Professor PATRICK WHEELER's Outputs (52)

Hybrid Active Modulation Strategy for Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives (2022)
Journal Article
Guo, F., Yang, T., Diab, A. M., Huang, Z., Yeoh, S. S., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2023). Hybrid Active Modulation Strategy for Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 70(4), 3449-3460. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2022.3176309

In the aircraft electric starter/generator system, the three-level neutral-point-clamped converters play a crucial role in driving turbofan engines and delivering onboard electrical power. However, the conventional pulsewidth modulation (PWM) strateg... Read More about Hybrid Active Modulation Strategy for Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives.

Generalised predictive controller (GPC) design on single‐phase full‐bridge inverter with a novel identification method (2022)
Journal Article
Memeghani, M. J., Ghamari, S. M., Jouybari, T. Y., Mollaee, H., & Wheeler, P. (2023). Generalised predictive controller (GPC) design on single‐phase full‐bridge inverter with a novel identification method. IET Control Theory and Applications, 17(3), 284-294. https://doi.org/10.1049/cth2.12295

The design of an on-line generalised predictive control (GPC) technique with a novel identification method is presented in this paper for a single-phase full-bridge inverter in the presence of different disturbances. The controller uses system discre... Read More about Generalised predictive controller (GPC) design on single‐phase full‐bridge inverter with a novel identification method.

ZVT High Step-Up Boost Converter With Wide Input Voltage and Wide Output Power for Renewable Energy Applications (2022)
Journal Article
Khorasani, R. R., Jazi, H. M., Khoshkbar-Sadigh, A., Chaudhuri, N. R., Shaneh, M., Nourieh, N., Adib, E., & Wheeler, P. (2022). ZVT High Step-Up Boost Converter With Wide Input Voltage and Wide Output Power for Renewable Energy Applications. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 10(5), 6057-6069. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2022.3171774

In this article, a high-efficiency, high step-up dc–dc converter is introduced by utilizing a new soft-switching circuit based on the zero-voltage transition (ZVT) technique. Soft-switching performance is independent of the output load and input volt... Read More about ZVT High Step-Up Boost Converter With Wide Input Voltage and Wide Output Power for Renewable Energy Applications.

Active Disturbance Rejection Control of DC-Bus Voltages Within a High-Speed Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System (2022)
Journal Article
Lang, X., Yang, T., Bai, G., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2022). Active Disturbance Rejection Control of DC-Bus Voltages Within a High-Speed Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8(4), 4229-4241. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2022.3164351

Wide-speed range operation capabilities in both motoring and generation modes are essential for an aircraft electrical starter/generator (ESG) drive system for more-electric aircraft applications. When running as a generator, the ESG is supplying pow... Read More about Active Disturbance Rejection Control of DC-Bus Voltages Within a High-Speed Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System.

Analytical Modeling of Self- and Mutual Inductances of DD Coils in Wireless Power Transfer Applications (2022)
Journal Article
Alkasir, A., Abdollahi, S. E., Abdollahi, S., & Wheeler, P. (2022). Analytical Modeling of Self- and Mutual Inductances of DD Coils in Wireless Power Transfer Applications. Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science, 22(2), 162-170. https://doi.org/10.26866/jees.2022.2.r.73

Self- and mutual inductances are major design parameters for wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. To optimize a WPT system and estimate its performance in terms of received power and efficiency, it is essential to obtain a simple, fast, and accurat... Read More about Analytical Modeling of Self- and Mutual Inductances of DD Coils in Wireless Power Transfer Applications.

A Two-Step Horizon Optimum Switching Vector-Model Predictive Control with a Novel Shunt Active Filter Reference Current Extraction (2022)
Journal Article
Cheepati, K. R., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., Subburaj, V., Krishnan, S., Babu Daram, S., & Amaresh, K. (2022). A Two-Step Horizon Optimum Switching Vector-Model Predictive Control with a Novel Shunt Active Filter Reference Current Extraction. Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers, 31(10), Article 2250174. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218126622501742

Shunt active filters (SAFs) can be used for harmonic mitigation, reactive power compensation and power factor control in electrical distribution networks. Model predictive controller (MPC) can be used to give optimum performance for SAF's due to its... Read More about A Two-Step Horizon Optimum Switching Vector-Model Predictive Control with a Novel Shunt Active Filter Reference Current Extraction.

