In the design and development of front-end communication systems, the arbitrary impedance environments are encountered frequently. In this article, a three-port dual-band equal power divider is proposed which also transforms all types of impedance environments at its ports inherently. The power divider is suitable for a wide range of arbitrary frequency ratios and impedance terminations at each of

Inductive coupling based wireless power transfer (WPT) is a popular short-range power delivery mechanism for many industrial, biomedical, and home electronic appliances applications. A numerical methodology is needed for the analysis of the electromagnetic propagation, radiation, scattering and coupling of highly efficient WPT systems. This study is based on the discontinuous Galerkin time-domain (DGTD)

Torque control of electric drives is a challenging task, as high dynamics need to be achieved despite different input and state constraints while also pursuing secondary objectives, e.g., maximizing power efficiency. Whereas most state-of-the-art methods generally necessitate thorough knowledge about the system model, a model-free deep reinforcement learning torque controller is proposed. In particular

A typical non-isolated photovoltaic (PV) microinverter requires a high conversion ratio in the dc-dc stage as well as needs to support a wide range of input-output voltage operation accommodating partial shading scenario. An extended-duty-ratio (EDR) boost converter is a good candidate for such application as it provides a high efficiency solution with a hybrid of interleaved inductor and switched

The paralleling of power converters connected to the grid for power-sharing is a widely used technique. In this context, the design framework for a low-cost, lightweight, compact and high-performance optimum configuration is an open problem. This paper proposes an innovative Multi-Objective Hierarchical Optimization Design Framework (MO-HO-DF) for an AC grid interface with $N$ interleaved H-bridges

In wireless charging systems, the H-bridge converter's switching frequency is set close to the system's natural resonance for achieving optimized zero voltage switching (ZVS). Variations to the system's natural resonance are commonly tracked by following the changes in the resonant current's polarity, i.e., current zero-crossings. The main implementation challenge is accounting for the time delay between

Nowadays accurate characterization of the magnetic component losses becomes increasingly important in the design stage of power converters. As the main challenge in characterizing a magnetic component, the core loss is commonly measured through the two winding B-H loop measurement method that is susceptible to the phase discrepancy error, especially for low-permeability, low-loss cores. This paper

Microgrid faces various challenges such as reverse power flow, peak power demand, voltage limit violations, etc., due to significant installations of renewable energy sources (RESs) and electric vehicles (EVs). For continuous and effective operation of such a system, enhanced and complex control methodologies are needed. Smart transformer (ST) has emerged as a promising solution for overcoming such

With the increasing environmental concerns, a paradigm shift towards electric and hybrid electric vehicles is expected. Switched Reluctance Motors (SRMs) have emerged as a viable competitor to other established electrical machines. SRMs are known for their simple construction, robustness, inherent fault tolerant structure and low production and maintenance costs. Moreover, the machine has gained interest

This paper proposes a sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) of an open-end stator winding five-phase induction motor (OESW-FPIM). The FOC technique used is associated with dual Space Vector Modulation (SVM) to provide a constant switching frequency and lower harmonics distortion. Furthermore, a simple hybrid observer is proposed which combines a model reference adaptive system (MRAS) and a sliding

Centuries of development in natural sciences and mathematical modeling provide valuable domain expert knowledge that has yet to be explored for the development of machine learning models. When modeling complex physical systems, both domain knowledge and data provide necessary information about the system. In this paper, we present a data-driven model that takes advantage of partial domain knowledge

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) are a new asset for Primary Frequency Regulation (PFR), an ancillary service for improving the grid stability. The system operators determine the implementation and remuneration of PFR. However, assessing the revenue stream is not enough to define the business case, as also the components’ lifetime has to be estimated. Previous studies of lifetime estimation for

The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is currently one of the power converter topologies which has attracted more research and development worldwide. Its features, such as high quality of voltages and currents, high modularity and high voltage rating, have made the MMC a very good option for several applications including high-voltage dc (HVdc) transmission, static compensators (STATCOMs), and motor

Additive Manufacturing (AM) evolved recently from a rapid prototyping process to a standard manufacturing tool. Nevertheless, it is still not a widely used method due to different process-related challenges. In recent years printer technologies and possible printable materials emerged but there are still challenging demands on the printing process. Hence, it is of vital importance to inspect the manufacturability

With the aim towards lighter and more efficient electrical systems in future aircraft, design of DC/DC converters with high efficiency, power density and improved thermal management becomes necessary. This paper investigates the detailed design of isolated bidirectional DC/DC converters for more electric aircraft (MEA). Use of wide bandgap (WBG) devices to enhance system efficiency is considered. A

Predictive control is a flexible control methodology that can optimize performance while satisfying current and voltage constraints. Its application in the power electronics domain is however hampered by the high computational demands associated with it. In this paper, piecewise-affine neural networks are explored to greatly simplify these controllers and allow for an inexpensive implementation in

This paper proposes a formal model for industrial cyber-physical systems (CPS) with distributed control based on IEC 61499 standard and supporting time-aware computations for better adaptation to the ever changing environment conditions. Main features of the model include usage of timestamps, flattening, unified and independent behaviour of function block interfaces. This allows to make correct implementation

Having a reduced number of switches and isolated DC sources yet generating a higher number of voltage levels has been always the challenge when selecting the appropriate Multilevel Inverter (MLI) topology. Nowadays, Single-DC-Source Multilevel Inverter (SDCS-MLI) topologies are being considered as more suitable for many power system applications such as Renewable Energy (RE) conversion systems and

Typical industrial workcells are composed of a plenitude of devices from various manufacturers, which rely on their own specific control interfaces. To reduce setup and reconfiguration times, a hardware-agnostic Plug & Produce system is required. In this paper, we present a system architecture that uses generic and semantically augmented OPC UA skills for robots, tools, and other system components

For the two-stage single-phase converter, including the power factor correction (PFC) ac-dc converter and dc-ac inverter, a second harmonic current compensator (SHCC) can be introduced to handle the second harmonic current (SHC) for removing the undesired electrolytic capacitor. Consequently, the two-stage single-phase converter becomes a multi-converter system. In this paper, the ac-dc stage or dc-ac

Today, the edge-cloud computing paradigm starts to gain increasing popularity, aiming to enable short latency, fast decision-making and intelligence at the network edge, especially for industrial applications. The container-based virtualization technology has been put on the roadmap by the industry to implement edge-cloud computing infrastructures. Has the performance of the container-based edge-cloud

An efficient and cost-effective power converter is a pre-requisite for the modern power applications. With the evolvement of matured medium power self-commutated switching devices, multilevel inverters (MLIs) are emerged as a promising solution for high-power medium-voltage applications. Though, MLIs are performing a promising role in industrial applications, their high device count, size, cost and

The paper focuses on galvanically isolated series-resonant dc-dc converters with a low quality factor of a magnetically integrated resonant tank. These converters can be controlled at a constant switching frequency to achieve the input voltage buck regulation. The paper compares various buck control methods, such as conventional pulse-width modulation, hybrid pulse-width modulation, shifted pulse-width

Sliding mode control (SMC) has been a very popular control technology due to its simplicity and robustness against uncertainties and disturbances since its inception more than 60 years ago. Its very foundation of stability and stabilization is built on the principle of the Lyapunov theory which ascertains asymptotic stability. In the 1990s, a novel class of SMC, called the terminal sliding mode control

Aircraft electrification has been a major trend in aviation industry for past 20 years. Given the increasing electrical power requirement for future more electric aircraft and hybrid electric aircraft, research efforts has been ongoing in high power electrical conversion for air-borne systems. Safety critical nature of aviation systems places reliability of aerospace power converters as a critical

The intensive research and development efforts directed towards large-scale complex industrial systems in the context of Industry 4.0 indicate that safety and reliability issues pose significant challenges. During online operation, system performance degradation will lead, not only to economic losses, but also potential safety hazards. In the existing research and technical routes, the target of the

Existing impedance-based stability criterion (IBSC) for electromagnetic stability assessment of multiple-grid-connected-inverter (GCI)-based power systems suffers from several limitations. First, global stability feature is hard to be obtained if Nyquist-criterion-based IBSC is used. Second, heavy computational burdens caused by either right-half-plane (RHP) poles calculation of impedance ratios or

This paper for the first time comprehensively presents a multilevel space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) method based on the imaginary coordinate system. This method is probably one of the most efficient methods in fast multilevel SVPWMs. It avoids trigonometric operation, look-up tables and only requires simple logic judgement and arithmetic calculation. A distinct advantage of this method

