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Technique for Processing of Continuous Carbon Fibre Reinforced PEEK for Fused Filament Fabrication (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pu, J., Saleh, E., Ashcroft, I., & Jones, A. (2019). Technique for Processing of Continuous Carbon Fibre Reinforced PEEK for Fused Filament Fabrication.

3D printing of light-weight and mechanically-strong structures facilitates several applications. 3D printing of continuous carbon fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone (PEEK) presents exciting possibilities as the high stiffness and strength of the h... Read More about Technique for Processing of Continuous Carbon Fibre Reinforced PEEK for Fused Filament Fabrication.

The Technical Challenges Facing the Integration of Small-Scale and Large-scale PV Systems into the Grid: A Critical Review (2019)
Journal Article
Alshahrani, A., Omer, S., Su, Y., Mohamed, E., & Alotaibi, S. (2019). The Technical Challenges Facing the Integration of Small-Scale and Large-scale PV Systems into the Grid: A Critical Review. Electronics, 8(12), Article 1443. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8121443

Decarbonisation, energy security and expanding energy access are the main driving forces behind the worldwide increasing attention in renewable energy. This paper focuses on the solar photovoltaic (PV) technology because, currently, it has the most a... Read More about The Technical Challenges Facing the Integration of Small-Scale and Large-scale PV Systems into the Grid: A Critical Review.

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Contusion: A Comparative Study on Small and Large Animal Models (2019)
Journal Article
Mukhamedshina, Y., Shulman, I., Ogurcov, S., Kostennikov, A., Zakirova, E., Akhmetzyanova, E., …Rizvanov, A. (2019). Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Contusion: A Comparative Study on Small and Large Animal Models. Biomolecules, 9(12), Article 811. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9120811

Here, we provide a first comparative study of the therapeutic potential of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow (BM-MSCs), adipose tissue (AD-MSCs), and dental pulp (DP-MSCs) embedded in fibrin matrix, in small (rat) and large (... Read More about Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Contusion: A Comparative Study on Small and Large Animal Models.

In vitro digestion of galactolipids from chloroplast-rich fraction (CRF) of postharvest pea vine field residue (halum) and spinach leaves (2019)
Journal Article
Wattanakul, J., Sahaka, M., Amara, S., Mansor, S., Gontero, B., Carrière, F., & Gray, D. (2019). In vitro digestion of galactolipids from chloroplast-rich fraction (CRF) of postharvest pea vine field residue (halum) and spinach leaves. Food and Function, 10(12), 7806-7817. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9FO01867K

The removal of intact chloroplasts from their cell wall confinement offers a novel way to obtain lipophilic nutrients from green biomass, especially carotenoids and galactolipids. These latter are the main membrane lipids in plants and they represent... Read More about In vitro digestion of galactolipids from chloroplast-rich fraction (CRF) of postharvest pea vine field residue (halum) and spinach leaves.

The Host of Heaven and the Divine Army: a reassessment (2019)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2019). The Host of Heaven and the Divine Army: a reassessment. Journal of Biblical Literature, 138(4), 741-755. https://doi.org/10.15699/jbl.1384.2019.3

That YHWH was perceived to command a divine army in the heavens brooks no argument. Traditionally, the phrase "host of heaven" (‫השׁמים‬ ‫)צבא‬ has been associated with this divine army. This article, however, reassesses the relevant evidence and argu... Read More about The Host of Heaven and the Divine Army: a reassessment.

Response to Comment on "Knight SR, et al.: The impact of preoperative immune modulating nutrition on outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for gastrointestinal cancer" (2019)
Journal Article
Adiamah, A., Skořepa, P., Weimann, A., & Lobo, D. N. (2019). Response to Comment on "Knight SR, et al.: The impact of preoperative immune modulating nutrition on outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for gastrointestinal cancer". Annals of Surgery, 270(6), e128-e129. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000003340

Active and Reactive Power Control based on an Inner Predictive Voltage Control Loop for AC generation systems with Direct Matrix Converter (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Toledo, S., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., Dragicevic, T., Caballero, D., Gregor, R., …Gavilan, F. (2019). Active and Reactive Power Control based on an Inner Predictive Voltage Control Loop for AC generation systems with Direct Matrix Converter. In 2019 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing (ROPEC) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ROPEC48299.2019.9057037

In order to satisfied the growing electrical energy demand around the world, renewable energy generation systems under distributed generation frame emerges as a plausible solution. In this context wind and micro-hydro generation systems consist of re... Read More about Active and Reactive Power Control based on an Inner Predictive Voltage Control Loop for AC generation systems with Direct Matrix Converter.

