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Experimental validation of a hybrid converter with enhanced switching ripple cancellation (2016)
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Papadopoulos, S., Klumpner, C., Rashed, M., & Wheeler, P. (2016). Experimental validation of a hybrid converter with enhanced switching ripple cancellation. IET Power Electronics, 9(12), 2360-2368. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2015.0984

This study presents the experimental evaluation of a proposed new three phase hybrid converter topology for medium voltage applications. The topology is based on the interconnection of a low switching frequency voltage source inverter (VSI), rated at... Read More about Experimental validation of a hybrid converter with enhanced switching ripple cancellation.

Predictive current control with instantaneous reactive power minimization for a four-leg indirect matrix converter (2016)
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Garcia, C. F., Rivera, M. E., Rodriguez, J. R., Wheeler, P., & Pena, R. S. (2017). Predictive current control with instantaneous reactive power minimization for a four-leg indirect matrix converter. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 64(2), 922-929. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2016.2610939

This paper presents the experimental valida¬tion of a predictive current control strategy with minimiza¬tion of the instantaneous reactive input power for a Four-Leg Indirect Matrix Converter (4Leg-IMC). The topology includes an input matrix converte... Read More about Predictive current control with instantaneous reactive power minimization for a four-leg indirect matrix converter.

Superconducting electromagnetic launch system for civil aircraft (2016)
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Bertola, L., Cox, T., Wheeler, P., Garvey, S. D., & Morvan, H. (2016). Superconducting electromagnetic launch system for civil aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 26(8), https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2016.2598772

This paper considers the feasibility of different superconducting technologies for electromagnetic launch (EML) to assist civil aircraft take-off. EML has the potential of reducing the required runway length by increasing aircraft acceleration. Expen... Read More about Superconducting electromagnetic launch system for civil aircraft.

A family of DC-DC converters deduced from impedance source DC-DC converters for high step-up conversion (2016)
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Liu, H., Li, F., & Wheeler, P. (2016). A family of DC-DC converters deduced from impedance source DC-DC converters for high step-up conversion. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 63(11), 6856-6866. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2016.2582826

This paper introduces a family of DC-DC converters based on impedance source DC-DC converters. The derived topology is suitable for high voltage step-up ratios. Compared to the typical impedance source DC-DC converters, the proposed topology dramati... Read More about A family of DC-DC converters deduced from impedance source DC-DC converters for high step-up conversion.

Experimental efficiency comparison between a direct matrix converter and an indirect matrix converter using both Si IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs (2016)
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Trentin, A., Liliana de Lillio, L., Empringham, L., Zanchetta, P., Wheeler, P., & Clare, J. C. (2016). Experimental efficiency comparison between a direct matrix converter and an indirect matrix converter using both Si IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 52(5), 4135-4145. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2016.2573752

This paper presents an experimental efficiency comparison study between two different direct AC-AC converter topologies: a direct matrix converter (DMC) and an indirect matrix converter (IMC). The evaluation is performed under variable load condition... Read More about Experimental efficiency comparison between a direct matrix converter and an indirect matrix converter using both Si IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs.

Resonant control system for low-voltage ride-through in wind energy conversion systems (2016)
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Cardenas, R., Diaz, M., Rojas, F., Clare, J. C., & Wheeler, P. (2016). Resonant control system for low-voltage ride-through in wind energy conversion systems. IET Power Electronics, 9(6), 1297-1305. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2015.0488

Owing to the high penetration of electrical energy from wind energy conversion systems (WECSs), some countries are enforcing stringent grid codes to regulate low-voltage-ride-through (LVRT) operation of WECSs. This study presents a self-tuning resona... Read More about Resonant control system for low-voltage ride-through in wind energy conversion systems.

Comparative stability analysis of droop control approaches in voltage-source-converter-based DC microgrids (2016)
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Gao, F., Bozhko, S., Costabeber, A., Patel, C., Wheeler, P., Hill, C. I., & Asher, G. (in press). Comparative stability analysis of droop control approaches in voltage-source-converter-based DC microgrids. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2016.2567780

Droop control has been widely applied in DC microgrids (MGs) due to its inherent modularity and ease of implementation. Among the different droop control methods that can be adopted in DC MGs, two options have been considered in this paper; I-V and V... Read More about Comparative stability analysis of droop control approaches in voltage-source-converter-based DC microgrids.

