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A four-legs matrix converter ground power unit with repetitive voltage control (2014)
Journal Article
Rohuma, W., Zanchetta, P., Wheeler, P., & Empringham, L. (2015). A four-legs matrix converter ground power unit with repetitive voltage control. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 62(4), https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2014.2379585

In this paper, a four-leg matrix converter is proposed as the power conversion core for aircraft ground power unit (GPU) applications. This structure allows easy management of unbalanced and nonlinear loads with minimal disruption of the power supply... Read More about A four-legs matrix converter ground power unit with repetitive voltage control.

Open circuit fault detection and diagnosis in matrix converters (2014)
Journal Article
Brunson, C., Empringham, L., De Lillo, L., Wheeler, P., & Clare, J. C. (2014). Open circuit fault detection and diagnosis in matrix converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 30(5), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2014.2364152

With the increased use of power electronics in aerospace, automotive, industrial, and energy generation sectors, the demand for highly reliable and power dense solutions has increased. Matrix converters become attractive when taking into account dema... Read More about Open circuit fault detection and diagnosis in matrix converters.

A hybrid inverter system for medium voltage applications using a low voltage auxiliary CSI (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Papadopoulos, S., Rashed, M., Klumpner, C., & Wheeler, P. (2014). A hybrid inverter system for medium voltage applications using a low voltage auxiliary CSI. In 2014 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ecce.2014.6953779

Hybrid converters consist of a main inverter processing the bulk of the power with poor waveform performance and a fast and versatile auxiliary inverter to correct the distortion. In this paper, the main converter is a medium voltage NPC inverter and... Read More about A hybrid inverter system for medium voltage applications using a low voltage auxiliary CSI.

Power conversion for a novel AC/DC aircraft electrical distribution system (2014)
Journal Article
Trentin, A., Zanchetta, P., Wheeler, P., & Clare, J. C. (2014). Power conversion for a novel AC/DC aircraft electrical distribution system. IET Electrical Systems in Transportation, 4(2), https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-est.2013.0005

This paper proposes a novel and compact AC/DC electrical distribution system for new generation aircraft. In these new aircraft power systems, all loads are fed by two dc bus systems: at 28V and at +/-270V. The electrical distribution system, whose d... Read More about Power conversion for a novel AC/DC aircraft electrical distribution system.

A Simple Current Control Strategy for a Four-Leg Indirect Matrix Converter (2014)
Journal Article
Garcia, C., Rivera, M., Lopez, M., Rodriguez, J., Pena, R., Wheeler, P., & Espinoza, J. (2015). A Simple Current Control Strategy for a Four-Leg Indirect Matrix Converter. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 30(4), 2275-2287. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2014.2321562

In this paper the experimental validation of a predictive current control strategy for a four-leg indirect matrix converter is presented. The four-leg indirect matrix converter can supply energy to an unbalanced three-phase load whilst providing a pa... Read More about A Simple Current Control Strategy for a Four-Leg Indirect Matrix Converter.

A hybrid inverter solution for medium voltage applications using series capacitor and a CSI Active Power Filter (SC-APF) (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Papadopoulos, S., Rashed, M., Klumpner, C., & Wheeler, P. (2014). A hybrid inverter solution for medium voltage applications using series capacitor and a CSI Active Power Filter (SC-APF). In 7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014). https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2014.0456

This paper proposes a new hybrid inverter solution for medium/high voltage applications that consists of a slow switching inverter using high voltage or series connected switching devices, fitted with a low kVA rated auxiliary current source inverter... Read More about A hybrid inverter solution for medium voltage applications using series capacitor and a CSI Active Power Filter (SC-APF).

Active DC voltage balancing PWM technique for high-power cascaded multilevel converters (2014)
Journal Article
Tarisciotti, L., Zanchetta, P., Watson, A. J., Bifaretti, S., Clare, J. C., & Wheeler, P. (2014). Active DC voltage balancing PWM technique for high-power cascaded multilevel converters. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 61(11), https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2014.2308139

In this paper a dedicated PWM technique specifically designed for single-phase (or four wire three-phase) multilevel Cascaded H-Bridge Converters is presented. The aim of the proposed technique is to minimize the DC-Link voltage unbalance, independen... Read More about Active DC voltage balancing PWM technique for high-power cascaded multilevel converters.

DC fault ride-through capability and STATCOM operation of a HVDC hybrid voltage source converter (2014)
Journal Article
Feldman, R., Farr, E., Watson, A. J., Clare, J. C., & Wheeler, P. (2014). DC fault ride-through capability and STATCOM operation of a HVDC hybrid voltage source converter. IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-gtd.2012.0713

HVDC transmission systems are becoming increasingly popular when compared to conventional AC transmission methods. HVDC voltage source converters (VSC) can offer advantages over traditional HVDC current source converter topologies; as such, it is exp... Read More about DC fault ride-through capability and STATCOM operation of a HVDC hybrid voltage source converter.

Experimental and analytical performance evaluation of SiC power devices in the matrix converter (2014)
Journal Article
Safari, S., Castellazzi, A., & Wheeler, P. (2014). Experimental and analytical performance evaluation of SiC power devices in the matrix converter. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 29(5), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2013.2289746

With the commercial availability of SiC power devices, their acceptance is expected grows in consideration to the excellent low switching loss, high temperature operation and high voltage rating capabilities of these devices. This paper presents the... Read More about Experimental and analytical performance evaluation of SiC power devices in the matrix converter.