Mild hybridisation of turboprop engine with high-power-density integrated electric drives (2022)
Journal Article
Cossart, G., Chen, Y., Yang, T., Khowja, M., La Rocca, A., Nasir, U., Chowdhury, S., Evans, D., Kember, D., Klonowski, T., Arnaud, Y., Apostin, L., Liger, T., Cossart, G., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., Bozhko, S., Detry, S., Diette, C., & Wheeler, P. (2022). Mild hybridisation of turboprop engine with high-power-density integrated electric drives. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8(4), 4148-4162. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2022.3160153

This paper shares with the aerospace community a case study of turboprop mild hybridisation using a recently developed integrated drive system in the University of Nottingham, UK, within the ACHIEVE project under EU H2020 CleanSky 2 program (project... Read More about Mild hybridisation of turboprop engine with high-power-density integrated electric drives.

Mild Hybridization of Turboprop Engine With High-Power-Density Integrated Electric Drives (2022)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Yang, T., Khowja, M. R., La Rocca, A., Nasir, U., Chowdhury, S., Evans, D., Kember, D., Klonowski, T., Arnaud, Y., Apostin, L., Liger, T., Cossart, G., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., Bozhko, S., Detry, S., Diette, C., & Wheeler, P. (2022). Mild Hybridization of Turboprop Engine With High-Power-Density Integrated Electric Drives. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8(4), 4148-4162. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2022.3160153

This article shares with the aerospace community a case study of turboprop mild hybridization using a recently developed integrated drive system in the University of Nottingham, U.K., within the ACHIEVE project under EU H2020 CleanSky 2 program (proj... Read More about Mild Hybridization of Turboprop Engine With High-Power-Density Integrated Electric Drives.

The More-Electric Aircraft and Beyond (2022)
Journal Article
Buticchi, G., Wheeler, P., & Boroyevich, D. (2022). The More-Electric Aircraft and Beyond. Proceedings of the IEEE, https://doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2022.3152995

Aviation is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector. As the adoption of electric cars increases and GHG emissions due to other modes of transport decrease, the impact of air travel on environmental pol... Read More about The More-Electric Aircraft and Beyond.

A study of weighting factor design in model predictive control applications (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rojas, D., Rivera, M., Munoz, J., Baier, C., & Wheeler, P. (2021, December). A study of weighting factor design in model predictive control applications. Presented at IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, CHILECON 2021, Valparaíso, Chile

Weighting factor selection is considered to be a crucial aspect in the design of a predictive controller. In this paper a study of the design of weighting factors for different cost functions is presented. The study is based on three examples: switch... Read More about A study of weighting factor design in model predictive control applications.

Cyber-attacks in modular multilevel converters (2022)
Journal Article
Burgos-Mellado, C., Donoso, F., Dragicevic, T., Cardenas-Dobson, R., Wheeler, P., Clare, J. C., & Watson, A. J. (2022). Cyber-attacks in modular multilevel converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 37(7), 8488-8501. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2022.3147466

Distributed control of modular multilevel converter (MMC) submodules offers several potential benefits such as flexibility and modularity. In this approach, low-level control tasks, such as capacitor voltage balancing, can be distributed amongst cont... Read More about Cyber-attacks in modular multilevel converters.

FEA Based Transformer Loss Analysis for Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter using Triple Phase Shift Modulation (2022)
Journal Article
Akbar, S. M., Hasan, A., Watson, A. J., & Wheeler, P. (2022). FEA Based Transformer Loss Analysis for Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter using Triple Phase Shift Modulation. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 10(4), 4347-4360. https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2022.3148355

High frequency transformers are a key component of dual active bridge (DAB) dc-dc converters, providing isolation and voltage scaling. The losses in the transformer should be minimized to improve efficiency and extend lifetime. The existing research... Read More about FEA Based Transformer Loss Analysis for Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter using Triple Phase Shift Modulation.