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Professor SERHIY BOZHKO's Outputs (101)

Model Predictive Control of a High-Turn-Ratio Dual Active Bridge Converter Considering Interlinking Inductances (2025)
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Zhu, Y., Hao, X., Yang, T., Wang, Z., Yan, X., Dragicevic, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2025). Model Predictive Control of a High-Turn-Ratio Dual Active Bridge Converter Considering Interlinking Inductances. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2025.3582152

Within a more-electric aircraft (MEA) dc power distribution system, dual active bridge (DAB) converters are employed to manage power transfer between different dc buses, or power transfer from/to the energy storage devices, for example, batteries. Ho... Read More about Model Predictive Control of a High-Turn-Ratio Dual Active Bridge Converter Considering Interlinking Inductances.

Steady-State DC Offsets Suppression of the Dual Active Bridge Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2025)
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Zhu, Y., Hao, X., Wang, Z., Dragicevic, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Yang, T. (2025). Steady-State DC Offsets Suppression of the Dual Active Bridge Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2025.3575903

The paper analyses the steady-state DC offset currents on both sides of the high-frequency transformer in a dual-active bridge (DAB) converter for more-electric aircraft (MEA) applications. These converters are widely used for high voltage-ratio powe... Read More about Steady-State DC Offsets Suppression of the Dual Active Bridge Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

A Simple ANN-Aided Virtual-Space-Vector PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Traction Inverters With Coordinate-Data Mapping (2025)
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Guo, F., Gao, Y., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., Dragičević, T., Wheeler, P., & Zhao, Y. (2025). A Simple ANN-Aided Virtual-Space-Vector PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Traction Inverters With Coordinate-Data Mapping. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2025.3556650

The three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) inverter is a mature topology that tends to be a good candidate in high-power traction applications, such as electric vehicles (EVs). However, the wide operating range under off-road scenarios inevitably... Read More about A Simple ANN-Aided Virtual-Space-Vector PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Traction Inverters With Coordinate-Data Mapping.

Distributed Control Scheme for the Coordination of Interlinking Converters in Islanded Hybrid AC/DC Multi-Microgrids (2025)
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Martinez-Gomez, M., Orchard, M. E., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Burgos-Mellado, C. (2025). Distributed Control Scheme for the Coordination of Interlinking Converters in Islanded Hybrid AC/DC Multi-Microgrids. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society, 6, 358-379. https://doi.org/10.1109/ojies.2025.3545632

Multiple interconnected ac and dc microgrids (MGs) are being studied by academia and industry because of their benefits despite their operational challenges. Coordinating distributed generators (DGs) is complex, so communication-based controllers are... Read More about Distributed Control Scheme for the Coordination of Interlinking Converters in Islanded Hybrid AC/DC Multi-Microgrids.

Fault-tolerant hierarchical energy management system for an electrical power system on more-electric aircraft (2024)
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Wang, X., Atkin, J., & Bozhko, S. (2025). Fault-tolerant hierarchical energy management system for an electrical power system on more-electric aircraft. Applied Energy, 379, Article 124955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124955

The concept of More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) has the potential to improve the environmental, economic, and reliability performance in the energy and transportation sectors. To achieve this potential, it has become a tendency to develop complex archite... Read More about Fault-tolerant hierarchical energy management system for an electrical power system on more-electric aircraft.

Modulated Model Predictive Speed Controller for PMSM Drives Employing Voltage Based Cost Function (2024)
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Aboelhassan, A., Wang, S., Buticchi, G., Varvolik, V., Galea, M., & Bozhko, S. (2024). Modulated Model Predictive Speed Controller for PMSM Drives Employing Voltage Based Cost Function. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society, 5, 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1109/ojies.2024.3368568

Various electrical drive systems have widely implemented the classical cascaded field-oriented control (FOC) topology, including speed loop, current loop, and modulation. On the other hand, modulated model predictive control (M 2 PC) has been employe... Read More about Modulated Model Predictive Speed Controller for PMSM Drives Employing Voltage Based Cost Function.

A Low-Complexity Artificial Neural Network-Based Optimal Droop Gain Design Strategy for DC Microgrids Onboard the More Electric Aircraft (2023)
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Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Bai, G., Urrutia-Ortiz, M., & Bozhko, S. (2024). A Low-Complexity Artificial Neural Network-Based Optimal Droop Gain Design Strategy for DC Microgrids Onboard the More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 10(3), 7310-7327. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2023.3333270

This article proposes a new droop control design method based on a “reversed data training” of artificial neural network (ANN). Conventionally, after data collection, the ANN is used for forward mapping the control variables (inputs) and system respo... Read More about A Low-Complexity Artificial Neural Network-Based Optimal Droop Gain Design Strategy for DC Microgrids Onboard the More Electric Aircraft.

