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Advances in Design and Control of Power Electronic Systems

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F3: Power Electronics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 5696

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Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY, USA
Interests: design and control of power electronic systems with specific focus on energy storage and motor drive systems for electrified transportation; renewable-energy; and smart grid applications
Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY, USA
Interests: power electronics control and design for electric vehicle and renewable energy conversion systems; advanced power converter control techniques; magnetic design techniques

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the goal of Net Zero Emissions, the demands for electric vehicles and renewable energy resources have been increasing rapidly. Power electronics design and control techniques play a crucial role in electrified energy conversion systems. Advanced control and design technologies will enable high-performance power conversion to improve stability, efficiency, and power density. Both hardware design and software control determine the performance of power converters. This Special Issue of Energies, “Advances in Design and Control of Power Electronic Systems”, is intended to disseminate advanced design and control methods to improve the performance of power electronics systems.

Prospective authors are invited to submit original contributions, survey papers, or tutorials for review for publication in this Special Issue. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

  • Model predictive control techniques for grid-connected power converters;
  • Resonance damping solutions for grid-connected converters with high-order filters;
  • Sensorless control techniques for motor drives and power electronics systems;
  • Electric vehicle charger power conversion system design techniques;
  • Modeling and control of renewable energy interfaced power converters;
  • Optimal design for power converters to improve the efficiency and power density.

Dr. Matthias Preindl
Dr. Liwei Zhou
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • power converter
  • model predictive control
  • sensorless control
  • electric vehicle charger
  • renewable energy resource
  • efficiency
  • power density
  • dynamic performance
  • resonance damping

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Design and Implementation of a Paralleled Discrete SiC MOSFET Half-Bridge Circuit with an Improved Symmetric Layout and Unique Laminated Busbar
by Ismail Ataseven, Ilker Sahin and Salih Baris Ozturk
Energies 2023, 16(6), 2903; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062903 - 21 Mar 2023
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Silicon carbide (SiC) metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) have many advantages compared to silicon (Si) MOSFETs: low drain-source resistance, high thermal conductivity, low leakage current, and high switching frequency. As a result, Si MOSFETs are replaced with SiC MOSFETs in many [...] Read more.
Silicon carbide (SiC) metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) have many advantages compared to silicon (Si) MOSFETs: low drain-source resistance, high thermal conductivity, low leakage current, and high switching frequency. As a result, Si MOSFETs are replaced with SiC MOSFETs in many industrial applications. However, there are still not as many SiC modules to customize for each application. To meet the high-power requirement for custom applications, paralleling discrete SiC MOSFETs is an essential solution. However, it comes with many technical challenges; inequality in current sharing, different switching losses, different transient characteristics, and so forth. In this paper, the detailed MATLAB®/Simulink® Simpscape model of the SiC MOSFET from the datasheet and the simulation of the half-bridge circuit are investigated. Furthermore, this paper proposes the implementation of the four-paralleled SiC MOSFET half-bridge circuit with an improved symmetric gate driver layout. Moreover, a unique laminated busbar connected directly to the printed circuit board (PCB) is proposed to increase current and thermal capacity and decrease parasitic effects. Finally, the experimental and simulation results are presented using a 650 V SiC MOSFET (CREE) double-pulse test (DPT) circuit. The voltage overshoot problems and applied solutions are also presented. Full article
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Comprehensive Predictive Control Model for a Three-Phase Four-Legged Inverter
by Muhammad M. Fayyaz, Irtaza M. Syed, Yi Meng and Muhammad N. Aman
Energies 2023, 16(6), 2650; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062650 - 11 Mar 2023
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This paper presents a comprehensive model predictive control (CMPC) method to control a three-phase four-legged inverter (TP4LI) for PV systems. The proposed TP4LI model aims to predictively model and control switching frequency and higher voltage/current switching to reduce losses. The CMPC model can [...] Read more.
This paper presents a comprehensive model predictive control (CMPC) method to control a three-phase four-legged inverter (TP4LI) for PV systems. The proposed TP4LI model aims to predictively model and control switching frequency and higher voltage/current switching to reduce losses. The CMPC model can be operated in four modes, namely standard MPC mode (Mode I), switching frequency reduction (SFR) mode (Mode II), high voltage/current switching loss reduction (SLR) mode (Mode III), and SFR plus SLR mode (Mode IV, a combination of Modes II and III). The proposed CMPC approach controls the TP4LI to (1) successfully track balanced and unbalanced reference currents with balanced or unbalanced loads; (2) reduce switching losses; and (3) keep the generated current total harmonic distortion (THD) within the industry’s recommended limits. The TP4LI model with the CMPC approach was verified and validated in the MATLAB/Simulink for a PV system. The simulation results show good tracking and performance of the TP4LI for balanced and unbalanced reference currents with balanced and unbalanced loads in all four modes of operation. Full article
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