Direct Power Control of Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter for Flexible AC Transmission System Applications (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wheeler, P., Duran, A., Rojas, F., Diaz, M., & Ibaceta, E. (2019). Direct Power Control of Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter for Flexible AC Transmission System Applications. In 2019 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON47746.2019.8988098

The Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter (M3C) has been proposed as an appropriate alternative for high-power machines due to characteristics such as modularity, medium-voltage operation, high power quality and reliability. However, complex control sy... Read More about Direct Power Control of Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter for Flexible AC Transmission System Applications.

The Voltage Source Inverter (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gutierrez, R., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2019). The Voltage Source Inverter. In IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (1-4). https://doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON47746.2019.8988056

This paper presents the Voltage Source Inverter. On this paper it will be discussed its topology, mathematical model, switching states and the characteristic curves of the inverter. Moreover, the authors will analyze the concept of “dead time”, aimin... Read More about The Voltage Source Inverter.

Implementation of Predictive Control in a Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Herrera, F., Rivera, M., Riveros, J., & Wheeler, P. W. (2019). Implementation of Predictive Control in a Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter. In IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON47746.2019.8987536

In recent years, multilevel converters have established themselves as an efficient technology for the conversion of medium and high power. This research presents a NPC multilevel inverter topology, using two new control strategies: classical predicti... Read More about Implementation of Predictive Control in a Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter.

Architectures for Microgrids Interconnection (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Diaz, F., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Architectures for Microgrids Interconnection. In IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON47746.2019.8988091

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.

Wind Energy Development and Technology in the World: A Brief Overview (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elizondo, J. L., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Wind Energy Development and Technology in the World: A Brief Overview. In IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (1-5). https://doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON47746.2019.8987714

A brief overview of wind energy 2018 market status with short- and long-term projections will be presented, as well as the wind turbine technologies and market share. Furthermore, clean energy goals from the governments of Denmark, Mexico and Chile w... Read More about Wind Energy Development and Technology in the World: A Brief Overview.

Weighting Factor Design in Model Predictive Control for Power Converters (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. W. (2019). Weighting Factor Design in Model Predictive Control for Power Converters. In IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON47746.2019.8988109

Model-based predictive control is an important multi-objective control strategy in power converters, but it must be properly designed. This research shows different alternatives to improve the cost function in model-based predictive control. For this... Read More about Weighting Factor Design in Model Predictive Control for Power Converters.

Model Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Rivera, M., Vicencio, N., & Wheeler, P. W. (2019). Model Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters. In IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON47746.2019.8987470

Model-based predictive control is a recent alternative to improve the quality of the output in power converters. In this research, predictive current control is implemented in a voltage source inverter, operating at a variable switching frequency and... Read More about Model Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters.

Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Diaz, F., Rivera, M., Chavez, H., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid. In IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON47746.2019.8987663

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 develop a clearer picture for maintaining and increasing the penetration... Read More about Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid.

Predictive Control Strategies in Power Converters (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. W. (2019). Predictive Control Strategies in Power Converters. In IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies ( 1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON47746.2019.8987539

Model-based predictive control (MPC) is an attractive solution for controlling power converters. In this article the most recent investigations related to predictive control are addressed and the solutions proposed by the researchers are shown, illus... Read More about Predictive Control Strategies in Power Converters.

Investigating the impact of copper leaching on combustion characteristics and particulate emissions in HPCR diesel engines (2019)
Journal Article
La Rocca, A., Ferrante, A., Haffner-Staton, E., Cairns, A., Weilhard, A., Sans, V., …Laforgia, D. (2020). Investigating the impact of copper leaching on combustion characteristics and particulate emissions in HPCR diesel engines. Fuel, 263, Article 116719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116719

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Copper leaching in diesel fuel and its impact on combustion and emission characteristics of a Direct Injection High Pressure Common Rail (DI HPCR) diesel engine was investigated. This work was performed using a single cylinder Ric... Read More about Investigating the impact of copper leaching on combustion characteristics and particulate emissions in HPCR diesel engines.

Vitamin E acetate is not present in licit e‐cigarette products available on the UK market (2019)
Journal Article
Nyakutsikwa, B., Britton, J., Bogdanovica, I., & Langley, T. (2020). Vitamin E acetate is not present in licit e‐cigarette products available on the UK market. Addiction, 115(4), 782-783. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14920

Aims To determine whether nicotine-containing vaping products submitted to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) under the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 contain tetrahydrocannabinol or vitamin E acetate.... Read More about Vitamin E acetate is not present in licit e‐cigarette products available on the UK market.