Professor PATRICK WHEELER's Outputs (285)

Field-Oriented Control with a Predictive Current Strategy of an Induction Machine Fed by a Two-Level Voltage Source Inverter (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, M., Riveros, J. A., Rodriguez, C., & Wheeler, P. (2021, March). Field-Oriented Control with a Predictive Current Strategy of an Induction Machine Fed by a Two-Level Voltage Source Inverter. Presented at 2021 IEEE International Conference on Automation/XXIV Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control (ICA-ACCA), Valparaíso, Chile

Industrial Motor Drives require often required optimal speed and torque control. This work presents the implementation of a eld-oriented control (FOC) with a predictive current control strategy for an induction machine fed by a voltage source inverte... Read More about Field-Oriented Control with a Predictive Current Strategy of an Induction Machine Fed by a Two-Level Voltage Source Inverter.

Predictive Current Control Strategy for a Multi-Modular Matrix Converter (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rojas, D., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2021, March). Predictive Current Control Strategy for a Multi-Modular Matrix Converter. Presented at 2021 IEEE International Conference on Automation/XXIV Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control (ICA-ACCA), Valparaíso, Chile

Matrix converter technology have so far been mainly limited to low power applications. Multi-level voltage source converters are often used for high power applications. In order to combine the good characteristics of both topologies this paper presen... Read More about Predictive Current Control Strategy for a Multi-Modular Matrix Converter.

Predictive Control Operating at Fixed Switching Frequency of an Induction Machine Fed by a Voltage Source Inverter (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, M., Riveros, J., Rodriguez, C., & Wheeler, P. (2021, March). Predictive Control Operating at Fixed Switching Frequency of an Induction Machine Fed by a Voltage Source Inverter. Presented at 2021 IEEE International Conference on Automation/XXIV Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control (ICA-ACCA), Valparaíso, Chile

Predictive torque control (PTC) has been established as one of the viable solutions for variable-speed motor drive control, particularly where a fast response for torque and flux control is required. The main reason for its adoption is the exible arc... Read More about Predictive Control Operating at Fixed Switching Frequency of an Induction Machine Fed by a Voltage Source Inverter.

A Primary Side CCS-MPC Controller for Constant Current/Voltage Charging Operation of Series-Series Compensated Wireless Power Transfer Systems (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alkasir, A., Ehsan Abdollahi, S., Reza Abdollahi, S., & Wheeler, P. (2021, February). A Primary Side CCS-MPC Controller for Constant Current/Voltage Charging Operation of Series-Series Compensated Wireless Power Transfer Systems. Presented at 2021 12th Power Electronics, Drive Systems, and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC), Tabriz, Iran

Due to the climate change, electrification of the transport fleet must be done much faster. Dynamic wireless charging (DWC), eliminates waiting time for charging electric vehicles (EV), increases the range of motion, reduces the size of li-ion batter... Read More about A Primary Side CCS-MPC Controller for Constant Current/Voltage Charging Operation of Series-Series Compensated Wireless Power Transfer Systems.

Quasi Z-Source Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter Controlled By Reduced Inserted Cells Modulation Technique For Medium Voltage Applications (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khera, F., Klumpner, C., & Wheeler, P. (2020, December). Quasi Z-Source Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter Controlled By Reduced Inserted Cells Modulation Technique For Medium Voltage Applications. Paper presented at 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020), Online

This paper presents a novel quasi Z-source Hybrid modular multilevel converter (qZS-HMMC) for medium voltage applications where the “hybrid” concept refers to the implementation of the MMC strings that consist of a mixture of half bridge sub-modules... Read More about Quasi Z-Source Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter Controlled By Reduced Inserted Cells Modulation Technique For Medium Voltage Applications.