Design Analysis of SiC-MOSFET Based Bidirectional SSPC for Aircraft High Voltage DC Distribution Network (2023)
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A. Khera, F., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2023). Design Analysis of SiC-MOSFET Based Bidirectional SSPC for Aircraft High Voltage DC Distribution Network. IEEE Access, 11, 113900-13912. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3323599

Research on electric power systems (EPSs) for the aviation industry has recently grown significantly due to the need to reduce global CO2 emissions from transportation. To fulfill the power requirements of a more electric aircraft (MEA), DC power dis... Read More about Design Analysis of SiC-MOSFET Based Bidirectional SSPC for Aircraft High Voltage DC Distribution Network.

An Advanced Dual-Carrier-Based Multi-Optimized PWM Strategy of Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters for More-Electric-Aircraft Applications (2023)
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Guo, F., M. Diab, A., Shen Yeoh, S., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Zhao, Y. (2024). An Advanced Dual-Carrier-Based Multi-Optimized PWM Strategy of Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters for More-Electric-Aircraft Applications. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 39(1), 356-367. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEC.2023.3312599

Since three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) power generation units bring much competitiveness to the next-generation electric starter/generator (ESG) system for more-electric-aircraft (MEA) applications, the versatile multi-optimized pulse-width... Read More about An Advanced Dual-Carrier-Based Multi-Optimized PWM Strategy of Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters for More-Electric-Aircraft Applications.

Discontinuous Modulated Model Predictive Control for Low Inductance High-Speed Electric Drive Applications (2023)
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Aboelhassan, A., Wang, S., Mikhaylov, Y., Buticchi, G., Galea, M., & Bozhko, S. (2024). Discontinuous Modulated Model Predictive Control for Low Inductance High-Speed Electric Drive Applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 71(7), 6689-6698. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2023.3301532

The performance improvement of high-power density electric machines with low inductance values for high-speed applications is still under investigation. The low inductance characteristics present higher harmonics and poor dynamic performance while ap... Read More about Discontinuous Modulated Model Predictive Control for Low Inductance High-Speed Electric Drive Applications.

Artificial Intelligence-Based Hierarchical Control Design for Current Sharing and Voltage Restoration in DC Microgrid of the More Electric Aircraft (2023)
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Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Bai, G., Urrutia-Ortiz, M., & Bozhko, S. (2024). Artificial Intelligence-Based Hierarchical Control Design for Current Sharing and Voltage Restoration in DC Microgrid of the More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 10(1), 566-582. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2023.3289773

In the conventional droop control method employed in the primary control layer, there is an inherent tradeoff between current-sharing accuracy and voltage regulation. Consequently, to achieve both accurate current sharing and maintain the bus voltage... Read More about Artificial Intelligence-Based Hierarchical Control Design for Current Sharing and Voltage Restoration in DC Microgrid of the More Electric Aircraft.

Dynamic Average Consensus with Anti-windup applied to Interlinking Converters in AC/DC Microgrids under Economic Dispatch and Delays (2023)
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Martinez-Gomez, M., Orchard, M. E., & Bozhko, S. (2023). Dynamic Average Consensus with Anti-windup applied to Interlinking Converters in AC/DC Microgrids under Economic Dispatch and Delays. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 14(5), 4137-4140. https://doi.org/10.1109/tsg.2023.3291208

This work proposes an application of dynamic average consensus in interlinking converters of AC/DC microgrids with a distributed anti-windup for dealing with steady-state errors from communication delays. The proposed controller consists of a PI cont... Read More about Dynamic Average Consensus with Anti-windup applied to Interlinking Converters in AC/DC Microgrids under Economic Dispatch and Delays.

High-Fidelity Model Identification for Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives (2023)
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Varvolik, V., Buticchi, G., Wang, S., Prystupa, D., Peresada, S., Bozhko, S., & Galea, M. (2023). High-Fidelity Model Identification for Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 38(4), 2623 - 2633. https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2023.3277478

This article presents an accurate model identification method for the synchronous reluctance machine (SynRel), considering the nonlinear magnetic behavior and spatial harmonics. The availability of the high-fidelity magnetic model is essential for hi... Read More about High-Fidelity Model Identification for Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives.