The article presents an analytically rapid evaluation technique for interior permanent magnet (IPM) traction machines considering magnetic nonlinearity. First, a simplified model employing equivalent magnetic circuit together with winding function to determine no-load airgap flux density and dq -axis armature-reaction airgap flux densities for parameter determination is proposed. Then, a process loop

A nuclear submarine has significant performance advantages over the conventional diesel-electric submarine. Its powerful nuclear propulsion can be operated independently of air and does not require refueling throughout the 25-year life span. Recent progresses of medium voltage direct current (MVDC) techniques applied in industry push the energy-saving and extremely long-time operation to a new stage

This paper presents a method for improving the reliability of DC nanogrids by decreasing the input capacitance requirement. The nanogrid DC bus capacitance requirement is reduced by utilizing the zero-sequence operation mode of the solid state converter (SSC). This SSC is often considered as the main DC nanogrid energy control unit that is linking the nanogrid with the main utility AC grid and managing

Industry 4.0 vision and its mandated digital transformation are radically reshaping the way business is carried out and the way overall industrial processes and collaborations are operating. In this work, the objective is to analyze the current level of adoption of Industry 4.0, via the footprint available in industrial and academic research works. The analysis performed reveals insights on how Industry

Recently, an efficient multistep direct model predictive control (MPC) scheme for power converters has been proposed. It relies on the Sphere Decoding Algorithm (SDA) to solve the associated long-horizon optimal control problem. Since the SDA evaluates only a small number of candidate solutions to find the optimal one, a significant reduction in the average computational burden can be achieved compared

This paper presents a dynamic modeling method for a 3-phase mutually coupled switched reluctance machine (MCSRM) considering spatial harmonics, and saturation. The conventional modeling methods of MCSRMs are based on 3D look-up tables (LUTs), where the phase flux linkages are considered as state variables. These 3D LUTs describe the phase currents with respect to phase flux linkages, and rotor position

Development of power electronic converters tend to achieve high efficiency and at the same time high power density in many industrial applications. In recent years, with emerging third-generation semiconductor materials i.e. Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN), the switching frequency of several MHz has become a widely studied frequency band, therefore traditional technology can no longer

The information, and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly merging with the conventional power systems. For the design, and development of modern AC/DC grids with integrated renewable energy sources, the system-level control schemes with ICTs involved should be evaluated in a co-simulation framework. In this work, a heterogeneous hardware real-time co-emulator composed of FPGAs, many-core

Switched Reluctance Machines (SRMs) are gaining more attention due to their simple, and rugged construction, low manufacturing cost, and high-speed operation capability. An electromagnetic model of the machine is needed in the design, and analysis processes. The required accuracy level of the model depends mainly on the application. A high-fidelity model is required to achieve a good design, and predict

A unified method is presented which allows to estimate dc-offset, all harmonic components and fundamental frequency in arbitrarily distorted single-phase grids using a Frequency Adaptive Observer (FAO) consisting of modified Second-Order Generalized Integrators (mSOGIs) , an adaptive DC-Integrator (DCI) and a modified Frequency Locked Loop (mFLL) . DCI and mSOGIs are tuned by pole placement which allows

This paper proposes a cycle life model for lithium-ion batteries. The main objective of this work is to facilitate the electrical simulation of lithium-ion battery aging (due to cycling), and its impact on battery capacity and internal resistance. Most of the reported cycle life models are either: a) physics based, with parameters difficult to retrieve or b) semi-empirical, where the parameter identification

This paper proposes a remote control method with the force assist to improve the operability of a mobile robot. The force feedback is generated on the basis of the time to collision (TTC) and translational velocity. The TTC is calculated from the predicted trajectory and environmental information, and is used as an indicator of the possibility of collision. If the possibility of collision is low, the

This paper presents a simplified supercapacitor model and a universal adaptive stabilization, optimization (UAS+O) based parameter identification technique. Analytic solutions for the description of supercapacitors current, voltage, subject to cyclic voltage and current sources of varying amplitudes and frequency, consistent with electric vehicle driving cycles, are developed. Supercapacitor I-V relationships

This paper presents a novel bearingless synchronous reluctance slice motor topology that contains no permanent magnets. The rotor with two iron poles and flux barriers is levitated and rotated through a stator winding system with six coils wired as two three-phase systems. A constant rotor-oriented magnetization current is applied to generate a magnetic bias flux. The system can be controlled similar

