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Reliability oriented thermal management of aircraft power converters (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Harikumaran, J., Buticchi, G., MIgliazza, G., Wheeler, P., & Galea, M. (2020). Reliability oriented thermal management of aircraft power converters. In 2020 IEEE 9th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (IPEMC2020-ECCE Asia) (1590-1594). https://doi.org/10.1109/IPEMC-ECCEAsia48364.2020.9367638

On board electrical power generation continue to increase as more aircraft systems are being electrified. Increasingly power converters are the interface of power generation and electrical loads in aircrafts. Reliability of aircraft power electronics... Read More about Reliability oriented thermal management of aircraft power converters.

Machine Learning Based Correction Model in PMSM Power Loss Estimation for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Gao, Y., Yang, T., Wang, X., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2020). Machine Learning Based Correction Model in PMSM Power Loss Estimation for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. In 2020 23rd International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS) (1940-1944). https://doi.org/10.23919/ICEMS50442.2020.9290844

This study utilizes the machine learning (ML) technique to estimate the power loss of surface-mounted Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) for More-Electric Aircraft (MEA). Existing approaches do not consider ML methods in power loss calculation... Read More about Machine Learning Based Correction Model in PMSM Power Loss Estimation for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Savi, F., Barater, D., Buticchi, G., Wheeler, P., & Gerada, C. (2020). Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iecon43393.2020.9254985

One of the challenges brought forward by the gradual electrification undertaken by the aviation sector is the requirement of fault tolerance for machine drive systems to be used for critical on-board tasks such as propulsion or primary flight surface... Read More about Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators.

Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of Isolated DC/DC Modular Multilevel Converter (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Akbar, S. M., Hasan, A., Watson, A., Wheeler, P., & Odhano, S. (2020). Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of Isolated DC/DC Modular Multilevel Converter. . https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON43393.2020.9254434

© 2020 IEEE. Isolated DC/DC modular multilevel converters (MMC) consisting of two MMCs isolated by a transformer are one of the converter topologies being considered used for DC/DC conversion in HVDC transmission. Two level modulation can be used to... Read More about Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of Isolated DC/DC Modular Multilevel Converter.

Thermal Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Rocca, A. L., Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., & Wheeler, P. (2020). Thermal Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator

This paper presents a combined electromagnetic and thermal design of integrated inductor, for the application of a 45kW aircraft starter-generator. The inductor is designed at high current density by using the apporach ofarea product, followed by the... Read More about Thermal Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator.

A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Machine with Matrix Converter (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Zhao, X., Wang, H., Dan, H., Di, Z., Sun, Y., Su, M., …Wheeler, P. (2020). A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Machine with Matrix Converter. In Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition 2020 (2526-2528). https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124209

This paper proposes a cascade proportional-integral continuous second-order sliding mode control method for brushless doubly-fed induction machine. This method consists of the speed out-loop proportional-integral controller and the current inner-loop... Read More about A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Machine with Matrix Converter.

Predictive Torque Control with Fixed Switching Frequency for Induction Motor Drives (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Riveros, J. A., Rivera, M., Rodriguez, C., Galea, M., Buticchi, G., & Wheeler, P. (2020). Predictive Torque Control with Fixed Switching Frequency for Induction Motor Drives. In Proceedings: 2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT) (211-216). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIT45562.2020.9067232

Predictive torque control is one of the most considered high-performance methods for variable-speed applications. This scheme is characterised by a flexible architecture that provides a fast torque/flux response, while its operation reports variable... Read More about Predictive Torque Control with Fixed Switching Frequency for Induction Motor Drives.

Active and Reactive Power Control based on Predictive Voltage Control in a Six-Phase Generation System using Modular Matrix Converters (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Toledo, S., Ayala, M., Maqueda, E., Gregor, R., Renault, A., Rivera, M., …Wheeler, P. (2020). Active and Reactive Power Control based on Predictive Voltage Control in a Six-Phase Generation System using Modular Matrix Converters. In Proceedings: 2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT) (1059-1065). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIT45562.2020.9067285

Renewable energy generation systems under distributed generation frame emerges as a plausible solution for nowadays growing world energy demands. In this context multiphase wind generation systems are a feasible option that consist of renewable AC so... Read More about Active and Reactive Power Control based on Predictive Voltage Control in a Six-Phase Generation System using Modular Matrix Converters.

Control Strategy and Communication Architecture for Power Sharing in Microgrids (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Salgueiro, Y., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. W. (2020). Control Strategy and Communication Architecture for Power Sharing in Microgrids. In Proceedings: 2020 IEEE International Conferenceon Industrial Technology (1167-1172). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIT45562.2020.9067288

The increasing needs of control, security and generation capacity of microgrids, has raised the complexity of the network and have allowed the evolution of architecture as a cluster. This increase in complexity demands control strategies in real-time... Read More about Control Strategy and Communication Architecture for Power Sharing in Microgrids.

Recent Advances of Predictive Control in Power Converters (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. W. (2020). Recent Advances of Predictive Control in Power Converters. In Proceedings: 2020 IEEE International Conferenceon Industrial Technology (1100-1105). https://doi.org/10.1109/icit45562.2020.9067169

Model-based predictive control (MPC) is an attractive solution for controlling power converters and drives. This research shows the most recent alternatives of predictive control techniques proposed in the literature to solve control problems in powe... Read More about Recent Advances of Predictive Control in Power Converters.

Architectures for Microgrids Interconnection (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Diaz, F., Rivera, M., Chavez, H., & Wheeler, P. (2020). Architectures for Microgrids Interconnection. In Proceedings: 2020 IEEE International Conferenceon Industrial Technology (1121-1126). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIT45562.2020.9067130

Progress requires greater global energy interconnection. This paper presents an overview of the topologies and control techniques applied to microgrids, by means of an updated bibliographic research and the most relevant articles on the use of power... Read More about Architectures for Microgrids Interconnection.

Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Diaz, F., Rivera, M., Chevez, H., & Wheeler, P. (2020). Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid. In Proceedings: 2020 IEEE International Conferenceon Industrial Technology (630-635). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIT45562.2020.9067249

The technological development of Chile has lead to a major energy demand. This paper presents a description of the current reality of the Chilean electricity sector and its future. The vision and its advancements in Chile are matter of observation to... Read More about Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid.

Model Predictive Control Applied to the Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Perez-Guzmen, R. E., Rivera, M., Riveros, J. A., Herrera, F., & Wheeler, P. W. (2020). Model Predictive Control Applied to the Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter. In Proceedings: 2020 IEEE International Conferenceon Industrial Technology (493-498). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIT45562.2020.9067298

Model-based predictive control is one of the most used strategies for power converters. Its popularity is due to the simple inclusion of several regulation objectives in the control law, which is a desired feature for multilevel voltage source invert... Read More about Model Predictive Control Applied to the Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter.

Model-based Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Rivera, M., Vicencio, N., & Wheeler, P. W. (2020). Model-based Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters. In Proceedings: 2020 IEEE International Conferenceon Industrial Technology (499-504). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIT45562.2020.9067217

In the last year model predictive control strategy has emerged as a good alternative for the control of power converters. This research proposes a new model-based predictive control strategy for a voltage source inverter, operating at variable and fi... Read More about Model-based Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters.