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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.

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.

Near-field scanning and propagation of correlated low-frequency radiated emissions (2017)
Journal Article
Gradoni, G., Madenoor Ramapriya, D., Creagh, S. C., Tanner, G., Baharuddin, M. H., Nasser, H., …Thomas, D. W. (2017). Near-field scanning and propagation of correlated low-frequency radiated emissions. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 60(6), 2045-2048. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMC.2017.2778046

Electromagnetic radiation from complex printed circuit boards can occur over a broad frequency bandwidth, ranging from hundreds of MHz to tens of GHz. This is becoming a critical issue for assessment of EMC and interoperability as electronic componen... Read More about Near-field scanning and propagation of correlated low-frequency radiated emissions.

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.

Wigner-Function-Based Propagation of Stochastic Field Emissions from Planar Electromagnetic Sources (2017)
Journal Article
Gradoni, G., Arnault, L. R., Creagh, S. C., Tanner, G., Baharuddin, M. H., Smartt, C., & Thomas, D. W. (2018). Wigner-Function-Based Propagation of Stochastic Field Emissions from Planar Electromagnetic Sources. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 60(3), 580-588. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMC.2017.2738329

© 1964-2012 IEEE. Modeling the electromagnetic radiation from modern digital systems - acting effectively as extended stochastic sources as part of a complex architecture - is a challenging task. We follow an approach here based on measuring and prop... Read More about Wigner-Function-Based Propagation of Stochastic Field Emissions from Planar Electromagnetic Sources.

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.

An improved soil ionization representation to numerical simulation of impulsive grounding systems (2017)
Journal Article
Gazzana, D. S., Tronchoni, A. B., Leborgne, R. C., Bretas, A. S., Thomas, D. W. P., & Christopoulos, C. (2018). An improved soil ionization representation to numerical simulation of impulsive grounding systems. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 54(3), https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2017.2750019

This paper presents a hybrid method based on the transmission line modeling method (TLM) aiming to represent the soil ionization effect for grounding systems simulation. This natural phenomenon can be better represented by taking into account the var... Read More about An improved soil ionization representation to numerical simulation of impulsive grounding systems.

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.

Design and characterization of a diamond-shaped monopole antenna (2017)
Journal Article
Maricar, M. I., Bahar, A., Greedy, S., Smartt, C., Phang, S., Gradoni, G., …Thomas, D. W. P. (2017). Design and characterization of a diamond-shaped monopole antenna. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 59(10), 2695-2698. https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.30790

We report a new planar antenna design in the shape of a diamond. The performance of the antenna design is initially obtained through simulation, then fabricated, and its performance evaluated through experiment. Experimental characterization of the d... Read More about Design and characterization of a diamond-shaped monopole antenna.

Predicting harmonic distortion of multiple converters in a power system (2017)
Journal Article
Ivry, P. M., Oke, O. A., Thomas, D. W. P., & Sumner, M. (2017). Predicting harmonic distortion of multiple converters in a power system. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2017, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7621413

Various uncertainties arise in the operation and management of power systems containing Renewable Energy Sources (RES) that affect the systems power quality. These uncertainties may arise due to system parameter changes or design parameter choice. In... Read More about Predicting harmonic distortion of multiple converters in a power system.

Historical data based energy management in a microgrid with a hybrid energy storage system (2017)
Journal Article
Jia, K., Chen, Y., Bi, T., Lin, Y., Thomas, D. W., & Sumner, M. (2017). Historical data based energy management in a microgrid with a hybrid energy storage system. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 13(5), 2597-2605. https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2017.2700463

In a micro-grid, due to potential reverse output profiles of the Renewable Energy Source (RES) and the load, energy storage devices are employed to achieve high self-consumption of RES and to minimize power surplus flowing back into the main grid. Th... Read More about Historical data based energy management in a microgrid with a hybrid energy storage system.