Model predictive control for a dual active bridge inverter with a floating bridge (2016)
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Chowdhury, S., Wheeler, P., Gerada, C., & Patel, C. (2016). Model predictive control for a dual active bridge inverter with a floating bridge. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 63(9), 5558-5568. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2016.2564949

This paper presents a Model Predictive Control technique applied to a dual active bridge inverter where one of the bridges is floating. The proposed floating bridge topology eliminates the need for isolation transformer in a dual inverter system and... Read More about Model predictive control for a dual active bridge inverter with a floating bridge.

A multi-level converter with a floating bridge for open-ended winding motor drive applications (2016)
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Chowdhury, S., Wheeler, P., Patel, C., & Gerada, C. (2016). A multi-level converter with a floating bridge for open-ended winding motor drive applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 63(9), 5366-5375. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2016.2561265

This paper presents a dual three phase open end winding induction motor drive. The drive consists of a three phase induction machine with open stator phase windings and dual bridge inverter supplied from a single DC voltage source. To achieve multi-l... Read More about A multi-level converter with a floating bridge for open-ended winding motor drive applications.

Analysis of wavelet controller for robustness in electronic differential of electric vehicles: an investigation and numerical developments (2016)
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Daya, F. J., Sanjeevikumar, P., Blaabjerg, F., Wheeler, P., Olorunfemi Ojo, J., & Ertas, A. H. (in press). Analysis of wavelet controller for robustness in electronic differential of electric vehicles: an investigation and numerical developments. Electric Power Components and Systems, 44(7), https://doi.org/10.1080/15325008.2015.1131771

In road transportation systems, differential plays an important role in preventing the vehicle from slipping on curved tracks. In practice, mechanical differentials are used, but they are bulky because of their increased weight. Moreover, they are no... Read More about Analysis of wavelet controller for robustness in electronic differential of electric vehicles: an investigation and numerical developments.

Open-end winding induction machine fed by a dual-output indirect matrix converter (2016)
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Riedmann, J., Clare, J. C., Wheeler, P., Blasco Giménez, R., Rivera, M., & Pena, R. (2016). Open-end winding induction machine fed by a dual-output indirect matrix converter. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 63(7), 4118-4128. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2016.2531020

Open-ended winding induction machines fed from standard two-level Voltage Source Inverters (VSI) provide an attractive arrangement for AC drives. An alternative approach is to use a dual output Indirect Matrix Converter (IMC). It is well known that t... Read More about Open-end winding induction machine fed by a dual-output indirect matrix converter.

Common-mode voltage reduction for matrix converters using all valid switch states (2016)
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Guan, Q., Wheeler, P., Guan, Q., & Yang, P. (2016). Common-mode voltage reduction for matrix converters using all valid switch states. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 31(12), 8247-8259. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2016.2515645

This paper presents a new space vector modulation(SVM) strategy for matrix converters to reduce the common-mode voltage (CMV). The reduction is achieved by using the switch states that connect each input phase to a different output phase, or the swit... Read More about Common-mode voltage reduction for matrix converters using all valid switch states.

Active DC-link capacitor harmonic current reduction in two-level back-to-back converter (2015)
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Shen, L., Bozhko, S., Asher, G., Patel, C., & Wheeler, P. (2015). Active DC-link capacitor harmonic current reduction in two-level back-to-back converter. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 31(10), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2015.2511304

The paper proposes a method of active switching harmonics current reduction in the DC-link capacitor of a two-level, three-phase, back-to-back converter. Based on the derived analytical solution for switching harmonic currents in the DC-link, it is s... Read More about Active DC-link capacitor harmonic current reduction in two-level back-to-back converter.

