Professor PATRICK WHEELER's Outputs (285)

Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Diaz, F., Rivera, M., Chevez, H., & Wheeler, P. (2020, February). Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid. Presented at 2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Buenos Aires, Argentina

The technological development of Chile has lead to a major energy demand. This paper presents a description of the current reality of the Chilean electricity sector and its future. The vision and its advancements in Chile are matter of observation to... Read More about Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid.

Predictive Torque Control with Fixed Switching Frequency for Induction Motor Drives (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Riveros, J. A., Rivera, M., Rodriguez, C., Galea, M., Buticchi, G., & Wheeler, P. (2020, February). Predictive Torque Control with Fixed Switching Frequency for Induction Motor Drives. Presented at IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2020), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Predictive torque control is one of the most considered high-performance methods for variable-speed applications. This scheme is characterised by a flexible architecture that provides a fast torque/flux response, while its operation reports variable... Read More about Predictive Torque Control with Fixed Switching Frequency for Induction Motor Drives.

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.

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.

Model-based Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Rivera, M., Vicencio, N., & Wheeler, P. W. (2020, February). Model-based Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters. Presented at 2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Buenos Aires, Argentina

In the last year model predictive control strategy has emerged as a good alternative for the control of power converters. This research proposes a new model-based predictive control strategy for a voltage source inverter, operating at variable and fi... Read More about Model-based Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters.

Moving discretised control set - Model predictive control for dual-active-bridge (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tarisciotti, L., Linglin, C., Wheeler, P., & Zanchetta, P. (2020, February). Moving discretised control set - Model predictive control for dual-active-bridge. Presented at 2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Buenos Aires, Argentina

In many DC/DC converters applications, classical proportional-integral control is often considered. However, when complex converters structures, such as Dual Active Bridge converters, are considered, several challenges may be faced in the control des... Read More about Moving discretised control set - Model predictive control for dual-active-bridge.

Integrating a Single Z-Source Network with a Modular Multilevel Converter for Voltage Boosting (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khera, F. A., Wheeler, P. W., & Klumpner, C. (2019, December). Integrating a Single Z-Source Network with a Modular Multilevel Converter for Voltage Boosting. Presented at 15th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference and 5th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference (COBEP/SPEC 2019), Sao Paolo, Brazil

This paper proposes the integration of a Z-source network with the modular multilevel converter (MMC) to add voltage boosting capability to a voltage step down converter. To limit the increase in complexity, the proposed Z-source modular multilevel c... Read More about Integrating a Single Z-Source Network with a Modular Multilevel Converter for Voltage Boosting.

Reliability Analysis of aircraft starter generator drive converter (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harikumaran, J., Buticchi, G., Galea, M., Costabeber, A., & Wheeler, P. (2019, December). Reliability Analysis of aircraft starter generator drive converter. Presented at 2019 - 15th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference and 5th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference (COBEP/SPEC), Sao Paolo, Brazil

Under the more electric aircraft (MEA) theme, many aircraft systems are being electrified. In a previous research work, an electric starter generator system for aircrafts was implemented. This paper presents the reliability of the drive converter-a 3... Read More about Reliability Analysis of aircraft starter generator drive converter.

Predictive Voltage Control Operating at Fixed Switching Frequency of a Neutral-Point Clamped Converter (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Herrera, F., Cárdenas, R., Rivera, M., Riveros, J. A., & Wheeler, P. (2019, December). Predictive Voltage Control Operating at Fixed Switching Frequency of a Neutral-Point Clamped Converter. Presented at 2019 IEEE 15th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference and 5th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference (COBEP/SPEC), Sao Paulo, Brazil

Uninterruptible power supply units are system formed by power electronics converters to supply sinusoidal voltages to feed critical loads. In this paper, a fixed switching frequency model predictive control strategy is presented for the control of th... Read More about Predictive Voltage Control Operating at Fixed Switching Frequency of a Neutral-Point Clamped Converter.

Modulated Model Predictive Current Control for PMSM Operating With Three-level NPC Inverter (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, Q., Rivera, M., Riveros, J. A., & Wheeler, P. (2019, December). Modulated Model Predictive Current Control for PMSM Operating With Three-level NPC Inverter. Presented at 15th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference and 5th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference (COBEP/SPEC 2019), San Paolo, Brazil

In finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) strategy only one basic voltage vector is to be selected in per periodic time, which causes big current ripple as well as the torque ripple of permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). To solv... Read More about Modulated Model Predictive Current Control for PMSM Operating With Three-level NPC Inverter.