Many applications use recommender systems to predict user preferences, improve user experience, and increase the amount of sales. However, because of the cold-start problem, it is not easy to recommend items to new users accurately. Recommendation performance degrades in the case of users with little interaction, in particular latent users who have never used the service. To alleviate the cold-start

The continuous operation of the wireless power transfer system (WPTS) under high-frequency switching activity might cause a temperature rise in various system's components. That temperature rise might increase the resistance of the primary and secondary coils, which will lead to a significant decline in the system's efficiency. To address this problem at the design stage, we investigate the optimal

In this paper, a class E type high frequency DC/DC converter is proposed. The detailed analysis and parameter optimal design method are depicted in this paper. Based on optimal parameters, the switch can operate in ZVS condition. Also, to reduce the driving losses, a multistage resonant driving circuit is adopted and analyzed in this paper, which can utilize the energy stored in the switch input capacitance

In this paper, a new configuration of single DC source hybrid packed U-cell (H-PUC) converter with reduced number of components is proposed. The proposed H-PUC only requires one dc source, twelve power switches, and three capacitors to provide 23-level output voltage. It is comprised of two high voltage low frequency (LF) and low voltage high frequency (HF) sub-modules which leads to less power losses

This article presents a systematic evaluation on the impedance passivity of voltage-controlled voltage-source converters. The commonly used single- and dual-loop control structures with different linear controllers are compared extensively, considering the effect of the time delay involved in the control loop. A virtual impedance control, co-designed with different voltage control schemes, is then

Z packed U-cell (ZPUC) converter topology is presented in this paper as a new type of multilevel converter topology that can be operated in a single phase as well as in three-phase configurations while using a single DC source. Since each U-cell includes two switches and one capacitor, in this topology, three U-cells are needed to generate 5 or 7 voltage levels. Moreover, the configuration proposed

Besides many advantages, the reduction in the operational duty of a traditional phase shifted full converter limits its scope in applications where a wide range of input voltage is the main requirement. Operation with low duty cycle extends freewheeling interval, which results in degraded performance such as more circulating current, increased conduction loss in power devices, narrow range of zero

With the ever-increasing number of blackouts in distribution systems arising from a variety of natural and manmade disasters, the frequent and necessary isolation/reconnection of loads without power deviations/fluctuations has become an important issue. Grid of microgrids (MG)s is a promising solution towards a highly resilient and efficient power grid operation. To facilitate this implementation,

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In this paper, a thorough analysis is carried out in order to achieve an optimal design of a forty-four pulse rectifier. In this study, a novel Multi-phase Shifting Autotransformer (MPSA) is introduced, discussed, simulated and implemented to forty-four pulse rectifier with acceptable power rates. Accordingly, the main purpose of the paper is focused on the power kVA rating reduction for power quality

Communication for control-centric industrial applications is characterized by the requirements of very high reliability, very low and deterministic latency and high scalability. Typically, IEEE 802.11-based wireless local area networks (WLANs), also known as Wi-Fi networks, are deemed ineligible for industrial control applications owing to insufficient reliability and non-deterministic latency. This

Recent developments in the electricity sector encourage a high penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES). In addition, European policies are pushing for mass deployment of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Due to their non-controllable characteristics, these loads have brought new challenges in distribution networks, resulting in increased difficulty for Distribution System Operators (DSOs) to guarantee

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Electric drives applications have been worldwide adopted for the transportation electrification. An electric drive system is constituted by two main components: the power electronics converter and the electrical machine. Traditionally the design workflow consisted in the separate realization of these two parts, by different teams or even organizations. This requires strong assumptions regarding operating

Adaptive fault detection method, which is compensating the wave attenuation along the propagation, is proposed in this article. Long cable system installed in the factory need to develop precise fault detection method considering propagation dispersion. Using the derived time delay between the incident and reflected wave which is generated from the fault, fault can be localized. The time-frequency

In this article, a new structure is used for induction motor drive (IMD). A Δ-polygon configuration based multi-winding transformer is designed in it to get an eighteen pulse AC-DC converter, which fulfill the DC-supply requirement of a 7-level cascaded H-bridge (CHB) inverter. This 7-level CHB-inverter is utilized at the drive end, to drive an induction motor (IM) and it requires less semiconductors

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