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OPTIMISED – Developing a State of the Art System for Production Planning for Industry 4.0 in the Construction Industry -Based Optimisation (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Teufl, S., Owa, K., Steinhauer, D., Castro, E., Herries, G., John, R., & Ratchev, S. (2018). OPTIMISED – Developing a State of the Art System for Production Planning for Industry 4.0 in the Construction Industry -Based Optimisation. In M. Peruzzini, M. Pellicciari, C. Bil, J. Stjepandić, & N. Wognum (Eds.), Transdisciplinary Engineering Methods for Social Innovation of Industry 4.0 : Proceedings of the 25th ISPE Inc. International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering, July 3 – 6, 2018 (731-740). https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-898-3-731

© 2018 The authors and IOS Press. Although it is not uncommon to have a predictive model of a factory, these models are often simplistic in nature. Such models rarely reflect the current operating performance of the system, use simple and separate da... Read More about OPTIMISED – Developing a State of the Art System for Production Planning for Industry 4.0 in the Construction Industry -Based Optimisation.

A novel immense configurations of boost converter for renewable energy application (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Maroti, P. K., Padmanaban, S., Blaabjerg, F., Ionel, D., & Wheeler, P. (2018). A novel immense configurations of boost converter for renewable energy application

A three immense configurations of boost converter for renewable energy application is presented in the paper. The Voltage Lift Switched Inductor (VLSI) structure is pledge to extra high voltage conversion. The proposed work represent the modified hig... Read More about A novel immense configurations of boost converter for renewable energy application.

Modulated Optimal Model Predictive Control for Variable Speed Gen-Sets (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Bigarelli, L., Lidozzi, A., Di Benedetto, M., Solero, L., Odhano, S., & Zanchetta, P. (2018). Modulated Optimal Model Predictive Control for Variable Speed Gen-Sets. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (6859-6865). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8558374

This paper 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 i... Read More about Modulated Optimal Model Predictive Control for Variable Speed Gen-Sets.

A Novel Phase-lock Loop with Feed-back Repetitive Controller for Robustness to Periodic Disturbance in Three-phase Systems (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Tang, M., Bifaretti, S., Pipolo, S., Odhano, S., & Zanchetta, P. (2018). A Novel Phase-lock Loop with Feed-back Repetitive Controller for Robustness to Periodic Disturbance in Three-phase Systems. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (2691-2697). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8557691

While power networks evolve towards the new concept of smart grids, with the proliferation of power electronics embedded systems and distributed generation, the insurgence of system unbalance and voltage harmonic distortion, become more and more freq... Read More about A Novel Phase-lock Loop with Feed-back Repetitive Controller for Robustness to Periodic Disturbance in Three-phase Systems.

Performance Analysis of H- 2 Optimally Controlled Three-Phase Grids (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Dewar, D., Li, K., Formentini, A., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2018). Performance Analysis of H- 2 Optimally Controlled Three-Phase Grids. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (2258-2264). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8558087

Embedded electrical grids are comprised of multiple interconnected power converters, and have been recently adopted widely into applications such as micro-grids, electrical ships and More Electric Aircraft (MEA). Key aims of MEA research include redu... Read More about Performance Analysis of H- 2 Optimally Controlled Three-Phase Grids.

Analysis and design of position and velocity estimation scheme for PM servo motor drive with binary Hall sensors (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Ni, O., Yang, M., Odhano, S. A., Zanchetta, P., Liu, X., & Xu, D. (2018). Analysis and design of position and velocity estimation scheme for PM servo motor drive with binary Hall sensors. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8558123

With the increasing demand of low-cost, high-efficiency, high performance for AC motor drive system, the permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) with binary Hall sensors begins to be adopted in many fields. Compared with sensorless control, the usa... Read More about Analysis and design of position and velocity estimation scheme for PM servo motor drive with binary Hall sensors.

MPC Using Modulated Optimal Voltage Vector for Voltage Source Inverter with LC Output Filter (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Odhano, S., Zanchetta, P., Tang, M., & Silva, C. A. (2018). MPC Using Modulated Optimal Voltage Vector for Voltage Source Inverter with LC Output Filter. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (6865-6871). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8557774

Voltage source inverters with LC output filters are widely used for high-quality output of ac power supplies. They are also a potential solution for embedded electrical networks in more-electrical aircraft of the future. In this paper, a recently dev... Read More about MPC Using Modulated Optimal Voltage Vector for Voltage Source Inverter with LC Output Filter.