Sequential Predictive Current Control of a VSI with Common-Mode Voltage Reduction (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Murillo-Yarce, D., Rivera, M., Restrepo, C., Rodríguez, R., Wheeler, P. W., Zanchetta, P., & Mirzaeva, G. (2020, December). Sequential Predictive Current Control of a VSI with Common-Mode Voltage Reduction. Presented at 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020), online

The voltage source inverter (VSI) is a classic topology widely used for ac conversion. In this paper sequential predictive control (SPC) is applied to a VSI converter that supplies a RL load. The objective is to demonstrate the potential of this new... Read More about Sequential Predictive Current Control of a VSI with Common-Mode Voltage Reduction.

Reliability oriented thermal management of aircraft power converters (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harikumaran, J., Buticchi, G., MIgliazza, G., Wheeler, P., & Galea, M. (2020, November). Reliability oriented thermal management of aircraft power converters. Presented at 2020 IEEE 9th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (IPEMC2020-ECCE Asia), Nanjing, China

On board electrical power generation continue to increase as more aircraft systems are being electrified. Increasingly power converters are the interface of power generation and electrical loads in aircrafts. Reliability of aircraft power electronics... Read More about Reliability oriented thermal management of aircraft power converters.

Single Integration for Multi-objective Control (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chen, L., Shao, S., Gao, F., Tarisciotti, L., Dragicevic, T., & Wheeler, P. (2020, November). Single Integration for Multi-objective Control. Presented at 2020 IEEE 9th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC 2020 ECCE Asia, Nanjing, China (online)

The saturation issue with paralleled PI controllers in multi-objective control is investigated. Dual-Active-Bridge (DAB) enabled DC micro-grid stabilization is chosen as a case study. The DAB converter has two control objectives: battery current regu... Read More about Single Integration for Multi-objective Control.

Machine Learning Based Correction Model in PMSM Power Loss Estimation for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gao, Y., Yang, T., Wang, X., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2020, November). Machine Learning Based Correction Model in PMSM Power Loss Estimation for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. Presented at 23rd International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, ICEMS 2020, Hamamatsu, Japan

This study utilizes the machine learning (ML) technique to estimate the power loss of surface-mounted Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) for More-Electric Aircraft (MEA). Existing approaches do not consider ML methods in power loss calculation... Read More about Machine Learning Based Correction Model in PMSM Power Loss Estimation for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

Speed-Sensorless Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of PMSM with Permanent Magnet Flux Linkage Estimation (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zerdali, E., & Wheeler, P. (2020, October). Speed-Sensorless Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of PMSM with Permanent Magnet Flux Linkage Estimation. Presented at 2020 2nd Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM), Izmir, Turkey

Permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) have become the focus of interest in electrical machine drive systems due to their advantages. These motors can have a nonlinear model with time-varying parameters, making them difficult to control. Therefo... Read More about Speed-Sensorless Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of PMSM with Permanent Magnet Flux Linkage Estimation.

Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of Isolated DC/DC Modular Multilevel Converter (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Akbar, S. M., Hasan, A., Watson, A., Wheeler, P., & Odhano, S. (2020, October). Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of Isolated DC/DC Modular Multilevel Converter. Presented at IECON 2020 The 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore, Singapore

© 2020 IEEE. Isolated DC/DC modular multilevel converters (MMC) consisting of two MMCs isolated by a transformer are one of the converter topologies being considered used for DC/DC conversion in HVDC transmission. Two level modulation can be used to... Read More about Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of Isolated DC/DC Modular Multilevel Converter.

Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Savi, F., Barater, D., Buticchi, G., Wheeler, P., & Gerada, C. (2020, October). Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators. Presented at IECON 2020 - 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore, Singapore

One of the challenges brought forward by the gradual electrification undertaken by the aviation sector is the requirement of fault tolerance for machine drive systems to be used for critical on-board tasks such as propulsion or primary flight surface... Read More about Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators.

Synchronous Control Method of Three-phase Inverter Under Unbalanced Conditions Using the Energy Operator (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Liu, G., Wang, W., Zhu, J., Wang, W., & Wheeler, P. (2020, October). Synchronous Control Method of Three-phase Inverter Under Unbalanced Conditions Using the Energy Operator. Presented at IECON 2020 - 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore (online)

Unbalanced three-phase voltages, harmonics and DC offset to the grid voltage will affect the speed and accuracy of a grid-connected inverter when estimating the frequency and phase angle of the grid voltage. Existing synchronization methods were diff... Read More about Synchronous Control Method of Three-phase Inverter Under Unbalanced Conditions Using the Energy Operator.

