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Comprehensive design optimization of a wind power converter using SiC technology (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Hussein, A., & Castellazzi, A. (2018). Comprehensive design optimization of a wind power converter using SiC technology. In 2018 International Conference on Smart Grid (icSmartGrid). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGWCP.2018.8634431

This paper proposes the joint electro-magnetic and electro-thermal design optimization of a three-phase two-level voltage-source inverter, referring to the specific operational conditions of wind power conversion applications. The reference power lev... Read More about Comprehensive design optimization of a wind power converter using SiC technology.

Variable frequency control and filter design for optimum energy extraction from a SiC wind inverter (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Hussein, A., & Castellazzi, A. (2018). Variable frequency control and filter design for optimum energy extraction from a SiC wind inverter. In 2018 International Power Electronics Conference (IPEC-Niigata 2018 -ECCE Asia) (2932-2937). https://doi.org/10.23919/IPEC.2018.8507493

This paper proposes the optimised control and filter design of a 12 kW 3-phase 2-level wind inverter specifically taking into account the intermittent nature of the input power. In particular, the applied control scheme aims at optimising the low-loa... Read More about Variable frequency control and filter design for optimum energy extraction from a SiC wind inverter.

Parametric study of optimum gate-resistance for performance and short-circuit robustness of novel half-bridge IGBT modules (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Cheraghinezhad, A., Hussein, A., Castellazzi, A., & Saito, K. (in press). Parametric study of optimum gate-resistance for performance and short-circuit robustness of novel half-bridge IGBT modules

This paper jointly investigates the switching performance and the short-circuit (S.C) turn off behavior of a novel half-bridge (2in1) IGBT power module concept with the low stray inductance (L?), which has been available in the market since 2015. Sin... Read More about Parametric study of optimum gate-resistance for performance and short-circuit robustness of novel half-bridge IGBT modules.

Individual device active cooling for enhanced system-level power density and more uniform temperature distribution (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Zeng, Y., Hussein, A., & Castellazzi, A. (2018). Individual device active cooling for enhanced system-level power density and more uniform temperature distribution. In 2018 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD) (471-474). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPSD.2018.8393705

This paper provides a method of individual device active cooling system to balance the temperature distribution of system-level power density. 3L-ANPC GaN inverter was used to test and prove the feasibility of it in using multi-level systems.

Dynamic performance analysis of a 3.3 kV SiC MOSFET half-bridge module with parallel chips and body-diode freewheeling (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Hussein, A., Mouawad, B., & Castellazzi, A. (2018). Dynamic performance analysis of a 3.3 kV SiC MOSFET half-bridge module with parallel chips and body-diode freewheeling. In 2018 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD) (463-466). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPSD.2018.8393703

Recently, 3.3 and 6.5 kV power MOSFETs have been introduced. Based on the 3.3 kV device, a 100 A half-bridge power module has been developed, using parallel chips for current scaling and relying exclusively on the use of the transistors body-diode fo... Read More about Dynamic performance analysis of a 3.3 kV SiC MOSFET half-bridge module with parallel chips and body-diode freewheeling.

Multi-Chip SiC MOSFET Power Modules for Standard Manufacturing, Mounting and Cooling (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Castellazzi, A., Fayyaz, A., Gurpinar, E., Hussein, A., Li, J., & Mouawad, B. (2018). Multi-Chip SiC MOSFET Power Modules for Standard Manufacturing, Mounting and Cooling. In The 2018 International Power Electronics Conference - EECE Asia - IPEC 2018 (130-136). https://doi.org/10.23919/IPEC.2018.8507834

Taking full advantage of the superior characteristics of SiC Power MOSFETs in the application requires the development of bespoke packaging solutions. Their design needs to thoroughly encompass electromagnetic and electro-thermal aspects to yield maj... Read More about Multi-Chip SiC MOSFET Power Modules for Standard Manufacturing, Mounting and Cooling.

Comparative evidence on the value relevance of IFRS-based accounting information in Germany and the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Elbakry, A. E., Nwachuksu, J. C., Abdou, H. A., & Elshandidy, T. (in press). Comparative evidence on the value relevance of IFRS-based accounting information in Germany and the UK. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 28, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2016.12.002

This paper uses panel cointegration with a corresponding vector error correction model (VECM) to investigate the changes in the value relevance of accounting information before and after the mandatory adoption of IFRS in Germany and the UK under thre... Read More about Comparative evidence on the value relevance of IFRS-based accounting information in Germany and the UK.