Multi-modular scalable DC-AC power converter for current injection to the grid based on predictive voltage control (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Toledo, S., Rivera, M., Maqueda, E., Ayala, M., Pacher, J., Romero, C., Gregor, R., Dragicevic, T., & Wheeler, P. (2019, December). Multi-modular scalable DC-AC power converter for current injection to the grid based on predictive voltage control. Presented at 15th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference and 5th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference (COBEP/SPEC 2019), Sao Paolo, Brazil

Increasing world electrical energy demand make necessary to develop new efficient and reliable schemes for power injection to the existing grid under distributed generation frames. In this work a novel DC-AC control scheme is proposed, which is based... Read More about Multi-modular scalable DC-AC power converter for current injection to the grid based on predictive voltage control.

Direct Power Control of Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter for Flexible AC Transmission System Applications (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wheeler, P., Duran, A., Rojas, F., Diaz, M., & Ibaceta, E. (2019, November). Direct Power Control of Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter for Flexible AC Transmission System Applications. Presented at 2019 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), Valparaiso, Chile

The Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter (M3C) has been proposed as an appropriate alternative for high-power machines due to characteristics such as modularity, medium-voltage operation, high power quality and reliability. However, complex control sy... Read More about Direct Power Control of Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter for Flexible AC Transmission System Applications.

The Voltage Source Inverter (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gutierrez, R., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2019, November). The Voltage Source Inverter. Presented at 2019 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), Valparaiso, Chile

This paper presents the Voltage Source Inverter. On this paper it will be discussed its topology, mathematical model, switching states and the characteristic curves of the inverter. Moreover, the authors will analyze the concept of “dead time”, aimin... Read More about The Voltage Source Inverter.

Implementation of Predictive Control in a Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Herrera, F., Rivera, M., Riveros, J., & Wheeler, P. W. (2019, November). Implementation of Predictive Control in a Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter. Presented at 2019 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), Valparaiso, Chile

In recent years, multilevel converters have established themselves as an efficient technology for the conversion of medium and high power. This research presents a NPC multilevel inverter topology, using two new control strategies: classical predicti... Read More about Implementation of Predictive Control in a Three-Phase Neutral Point Clamped Inverter.

Architectures for Microgrids Interconnection (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Diaz, F., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2019, November). Architectures for Microgrids Interconnection. Presented at 2019 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), Valparaiso, Chile

Progress requires greater global energy interconnection. This paper presents an overview of the topologies and control techniques applied to microgrids, by means of an updated bibliographic research and the most relevant articles on the use of power... Read More about Architectures for Microgrids Interconnection.

Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Diaz, F., Rivera, M., Chavez, H., & Wheeler, P. (2019, November). Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid. Presented at 2019 IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), Valparaiso, Chile

This paper presents a description of the current reality of the Chilean electricity sector and its future. The vision and its advancements in Chile are matter of observation to develop a clearer picture for maintaining and increasing the penetration... Read More about Present and Future of the Chilean Electrical Grid.

Weighting Factor Design in Model Predictive Control for Power Converters (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. W. (2019, November). Weighting Factor Design in Model Predictive Control for Power Converters. Presented at 2019 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), Valparaiso, Chile

Model-based predictive control is an important multi-objective control strategy in power converters, but it must be properly designed. This research shows different alternatives to improve the cost function in model-based predictive control. For this... Read More about Weighting Factor Design in Model Predictive Control for Power Converters.

Wind Energy Development and Technology in the World: A Brief Overview (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elizondo, J. L., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2019, November). Wind Energy Development and Technology in the World: A Brief Overview. Presented at 2019 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), Valparaiso, Chile

A brief overview of wind energy 2018 market status with short- and long-term projections will be presented, as well as the wind turbine technologies and market share. Furthermore, clean energy goals from the governments of Denmark, Mexico and Chile w... Read More about Wind Energy Development and Technology in the World: A Brief Overview.

Predictive Control Strategies in Power Converters (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. W. (2019, November). Predictive Control Strategies in Power Converters. Presented at 2019 IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), Valparaiso, Chile

Model-based predictive control (MPC) is an attractive solution for controlling power converters. In this article the most recent investigations related to predictive control are addressed and the solutions proposed by the researchers are shown, illus... Read More about Predictive Control Strategies in Power Converters.

Model Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perez-Guzman, R. E., Rivera, M., Vicencio, N., & Wheeler, P. W. (2019, November). Model Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters. Presented at 2019 IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), Valparaiso, Chile

Model-based predictive control is a recent alternative to improve the quality of the output in power converters. In this research, predictive current control is implemented in a voltage source inverter, operating at a variable switching frequency and... Read More about Model Predictive Control in Three-Phase Inverters.