3019729

In this paper, a dc filter design and optimization problem is studied for dc electrical power distribution systems onboard more-electric aircraft. Component sizing models are built to serve as the basis of the optimization whose objectives are mass a... Read More about Filter Design and Optimization of Electromechanical Actuation Systems Using Search and Surrogate Algorithms for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

Optimal filter design for power converters regulated by FCS-MPC in the MEA (2020)
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Gao, Y., Yang, T., Dragicevic, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Zheng, C. (2021). Optimal filter design for power converters regulated by FCS-MPC in the MEA. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 36(3), 3258-3268. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2020.3017862

For the DC electrical power distribution system onboard more electric aircraft, the voltage quality of DC bus is of a great concern since there could be significant harmonics distortions when feeding different power electronics loads. This problem ca... Read More about Optimal filter design for power converters regulated by FCS-MPC in the MEA.

A Low-Complexity Optimal Switching Time-Modulated Model-Predictive Control for PMSM With Three-Level NPC Converter (2020)
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Wang, Q., Yu, H., Li, C., Lang, X., Yeoh, S. S., Yang, T., …Wheeler, P. (2020). A Low-Complexity Optimal Switching Time-Modulated Model-Predictive Control for PMSM With Three-Level NPC Converter. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 6(3), 1188-1198. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2020.3012352

Conventional finite control set model-predictive control (FCS-MPC) presents a high computational burden, especially in three-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) converters. This article proposes a low-complexity optimal switching time-modulated model-p... Read More about A Low-Complexity Optimal Switching Time-Modulated Model-Predictive Control for PMSM With Three-Level NPC Converter.

An Enhanced Second Carrier Harmonic Cancellation Technique for Dual-Channel Enhanced Power Generation Centre Applications in More-Electric Aircraft (2020)
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Wang, C., Yang, T., Kulsangcharoen, P., & Bozhko, S. (2021). An Enhanced Second Carrier Harmonic Cancellation Technique for Dual-Channel Enhanced Power Generation Centre Applications in More-Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 68(7), 5683-5692. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2020.2998755

The more-electric aircraft concept has made extraction of electrical power from both high-pressure and low-pressure shaft of an aircraft engine essential for future aircraft. With each shaft driving one electrical generation channel, an advanced dual... Read More about An Enhanced Second Carrier Harmonic Cancellation Technique for Dual-Channel Enhanced Power Generation Centre Applications in More-Electric Aircraft.

A Modified Neutral Point Balancing Space Vector Modulation for Three-Level Neutral Point Clamped Converters in High-Speed Drives (2018)
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Li, C., Yang, T., Kulsangcharoen, P., Lo Calzo, G., Bozhko, S., Gerada, C., & Wheeler, P. (2018). A Modified Neutral Point Balancing Space Vector Modulation for Three-Level Neutral Point Clamped Converters in High-Speed Drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(2), 910-921. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2018.2835372

© 2018 IEEE. This paper describes a high-performance neutral point voltage balancing technique for a neutral point clamped (NPC) converter. Conventional neutral point voltage balancing methods do not function well under low power factor, low pulse ra... Read More about A Modified Neutral Point Balancing Space Vector Modulation for Three-Level Neutral Point Clamped Converters in High-Speed Drives.

The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems (2017)
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Gan, Y., Zhang, X., Li, H., Tong, Y., Shi, Y., & Yan, Y. (2017). The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems. Journal of Electrostatics, 87, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2017.05.003

An experimental study on electro-spraying from small-scale combustors is carried out using liquid ethanol as fuel. Two systems of electro-spraying are employed in the present study; one is a nozzle system (without a ring electrode) and the other is a... Read More about The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems.