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Predictive analytics for enhancing travel time estimation in navigation apps of Apple, Google, and Microsoft (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Amirian, P., Basiri, A., & Morley, J. (2016). Predictive analytics for enhancing travel time estimation in navigation apps of Apple, Google, and Microsoft. In Proceedings of the 9th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on Computational Transportation Science - IWCTS '16 (31-36). https://doi.org/10.1145/3003965.3003976

The explosive growth of the location-enabled devices coupled with the increasing use of Internet services has led to an increasing awareness of the importance and usage of geospatial information in many applications. The mobile navigation apps (often... Read More about Predictive analytics for enhancing travel time estimation in navigation apps of Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

Compounding and rheometry of PLA nanocomposites with coated and uncoated hydroxyapatite nanoplatelets (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Tomczynska, M. M., Choong, G. Y., De Focatiis, D. S., Grant, D. M., & Parsons, A. J. (2016). Compounding and rheometry of PLA nanocomposites with coated and uncoated hydroxyapatite nanoplatelets. In PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGIONAL CONFERENCE GRAZ 2015 – POLYMER PROCESSING SOCIETY PPS: Conference Papers. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4965480

Polylactic acid and novel nanoplatelets of hydroxyapatite (HANP) were compounded in a laboratory scale twin-screw extruder and injection moulded to shape. The effect of HANP loading content, between 1 wt% and 10 wt%, and of HANP surface coating with... Read More about Compounding and rheometry of PLA nanocomposites with coated and uncoated hydroxyapatite nanoplatelets.

Realising energy-aware communication over fading channels under QoS constraints (2016)
Conference Proceeding
You, M., & Sun, H. (2016). Realising energy-aware communication over fading channels under QoS constraints. In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Wireless Broadband (ICUWB). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2016.7790378

There exists a trade-off between energy consumption and spectral efficiency in wireless communication systems under quality of service (QoS) constraints. This paper studies the use of effective capacity theory to characterise the maximum supported ch... Read More about Realising energy-aware communication over fading channels under QoS constraints.

New configurations of power converters for grid interconnection systems (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., Toleda, S., Nasir, U., Costabeber, A., & Wheeler, P. (2016). New configurations of power converters for grid interconnection systems.

The increased penetration of renewable energy sources and other distributed energy sources has been seen nowadays. In this scenario power converters play a crucial role by providing the interconnection of these energy sources. This paper presents new... Read More about New configurations of power converters for grid interconnection systems.

Development of a battery energy loss observer based on improved equivalent circuit modelling (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Fares, A., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2016). Development of a battery energy loss observer based on improved equivalent circuit modelling. . https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2016.7695602

This paper proposes a new energy loss observer for batteries that has a good accuracy and low complexity. This observer can provide a support for battery management systems (BMS) in terms of predicting battery energy loss and/or battery internal temp... Read More about Development of a battery energy loss observer based on improved equivalent circuit modelling.

A high-power DC-DC converter based dual active bridge for MVDC grids on offshore wind farms (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Lee, Y., Vakil, G., Feldman, R., Watson, A. J., & Wheeler, P. (2016). A high-power DC-DC converter based dual active bridge for MVDC grids on offshore wind farms. In 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'16 ECCE Europe) (1-10). https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2016.7695573

This paper presents the steady-state analysis of a high power step-up DC-DC converter based three-phase dual active bridge (3DAB) for use as a medium voltage (MV) DC-DC collector of offshore wind farms. An optimization procedure for a high-power medi... Read More about A high-power DC-DC converter based dual active bridge for MVDC grids on offshore wind farms.

The application of the modular multilevel matrix converter in high-power wind turbines (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Diaz, M., Espinoza, M., Mora, A., Cardenas, R., & Wheeler, P. (2016). The application of the modular multilevel matrix converter in high-power wind turbines. In 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'16 ECCE Europe). https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2016.7695437

The trend in wind turbines has shown an ongoing power rating growth, reaching sizes up to 10 MW. Multilevel converters have therefore become a favourable solution for Multi-MW Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECSs), due to high efficiency, reliabilit... Read More about The application of the modular multilevel matrix converter in high-power wind turbines.

The Series Bridge Converter (SBC): A hybrid modular multilevel converter for HVDC applications (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Amankwah, E. K., Costabeber, A., Watson, A., Trainer, D., Jasim, O., Chivite-Zabalza, J., & Clare, J. (2016). The Series Bridge Converter (SBC): A hybrid modular multilevel converter for HVDC applications. In 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'16 ECCE Europe) (1-9). https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2016.7695361

This paper presents a novel hybrid modular multilevel voltage source converter suitable for HVDC applications. It has the advantages of other modular multilevel topologies and can be made more compact making it attractive for offshore stations and ci... Read More about The Series Bridge Converter (SBC): A hybrid modular multilevel converter for HVDC applications.

Design and implementation of magnetron power supply and emulator (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Abodhir, N., Watson, A. J., Ji, C., & Clare, J. C. (in press). Design and implementation of magnetron power supply and emulator. In 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'16 ECCE Europe) (1-10). https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2016.7695318

The paper presents a novel resonant based high performance power converter solution for industrial magnetron systems. Based the characteristics of the magnetron, an emulator prototype is also proposed to represent the magnetron load behaviour in a la... Read More about Design and implementation of magnetron power supply and emulator.

A low capacitance single-phase AC-DC converter with inherent power ripple decoupling (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Gottardo, D., De Lillo, L., Empringham, L., & Costabeber, A. (2016). A low capacitance single-phase AC-DC converter with inherent power ripple decoupling.

This paper proposes a new single-phase AC-DC conversion topology with inherent power ripple decoupling, based on the combination of a PWM H-bridge inverter, an AC side LC filter and a ZVS line commutated H-bridge. A capacitor on the AC side is used a... Read More about A low capacitance single-phase AC-DC converter with inherent power ripple decoupling.

A novel full soft-switching resonant power converter for mid-feeder voltage regulation of low voltage distribution network (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Ji, C., Watson, A. J., Clare, J. C., & Johnson, C. M. (2016). A novel full soft-switching resonant power converter for mid-feeder voltage regulation of low voltage distribution network. In 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'16 ECCE Europe) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2016.7695398

This paper presents a novel resonant based, high power density power electronics converter solution for mid-feeder voltage regulation of a low voltage (LV) distribution network. Owing to the use of high switching frequency operation and a full soft-s... Read More about A novel full soft-switching resonant power converter for mid-feeder voltage regulation of low voltage distribution network.

Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Klumpner, C., & Zargar, T. (2016). Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter.

This paper investigates two hybrid inverter topologies consisting of a slow switching DC/AC main voltage source inverter and output series connected low-voltage rated, fast switching auxiliary inverters that may be suitable for medium and high voltag... Read More about Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter.

Novel integrative options for passive filter inductor in high speed AC drives (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Raza Khowja, M., Gerada, C., Vakil, G., Wheeler, P., & Patel, C. (2016). Novel integrative options for passive filter inductor in high speed AC drives. In IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2016.7793661

This paper presents novel integration options for passive inductor which include: motor-shaped rotational and motor-shaped rotor-less inductor for high speed motor drive system. The novel options have been designed and their performance is compared w... Read More about Novel integrative options for passive filter inductor in high speed AC drives.

High speed drives review: machines, converters and applications (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Abebe, R., Di Nardo, M., Gerada, D., Lo Calzo, G., Papini, L., & Gerada, C. (2016). High speed drives review: machines, converters and applications.

The development of new power electronic device and high performance magnetic materials are the main technological factors that have led both industries and research community to focus their attention on high speed electrical drives. Several papers ha... Read More about High speed drives review: machines, converters and applications.

Modelling and control of the modular multilevel matrix converter and its application to wind energy conversion systems (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Diaz, M., Cardenas, R., Espinoza, M., Mora, A., & Wheeler, P. (2016). Modelling and control of the modular multilevel matrix converter and its application to wind energy conversion systems.

In the last past years, some countries are enforcing stringent grid codes to regulate the connection of Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECSs) to the electrical network, mainly because of the high penetration of electric power from this renewable sou... Read More about Modelling and control of the modular multilevel matrix converter and its application to wind energy conversion systems.

Oversampled deadbeat current control strategy for PMSM drives (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Rovere, L., Formentini, A., & Zanchetta, P. (2016). Oversampled deadbeat current control strategy for PMSM drives.

This paper presents a novel deadbeat current control approach for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs) drives capable of operating at a controller sampling frequency multiple of the power converter switching frequency. The proposed technique p... Read More about Oversampled deadbeat current control strategy for PMSM drives.

Minimization of electro-mechanical interaction with posicast strategies for more-electric aircraft applications (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Ahumada, C., Garvey, S. D., Yang, T., Kulsangcharoen, P., Wheeler, P., & Morvan, H. (2016). Minimization of electro-mechanical interaction with posicast strategies for more-electric aircraft applications.

This paper studies strategies to minimize the electromechanical interaction (EMI) within aircraft power systems. With the growth of electrical power on-board aircraft, the interaction between the electrical systems and the engine core will become sig... Read More about Minimization of electro-mechanical interaction with posicast strategies for more-electric aircraft applications.

Finite control set and modulated model predictive flux and current control for induction motor drives (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Odhano, S., Formentini, A., Zanchetta, P., Bojoi, R., & Tenconi, A. (2016). Finite control set and modulated model predictive flux and current control for induction motor drives.

The paper presents a new implementation of direct flux and current vector control of an induction motor drive using the techniques of model predictive control. The advantages offered by predictive control are used to enhance the dynamics of direct fl... Read More about Finite control set and modulated model predictive flux and current control for induction motor drives.