Optimal Droop Control Design Using Artificial Intelligent Techniques for Electric Power Systems of More-Electric Aircraft (2023)
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Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Gao, Y., Wang, C., Urrutia, M., & Bozhko, S. (2024). Optimal Droop Control Design Using Artificial Intelligent Techniques for Electric Power Systems of More-Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 10(1), 2192-2206. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2023.3271763

The design of the droop coefficient is one of the challenges for the droop control of converters, as it plays a key role in enhancing the performance of the droop control method. This article proposes an artificial neural network (ANN) based techniqu... Read More about Optimal Droop Control Design Using Artificial Intelligent Techniques for Electric Power Systems of More-Electric Aircraft.

Enhanced Starting Control Scheme for PMM-Based Starter/Generator System for MEA (2023)
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Mohamed, M. A. A., Shen Yeoh, S., Atkin, J., Diab, A. M., Khalaf, M., & Bozhko, S. (2023). Enhanced Starting Control Scheme for PMM-Based Starter/Generator System for MEA. Aerospace, 10(2), Article 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10020168

A control approach for aircraft Starter/Generator (S/G) with Permanent Magnet Machine (PMM) operating in Flux Weakening (FW) mode is presented. The proposed strategy helps the previous approaches which are adopted for the Variable Voltage Bus (VVB) o... Read More about Enhanced Starting Control Scheme for PMM-Based Starter/Generator System for MEA.

Sliding Mode Input Current Control of the Synchronous DC-DC Buck Converter for Electro-Mechanical Actuator Emulation in More Electric Aircrafts (2022)
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Salimi, M., Klumpner, C., & Bozhko, S. (2022). Sliding Mode Input Current Control of the Synchronous DC-DC Buck Converter for Electro-Mechanical Actuator Emulation in More Electric Aircrafts. Energies, 15(24), Article 9628. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15249628

The main challenges of the input current control in synchronous DC-DC buck converters are the nonlinear model of the system, changes of the operating point in a wide range, and the need to use an input LC filter for current smoothing, which may resul... Read More about Sliding Mode Input Current Control of the Synchronous DC-DC Buck Converter for Electro-Mechanical Actuator Emulation in More Electric Aircrafts.

Inverse Application of Artificial Intelligence for the Control of Power Converters (2022)
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Gao, Y., Wang, S., Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Dragicevic, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Vazquez, S. (2023). Inverse Application of Artificial Intelligence for the Control of Power Converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 38(2), 1535-1548. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2022.3209093

This article proposes a novel application method, inverse application of artificial intelligence (IAAI) for the control of power electronic converter systems. The proposed method can give the desired control coefficients/references in a simple way be... Read More about Inverse Application of Artificial Intelligence for the Control of Power Converters.

Inverse application of artificial intelligence for the control of power converters (2022)
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Gao, Y., Wang, S., Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Dragicevic, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Vazquez, S. (2023). Inverse application of artificial intelligence for the control of power converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 38(2), 1535-1548. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2022.3209093

This article proposes a novel application method, inverse application of artificial intelligence (IAAI) for the control of power electronic converter systems. The proposed method can give the desired control coefficients/references in a simple way be... Read More about Inverse application of artificial intelligence for the control of power converters.

Comparative Stability Analysis of Synchronous Reference Frame Current Controllers Operated at High Fundamental Frequency (2022)
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Diab, A. M., Guo, F., Yeoh, S. S., Bozhko, S., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2022). Comparative Stability Analysis of Synchronous Reference Frame Current Controllers Operated at High Fundamental Frequency. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 9(2), 2115 - 2128. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2022.3208825

Synchronous reference frame (SRF) proportional-integral (PI) current controller (CC) is the most well-established solution for current regulation in AC machine drives and grid-connected voltage source converters. The design of high dynamic performanc... Read More about Comparative Stability Analysis of Synchronous Reference Frame Current Controllers Operated at High Fundamental Frequency.

Chance-constrained model predictive control-based operation management of more-electric aircraft using energy storage systems under uncertainty (2022)
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Wang, X., Bazmohammadi, N., Atkin, J., Bozhko, S., & Guerrero, J. M. (2022). Chance-constrained model predictive control-based operation management of more-electric aircraft using energy storage systems under uncertainty. Journal of Energy Storage, 55, Article 105629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.105629

On more electric aircraft (MEA), reducing fuel consumption and guaranteeing flight safety are pursued by efficient operational management of the electrical power system (EPS). Considering the growing number of onboard electric loads and the increasin... Read More about Chance-constrained model predictive control-based operation management of more-electric aircraft using energy storage systems under uncertainty.