Optimized control design for power converters in power electronics embedded networks integrating grid model identification (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Li, K., Dewar, D., Formentini, A., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2018). Optimized control design for power converters in power electronics embedded networks integrating grid model identification. In 2018 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS2018). https://doi.org/10.1109/IAS.2018.8544592

© 2018 IEEE The proliferation of power electronics systems and distributed generation in modern power networks has raised important issues regarding the effects that interconnected converters systems can have on the performance and stability of the w... Read More about Optimized control design for power converters in power electronics embedded networks integrating grid model identification.

Modulated Model Predictive Direct Power Control of DFIM Considering Magnetic Saturation Effects (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Odhano, S., Zanchetta, P., Rubino, S., & Bojoi, R. (2018). Modulated Model Predictive Direct Power Control of DFIM Considering Magnetic Saturation Effects. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (5442-5449). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8557794

In this paper, an optimal voltage vector based model predictive control strategy is investigated for the direct power control of a doubly fed induction machine. The model predictive control computes optimal voltage vector that minimizes the error in... Read More about Modulated Model Predictive Direct Power Control of DFIM Considering Magnetic Saturation Effects.

Torque Quality Improvement of an Open-End Winding PMSM (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Hunter, N., Cox, T., Zanchetta, P., Odhano, S. A., & Rovere, L. (2018). Torque Quality Improvement of an Open-End Winding PMSM. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (4254-4261). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8558051

This paper proposes a new closed-loop control strategy which improves the quality of the torque output of an open-end winding (OEW) permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) with common DC bus. Such a configuration provides a path for the zero sequen... Read More about Torque Quality Improvement of an Open-End Winding PMSM.

Non-Intrusive Online Stator Temperature Estimation for Open-End Winding PMSM (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Hunter, N., Cox, T., Zanchetta, P., Odhano, S. A., & Rovere, L. (2018). Non-Intrusive Online Stator Temperature Estimation for Open-End Winding PMSM. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (6845-6851). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8558475

This paper proposes a new method for online identification of stator winding temperature for an open-end winding (OEW) permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). The method exploits the zero sequence current (ZSC) due to the third harmonic back elect... Read More about Non-Intrusive Online Stator Temperature Estimation for Open-End Winding PMSM.

Disturbance-Observer Assisted Controller for Stand-Alone Four-Leg Voltage Source Inverter (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Di Benedetto, M., Lidozzi, A., Solero, L., Tang, M., Formentini, A., & Zanchetta, P. (2018). Disturbance-Observer Assisted Controller for Stand-Alone Four-Leg Voltage Source Inverter. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (2265-2270). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8558023

In this paper, a newly disturbance-observer based control strategy for stand-alone four-leg VSI has been proposed and analyzed. The disturbance-observer operates together with a simple and effective resonant controller in order to regulate the invert... Read More about Disturbance-Observer Assisted Controller for Stand-Alone Four-Leg Voltage Source Inverter.

Study of a Silicon Carbide MOSFET Power Module to Establish the Benefits of Adding Anti-parallel Schottky Diodes (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Trentin, A., Hind, D., Degano, M., Tighe, C., Arevalo, S. L., Yang, L., …Packwood, M. (2018). Study of a Silicon Carbide MOSFET Power Module to Establish the Benefits of Adding Anti-parallel Schottky Diodes. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (1829-1836). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8557415

The majority of commercial Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET based power modules available on the market today also include SiC Schottky diodes placed in anti-parallel with the MOSFETs. Using an accurate electrical and thermal simulation model this paper... Read More about Study of a Silicon Carbide MOSFET Power Module to Establish the Benefits of Adding Anti-parallel Schottky Diodes.

Real-Time Implicit Model Predictive Control for 3-phase VSI (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Sabatini, V., Lidozzi, A., Solero, L., Formentini, A., Zanchetta, P., & Bifaretti, S. (2018). Real-Time Implicit Model Predictive Control for 3-phase VSI. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (4015-4020). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8557623

This paper deals with the real time implementation of an Implicit Model Predictive Control strategy applied to a 3-phase Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) in stand-alone applications. Solving the optimization problem online with a sufficiently short samp... Read More about Real-Time Implicit Model Predictive Control for 3-phase VSI.

