# IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

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Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):c1 - 1393
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics publication information

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s): c2
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• ### Guest Editorial

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1394 - 1397
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• ### Overview of Control and Grid Synchronization for Distributed Power Generation Systems

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1398 - 1409
Cited by:  Papers (1690)  |  Patents (11)
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Renewable energy sources like wind, sun, and hydro are seen as a reliable alternative to the traditional energy sources such as oil, natural gas, or coal. Distributed power generation systems (DPGSs) based on renewable energy sources experience a large development worldwide, with Germany, Denmark, Japan, and USA as leaders in the development in this field. Due to the increasing number of DPGSs con... View full abstract»

• ### Synchronization to Disturbed Utility-Network Signals Using a Multirate Phase-Locked Loop

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1410 - 1417
Cited by:  Papers (7)
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This paper presents a digital-signal-processing system suitable for synchronization in applications where the synchronization signal is severely disturbed, and where the signal frequency and amplitude are variable. The system is based on a multirate phase-locked loop. The main advantages of the multirate approach are that it relaxes the implementation of the antialiasing filter, and it enables one... View full abstract»

• ### An Anti-Islanding Method for Single-Phase Inverters Based on a Grid Voltage Sensorless Control

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1418 - 1426
Cited by:  Papers (75)  |  Patents (2)
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The detection of the islanding condition of a distributed generation (DG) system is crucial for safety reasons, as discussed in the IEEE standards and specifically required by some national codes. Several anti-islanding methods that are resident in the inverter have been investigated and classified as passive (measurement of the natural effects of islanding) or active (based on the measurement of ... View full abstract»

• ### Protection of Microgrids During Utility Voltage Sags

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1427 - 1436
Cited by:  Papers (92)
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Microgrids are systems with clusters of microgenerators, which are installed for distributed power generation. When interfaced to the utility grid, microgrids are exposed to common utility power-quality disturbances. In particular, during utility-voltage sags, large line currents can flow along distribution feeders connecting the micro- and utility grids. To limit this flow of large line currents ... View full abstract»

• ### STATCOM-Based Voltage Regulator for Self-Excited Induction Generator Feeding Nonlinear Loads

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1437 - 1452
Cited by:  Papers (94)
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This paper deals with the performance analysis of a static compensator (STATCOM)-based voltage regulator for self-excited induction generators (SEIGs) supplying nonlinear loads. In practice, a number of loads are nonlinear in nature, and therefore, they inject harmonics in the generating systems. The SEIG's performance, being a weak isolated system, is very much affected by these harmonics. The ad... View full abstract»

• ### DC-Bus Signaling: A Distributed Control Strategy for a Hybrid Renewable Nanogrid

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1453 - 1460
Cited by:  Papers (207)
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A dc nanogrid is a hybrid renewable system since renewable sources supply the average load demand, while storage and nonrenewable generation maintain the power balance in the presence of the stochastic renewable sources. The system is power electronic based, with converters being used to interface both the sources and loads to the system. The nanogrid is controlled using dc-bus signaling (DBS), a ... View full abstract»

• ### Wireless-Control Strategy for Parallel Operation of Distributed-Generation Inverters

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1461 - 1470
Cited by:  Papers (323)  |  Patents (2)
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In this paper, a method for the parallel operation of inverters in an ac-distributed system is proposed. This paper explores the control of active and reactive power flow through the analysis of the output impedance of the inverters and its impact on the power sharing. As a result, adaptive virtual output impedance is proposed in order to achieve a proper reactive power sharing, regardless of the ... View full abstract»

• ### High-Quality Power Generation Through Distributed Control of a Power Park Microgrid

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1471 - 1482
Cited by:  Papers (178)  |  Patents (2)
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Inverters are a necessary interface for several forms of distributed generation (DG) and where they form a microgrid they have the potential to offer high power quality. The challenge is to coordinate the actions of a group of inverters so that they offer the level of power quality known to be possible from fast local control of a single inverter. The case examined here is a power park of several ... View full abstract»

• ### Modeling Strategy for Back-to-Back Three-Level Converters Applied to High-Power Wind Turbines

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1483 - 1491
Cited by:  Papers (133)
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Three-level converters are becoming a realistic alternative to the conventional converters in high-power wind-energy applications. In this paper, a complete analytical strategy to model a back-to-back three-level converter is described. This tool permits us to adapt the control strategy to the specific application. Moreover, the model of different loads can be incorporated to the overall model. Bo... View full abstract»

• ### Hybrid Full-Bridge Three-Level LLC Resonant Converter&#8212;A Novel DC&#8211;DC Converter Suitable for Fuel-Cell Power System

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1492 - 1503
Cited by:  Papers (105)
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This paper proposes a novel hybrid full-bridge (H-FB) three-level (TL) LLC resonant converter. It integrates the advantages of the H-FB TL converter and the LLC resonant converter. It can operate under both three-level mode and two-level mode, so it is very suitable for wide-input-voltage-range applications, such as fuel-cell power systems. Compared with the traditional full-bridge converter, the ... View full abstract»

• ### Interfacing Renewable Energy Sources to the Utility Grid Using a Three-Level Inverter

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1504 - 1511
Cited by:  Papers (216)  |  Patents (2)
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This paper presents a novel approach for the connection of renewable energy sources to the utility grid. Due to the increasing power capability of the available generation systems, a three-level three-phase neutral-point-clamped voltage-source inverter is selected as the heart of the interfacing system. A multivariable control law is used for the regulator because of the intrinsic multivariable st... View full abstract»