Over-modulation Method of Modulated Model Predictive Control for Matrix Converters (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sarajian, A., Guan, Q., Wheeler, P., Khaburi, D. A., Kennel, R., & Rodriquez, J. (2020, October). Over-modulation Method of Modulated Model Predictive Control for Matrix Converters. Presented at IECON 2020 - 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore (online)

In this paper the potential of the modulated model predictive control (MMPC) to control a matrix converter (MC) in the linear- and over-modulation zone is investigated. Input and output current references of MC are usually used to define the control... Read More about Over-modulation Method of Modulated Model Predictive Control for Matrix Converters.

Three-Level Indirect Matrix Converter With Series Z-source Networks (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Effah, F. B., Wheeler, P., Okyere, P., Watson, A., Ojo, J., & Clare, J. (2020, August). Three-Level Indirect Matrix Converter With Series Z-source Networks. Presented at 2020 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, Nairobi, Kenya (online)

The concept of series Z-source network has been extended to a conventional indirect matrix converter in previous publications for raising the voltage gain to unity and beyond. In this paper, this idea is adapted and applied to a three-level indirect... Read More about Three-Level Indirect Matrix Converter With Series Z-source Networks.

Thermal Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
La Rocca, A., Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., Wheeler, P., & Yan, L. (2020, June). Thermal Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator. Presented at ITEC 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Chicago, Illinois, USA (held online)

This paper presents a combined electromagnetic and thermal design of integrated inductor, for the application of a 45kW aircraft starter-generator. The inductor is designed at high current density by using the apporach ofarea product, followed by the... Read More about Thermal Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator.

A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Machine with Matrix Converter (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhao, X., Wang, H., Dan, H., Di, Z., Sun, Y., Su, M., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2020, March). A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Machine with Matrix Converter. Presented at Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), New Orleans, LA, USA (conference did not take place)

This paper proposes a cascade proportional-integral continuous second-order sliding mode control method for brushless doubly-fed induction machine. This method consists of the speed out-loop proportional-integral controller and the current inner-loop... Read More about A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Machine with Matrix Converter.

Model Predictive Control Applied to the Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perez-Guzmen, R. E., Rivera, M., Riveros, J. A., Herrera, F., & Wheeler, P. W. (2020, February). Model Predictive Control Applied to the Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter. Presented at 2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Model-based predictive control is one of the most used strategies for power converters. Its popularity is due to the simple inclusion of several regulation objectives in the control law, which is a desired feature for multilevel voltage source invert... Read More about Model Predictive Control Applied to the Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter.

Active and Reactive Power Control based on Predictive Voltage Control in a Six-Phase Generation System using Modular Matrix Converters (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Toledo, S., Ayala, M., Maqueda, E., Gregor, R., Renault, A., Rivera, M., Dragicevic, T., & Wheeler, P. (2020, February). Active and Reactive Power Control based on Predictive Voltage Control in a Six-Phase Generation System using Modular Matrix Converters. Presented at IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2020), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Renewable energy generation systems under distributed generation frame emerges as a plausible solution for nowadays growing world energy demands. In this context multiphase wind generation systems are a feasible option that consist of renewable AC so... Read More about Active and Reactive Power Control based on Predictive Voltage Control in a Six-Phase Generation System using Modular Matrix Converters.

Recent Advances of Predictive Control in Power Converters (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. W. (2020, February). Recent Advances of Predictive Control in Power Converters. Presented at 2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Model-based predictive control (MPC) is an attractive solution for controlling power converters and drives. This research shows the most recent alternatives of predictive control techniques proposed in the literature to solve control problems in powe... Read More about Recent Advances of Predictive Control in Power Converters.