A Unidirectional Flying Chain-link Modular Multilevel Rectifier (FCL-MMR) with Reduced Energy Storage for Offshore Wind Integration (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Tardelli, F., Costabeber, A., Jankovic, M., Clare, J., & Zanchetta, P. (2018). A Unidirectional Flying Chain-link Modular Multilevel Rectifier (FCL-MMR) with Reduced Energy Storage for Offshore Wind Integration. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (2931-2937). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8558413

© 2018 IEEE. In recent years, the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) has been widely recognised as the state-of-art for AC/DC conversion stages in the integration of offshore wind energy through HVDC links. The MMC guarantees high power quality, effi... Read More about A Unidirectional Flying Chain-link Modular Multilevel Rectifier (FCL-MMR) with Reduced Energy Storage for Offshore Wind Integration.

Exploring the Use of Mid-Air Ultrasonic Feedback to Enhance Automotive User Interfaces (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Harrington, K., Large, D. R., Burnett, G., & Georgiou, O. (2018). Exploring the Use of Mid-Air Ultrasonic Feedback to Enhance Automotive User Interfaces. In AutomotiveUI '18: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (11-20). https://doi.org/10.1145/3239060.3239089

© 2018 ACM. Employing a 2×2 within-subjects design, forty-eight experienced drivers (28 male, 20 female) undertook repeated button selection and 'slider-bar' manipulation tasks, to compare a traditional touchscreen with a virtual mid-air gesture inte... Read More about Exploring the Use of Mid-Air Ultrasonic Feedback to Enhance Automotive User Interfaces.

An extended pressure range comparison of the blower door and novel pulse method for measuring the airtightness of two outdoor chambers with different levels of airtightness (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Wood, C., Zheng, X., Vega Pasos, A., Hsu, Y., & Smith, L. (2018). An extended pressure range comparison of the blower door and novel pulse method for measuring the airtightness of two outdoor chambers with different levels of airtightness. In Proceedings of 39th AIVC - 7th TightVent & 5th venticool Conference, Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, France, 18-19 September 2018 (915-925)

The steady pressurisation method measures the building leakage in a range of high pressures, typically 10-60 Pa. It is implemented by creating a steady pressure difference across the building envelope and measuring the corresponding airflow exchange... Read More about An extended pressure range comparison of the blower door and novel pulse method for measuring the airtightness of two outdoor chambers with different levels of airtightness.

Experimental study of enclosure airtightness of an outdoor chamber using the pulse technique and blower door method under various leakage and wind conditions (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Zheng, X., Mazzon, J., Wallis, I., & Wood, C. J. (2018). Experimental study of enclosure airtightness of an outdoor chamber using the pulse technique and blower door method under various leakage and wind conditions. In N/A (352-362)

This paper introduces an experimental study of enclosure airtightness testing of an outdoor chamber using both the pulse technique and the blower door method. This investigation is a 2nd stage comparison study following the previous testing of a hous... Read More about Experimental study of enclosure airtightness of an outdoor chamber using the pulse technique and blower door method under various leakage and wind conditions.

Characterisation and modelling of complex textile geometries using TexGen (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Brown, L. P., Endruweit, A., Long, A., & Jones, I. A. (2018). Characterisation and modelling of complex textile geometries using TexGen. . https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/406/1/012024

TexGen is open source software developed at the University of Nottingham for the geometric 3D modelling of textiles and textile composites. It has a large number of users worldwide and underpins a significant number of research publications. Whil... Read More about Characterisation and modelling of complex textile geometries using TexGen.

New inverting modified CUK converter configurations with switched inductor (MCCSI) for high-voltage/low-current renewable applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Maroti, P. K., Padmanaban, S., Bhaskar, M. S., Blaabjerg, F., & Wheeler, P. (2018). New inverting modified CUK converter configurations with switched inductor (MCCSI) for high-voltage/low-current renewable applications.

Inverting Modified CUK Converter with Switched Inductor (MCCSI) configurations are articulated in the paper for high-voltage and low-current renewable energy applications. Based on the Switched Inductor (SI) position in MCC converter, four new modifi... Read More about New inverting modified CUK converter configurations with switched inductor (MCCSI) for high-voltage/low-current renewable applications.