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A Review of Control Techniques in Photovoltaic Systems (2020)
Journal Article
Murillo-Yarce, D., Alarcón-Alarcón, J., Rivera, M., Restrepo, C., Muñoz, J., Baier, C., & Wheeler, P. (2020). A Review of Control Techniques in Photovoltaic Systems. Sustainability, 12(24), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410598

Complex control structures are required for the operation of photovoltaic electrical energy systems. In this paper, a general review of the controllers used for photovoltaic systems is presented. This review is based on the most recent papers present... Read More about A Review of Control Techniques in Photovoltaic Systems.

Control Techniques for a Single-Phase Matrix Converter (2020)
Journal Article
Rivera, M., Rojas, S., Restrepo, C., Muñoz, J., Baier, C., & Wheeler, P. (2020). Control Techniques for a Single-Phase Matrix Converter. Energies, 13(23), Article 6337. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13236337

The single-phase matrix converter is an AC-AC power topology which consists of six bidirectional switches and it is considered the key unit in cascade or multilevel configurations. In this paper, a comparison between two control techniques is present... Read More about Control Techniques for a Single-Phase Matrix Converter.

The Analysis Performance of a Grid-Connected 8.2 kWp Photovoltaic System in the Patagonia Region (2020)
Journal Article
Vidal, H., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., & Vicencio, N. (2020). The Analysis Performance of a Grid-Connected 8.2 kWp Photovoltaic System in the Patagonia Region. Sustainability, 12(21), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219227

Solar PV structures for locations at high latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are increasingly in the spotlight. The work reported in this paper analyses the behaviour of a grid-connected 8.2 kWp photovoltaic system to either feed on-s... Read More about The Analysis Performance of a Grid-Connected 8.2 kWp Photovoltaic System in the Patagonia Region.

A Low-Complexity Optimal Switching Time-Modulated Model-Predictive Control for PMSM With Three-Level NPC Converter (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, Q., Yu, H., Li, C., Lang, X., Yeoh, S. S., Yang, T., …Wheeler, P. (2020). A Low-Complexity Optimal Switching Time-Modulated Model-Predictive Control for PMSM With Three-Level NPC Converter. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 6(3), 1188-1198. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2020.3012352

Conventional finite control set model-predictive control (FCS-MPC) presents a high computational burden, especially in three-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) converters. This article proposes a low-complexity optimal switching time-modulated model-p... Read More about A Low-Complexity Optimal Switching Time-Modulated Model-Predictive Control for PMSM With Three-Level NPC Converter.

A Reduced Single-Phase Switched-Diode Cascaded Multilevel Inverter (2020)
Journal Article
Hosseinzadeh, M. A., Sarebanzadeh, M., Rivera, M., Babaei, E., & Wheeler, P. (2021). A Reduced Single-Phase Switched-Diode Cascaded Multilevel Inverter. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 9(3), 3556-3569. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2020.3010793

The cascaded multilevel inverters (MLIs) are suitable topologies when a high number of voltage levels are needed. Nonetheless, cascaded topologies possess the main drawback of a high number of power switches and gate drivers that make sophisticated c... Read More about A Reduced Single-Phase Switched-Diode Cascaded Multilevel Inverter.

Improved Predictive Control in Multi-Modular Matrix Converter for Six-Phase Generation Systems (2020)
Journal Article
Toledo, S., Maqueda, E., Rivera, M., Gregor, R., Wheeler, P., & Romero, C. (2020). Improved Predictive Control in Multi-Modular Matrix Converter for Six-Phase Generation Systems. Energies, 13(10), Article 2660. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13102660

Distributed generation systems are emerging as a good solution as part of the response to the world’s growing energy demand. In this context multi-phase wind generation systems are a feasible option. These systems consist of renewable AC sources whic... Read More about Improved Predictive Control in Multi-Modular Matrix Converter for Six-Phase Generation Systems.