An improved voltage compensation approach in a droop-controlled DC power system for the more electric aircraft (2015)
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Gao, F., Bozhko, S., Asher, G., Wheeler, P., & Patel, C. (2015). An improved voltage compensation approach in a droop-controlled DC power system for the more electric aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 31(10), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2015.2510285

This paper proposes an improved voltage regulation method in multi-source based DC electrical power system in the more electric aircraft. The proposed approach, which can be used in terrestrial DC microgrids as well, effectively improves the load sha... Read More about An improved voltage compensation approach in a droop-controlled DC power system for the more electric aircraft.

Modular integration of a matrix converter (2015)
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Solomon, A. K., Skuriat, R., Castellazzi, A., & Wheeler, P. (2016). Modular integration of a matrix converter. IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/tee.22194

The future development of high-performance power electronics will rely increasingly on system-level integration, where semiconductor devices are co-packaged with other active and passive components (e.g., gate drivers, filter capacitors, and inductor... Read More about Modular integration of a matrix converter.

Electromagnetic launch systems for civil aircraft assisted take-off (2015)
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Bertola, L., Cox, T., Wheeler, P., Garvey, S. D., & Morvan, H. (2015). Electromagnetic launch systems for civil aircraft assisted take-off. Archives of Electrical Engineering, 64(4), https://doi.org/10.1515/aee-2015-0039

This paper considers the feasibility of different technologies for an electromagnetic launcher to assist civil aircraft take-off. This method is investigated to reduce the power required from the engines during initial acceleration. Assisted launch h... Read More about Electromagnetic launch systems for civil aircraft assisted take-off.

Wavelet-fuzzy speed indirect field oriented controller for three-phase AC motor drive – Investigation and implementation (2015)
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Padmanaban, S., Daya, F. J., Blaabjerg, F., Wheeler, P., Szcześniak, P., Oleschuk, V., & H.Ertas, A. (2016). Wavelet-fuzzy speed indirect field oriented controller for three-phase AC motor drive – Investigation and implementation. Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, 19(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jestch.2015.11.007

Three-phase voltage source inverter driven induction motor is used in many medium- and high-power applications. Precision in speed of the motor play vital role, i.e. popular methods of direct/indirect field-oriented control (FOC) are applied. FOC is... Read More about Wavelet-fuzzy speed indirect field oriented controller for three-phase AC motor drive – Investigation and implementation.

Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods (2015)
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Munuswamy, I., & Wheeler, P. (2015). Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods. Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.1166/jolpe.2015.1414

Current aircraft power quality specifications do not allow regeneration onto the power bus. Therefore, the inherent regeneration available from Matrix Converter (MC) is not desirable in More Electric Aircraft (MEA) aerospace applications. In this pap... Read More about Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods.

A hybrid control method to suppress the three time fundamental frequency neutral-point voltage fluctuation in a VIENNA rectifier (2015)
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Song, W.-Z., Xing, F.-X., Yang, H., Empringham, L., De Lillo, L., Wheeler, P., Li, J., & Zhong, Y.-R. (2015). A hybrid control method to suppress the three time fundamental frequency neutral-point voltage fluctuation in a VIENNA rectifier. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 4(2), https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2015.2503125

This paper presents a solution to the control of the three times fundamental frequency fluctuation of the neutral-point in a VIENNA rectifier. A hybrid method combining a dynamic adjustment factor with a voltage deviation control of the split DC-link... Read More about A hybrid control method to suppress the three time fundamental frequency neutral-point voltage fluctuation in a VIENNA rectifier.

Investigations in the modelling and control of a medium voltage hybrid inverter system that uses a low voltage /low power rated auxiliary current source inverter (2015)
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Papadopoulos, S., Rashed, M., Klumpner, C., & Wheeler, P. (2016). Investigations in the modelling and control of a medium voltage hybrid inverter system that uses a low voltage /low power rated auxiliary current source inverter. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 4(1), 126-140. https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2015.2488631

Hybrid converters consist of a main inverter processing the bulk of the power with poor waveform performance and a fast and versatile auxiliary inverter to correct the distortion. In this paper, the main converter is a medium voltage NPC inverter and... Read More about Investigations in the modelling and control of a medium voltage hybrid inverter system that uses a low voltage /low power rated auxiliary current source inverter.