• ### A Comparison of Diode-Clamped and Cascaded Multilevel Converters for a STATCOM With Energy Storage

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1512 - 1521
Cited by:  Papers (172)  |  Patents (1)
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The progression of distributed generation within a bulk power system will lead to the need for greater control of transmission-line power flows. Static synchronous compensators (STATCOMs) provide a power-electronics-based means of embedded control of transmission-line voltage and power flows. The integration of energy storage with a STATCOM can extend traditional STATCOM capabilities to four-quadr... View full abstract»

• ### Three-Phase Low-Frequency Commutation Inverter for Renewable Energy Systems

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1522 - 1528
Cited by:  Papers (23)
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The connection of distributed power sources with the utility grid generally needs an electronic power converter for processing the locally generated power and injecting current into the system. If the source provides a dc voltage, the converter must be able to produce a low-distortion high-power-factor ac current. The same aspects related with the voltage and current distortion produced by nonline... View full abstract»

• ### An Improved Utility Interface for Microturbine Generation System With Stand-Alone Operation Capabilities

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1529 - 1537
Cited by:  Papers (27)
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In this paper, an alternative filter and control approach for the design of a microturbine's utility interface is proposed. The new method employs a unified current-regulated controller to drive the system converter as a power conditioner for the grid-tied operation and an emergent generator for the stand-alone operation, where few current sensors are required to serve the controller for both oper... View full abstract»

• ### Double-Input PWM DC/DC Converter for High-/Low-Voltage Sources

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1538 - 1545
Cited by:  Papers (105)
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A novel double-input pulsewidth-modulation (PWM) dc/dc converter for high-/low-voltage sources is proposed in this paper. With a PWM control scheme, the proposed double-input dc/dc converter can draw power from two different voltage sources simultaneously or individually. The operation modes and the steady-state analysis of the proposed double-input dc/dc converter are introduced in detail. The PW... View full abstract»

• ### IGBT-Based Cost-Effective Energy-Recovery Circuit for Plasma Display Panel

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1546 - 1554
Cited by:  Papers (10)
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A new insulated-gate-bipolar-transistor (IGBT)-based cost-effective energy-recovery circuit (ERC) for a plasma display panel (PDP) is proposed. Since it is composed of two small resonant inductors and four power diodes instead of the conventional large auxiliary circuit, it features a simpler structure, less mass, fewer power devices, higher efficiency, and lower cost. Since all its power switches... View full abstract»

• ### Optimum Trajectory Switching Control for Series-Parallel Resonant Converter

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1555 - 1563
Cited by:  Papers (14)
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The series-parallel resonant converter (SPRC) is known to have combined merits of the series resonant converter (SRC) and PRC. However, the SPRC has a three-element LCC structure with complex transient dynamics, and without control of the resonant circuit's dynamics, the converter's closed-loop bandwidth to switching-frequency ratio will be much reduced compared to that of pulsewidth-modulation (P... View full abstract»

• ### A New Method of Integration Control With Instantaneous Current Monitoring for Class D Series-Resonant Converter

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1564 - 1576
Cited by:  Papers (18)
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In this paper, the application of the integration control method for class D transistor voltage source series-resonant converters used as dc/dc and dc/ac converters is presented. First, the integration control of the signal as a combination of the resonant frequency and its subharmonics (subharmonic integration control) is discussed. Second, the modulation density of the pulses shorting the bridge... View full abstract»

• ### Power Converter EMI Analysis Including IGBT Nonlinear Switching Transient Model

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1577 - 1583
Cited by:  Papers (46)
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It is well known that very high dv/dt and di/dt during the switching instant is the major high-frequency electromagnetic interference (EMI) source. This paper proposes an improved and simplified EMI-modeling method considering the insulated gate bipolar transistor switching-behavior model. The device turn-on and turn-off dynamics are investigated by dividing the nonlinear transition by several sta... View full abstract»

• ### High-Efficiency Class E,$hboxEF_2$, and$hboxE/F_3$Inverters

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1584 - 1593
Cited by:  Papers (44)  |  Patents (1)
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This paper investigates the new Class EF2 inverter and the already known Class E and E/F3 inverters. The purpose of this paper is to find the answer to the question: what should be added to a classic Class E inverter to improve its performance with minimum expenditure? Class EF2 and E/F3 inverters meet this requirement through operating under zero-voltag... View full abstract»

• ### $H^infty$Control of the Neutral Point in Four-Wire Three-Phase DC–AC Converters

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1594 - 1602
Cited by:  Papers (43)  |  Patents (1)
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Inverters used as the interface for a distributed generator in a three-phase four-wire system sometimes operate with a large neutral current because of unbalanced loads and single-phase (possibly nonlinear) loads. Voltage balance within the dc-link of the inverter is important for proper operation of the inverter, and the neutral current is a significant disturbance to this. It is preferable to us... View full abstract»

• ### A Novel Technique to Compensate Voltage Sags in Multiline Distribution System&#8212;The Interline Dynamic Voltage Restorer

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1603 - 1611
Cited by:  Papers (61)
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The dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) provides a technically advanced and economical solution to voltage-sag problem. As the voltage-restoration process involves real-power injection into the distribution system, the capability of a particular DVR topology, especially for compensating long-duration voltage sags, depends on the energy storage capacity of the DVR. The interline DVR (IDVR) proposed in t... View full abstract»

## Aims & Scope

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics encompasses the applications of electronics, controls and communications, instrumentation and computational intelligence for the enhancement of industrial and manufacturing systems and processes.

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Leopoldo Garcia Franquelo
Escuela Superior de Ingenieros