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# IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

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• ### [Front cover]

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s): C1
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics publication information

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s): C2
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Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1149 - 1150
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• ### A Novel Three-Phase Three-Leg AC/AC Converter Using Nine IGBTs

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1151 - 1160
Cited by:  Papers (129)
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This paper proposes a novel three-phase nine-switch ac/ac converter topology. This converter features sinusoidal inputs and outputs, unity input power factor, and more importantly, low manufacturing cost due to its reduced number of active switches. The operating principle of the converter is elaborated; its modulation schemes are discussed. Simulated semiconductor loss analysis and comparison wit... View full abstract»

• ### Low-Ripple and Dual-Phase Charge Pump Circuit Regulated by Switched-Capacitor-Based Bandgap Reference

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1161 - 1172
Cited by:  Papers (28)  |  Patents (2)
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This paper proposes a low-ripple and dual-phase charge pump circuit regulated by switched-capacitor-based bandgap reference. Due to design of a buffer stage, a system can have better bandwidth and phase margin, and thus, the transient response and driving capability can be improved. Besides, the dual-phase control can reduce the output voltage ripple by means of only one closed-loop regulation in ... View full abstract»

• ### Bidirectional Switch Commutation for a Matrix Converter Supplying a Series Resonant Load

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1173 - 1181
Cited by:  Papers (29)
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This paper describes a bidirectional switch commutation strategy for a three-phase to two-phase matrix converter supplying a series resonant load. Classical modulation techniques are not applicable because of the needed high output frequencies. This fact, together with the different topology compared to classical three-phase to three-phase matrix converters, makes a new investigation of commutatio... View full abstract»

• ### Natural Harmonic Elimination of Square-Wave Inverter for Medium-Voltage Application

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1182 - 1188
Cited by:  Papers (19)
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In this paper, a low-frequency square-wave inverter with a series-connected pulsewidth modulation (PWM) inverter is investigated for high-power applications. The series compensators produce only the desired harmonic voltages to make the net output voltage sinusoidal with small PWM switching harmonics only. An open-loop control strategy for the series compensator is proposed in this paper. This str... View full abstract»

• ### Design and Characterization of High-Voltage Silicon Carbide Emitter Turn-off Thyristor

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1189 - 1197
Cited by:  Papers (22)
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A novel MOS-controlled silicon carbide (SiC) thyristor device, the SiC emitter turn-off thyristor (ETO), as a promising technology for future high-voltage and high-frequency switching applications has been developed. The world's first 4.5-kV SiC p-type ETO prototype based on a 0.36 cm2 SiC p-type gate turn-off (GTO) shows a forward voltage drop of 4.6 V at a current density of 25 A/cm View full abstract»

• ### Comprehensive Approach to Modeling and Simulation of Photovoltaic Arrays

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1198 - 1208
Cited by:  Papers (1171)
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This paper proposes a method of modeling and simulation of photovoltaic arrays. The main objective is to find the parameters of the nonlinear I-V equation by adjusting the curve at three points: open circuit, maximum power, and short circuit. Given these three points, which are provided by all commercial array data sheets, the method finds the best I-V equation for the single-diode p... View full abstract»

• ### Discrete Frequency Tuning Active Filter for Power System Harmonics

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1209 - 1217
Cited by:  Papers (48)
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Severe voltage distortion, due to power system harmonic resonance, has been reported in recent years. This issue becomes more significant in high penetration of a photovoltaic (PV) network. A conventional voltage detection active filter operates as similar conductance for all harmonic frequencies to resolve this problem whether in a fixed conductance command or in an automatic gain adjustment cont... View full abstract»

• ### Lossless Inductor Current Sensing Method With Improved Frequency Response

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1218 - 1222
Cited by:  Papers (7)
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The lossless inductor current sensing method is well-known and is frequently applied in the measurement of output current in DC-DC converters due to its low cost and simplicity. This technique uses a low-pass filter that is matched to the inductance (L) and winding resistance to compensate for induced voltages due to the inductor. However, the waveform fidelity above the corner frequency of the in... View full abstract»

• ### An Optimization-Based Algorithm for Shunt Active Filter Under Distorted Supply Voltages

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1223 - 1232
Cited by:  Papers (35)
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In this paper, an optimization-based control algorithm for the compensation of steady-state load under distorted supply voltages is presented. For balanced and sinusoidal supply voltages, load compensation using shunt active filter produces perfect harmonic cancellation (PHC) and unity power factor (UPF) source currents. However, when the supply voltages are distorted, compensation for PHC will no... View full abstract»

• ### A Multipulse-Structure-Based Bidirectional PWM Converter for High-Power Applications

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1233 - 1242
Cited by:  Papers (19)
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Multipulse converters are suitable for high-power application with the merits of low switching frequency and perfect harmonic performance. But less controllability and poor regulation lead the restriction on its application. A bidirectional pulsewidth modulation (PWM) converter based on multipulse structure is proposed in this paper, which has the same perfect harmonic performance with very low sw... View full abstract»

• ### A Flicker Compensation Strategy

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1243 - 1247
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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This letter is concerned with the strategy adopted by an active compensator to mitigate the flicker phenomenon in a power system. After illustrating two conventional strategies, a novel strategy that forces the compensator to deliver a particular value of the instantaneous imaginary power absorbed by the time-variant load is proposed. The strategy is compared with the two conventional ones in term... View full abstract»

• ### Optimal Geometric Control of Power Buffers

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1248 - 1258
Cited by:  Papers (31)
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Modern power electronics are capable of regulating loads with bandwidths so high that they essentially enforce constant power on millisecond timescales and contribute to system-wide voltage instability problems. Active front-end control of such loads that implement a power buffer function has been shown to mitigate instability, but has relied on complicated hybrid control techniques. This paper pr... View full abstract»

• ### Single-Phase Multilevel PWM Inverter Topologies Using Coupled Inductors

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1259 - 1266
Cited by:  Papers (46)
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The number of voltage levels available in pulsewidth modulation (PWM) voltage source inverters can be increased by using a split-wound coupled inductor within each inverter leg and interleaved PWM switching of the upper and lower switches. The magnetizing inductance of the symmetrical split-wound inductor filters the high-frequency PWM voltage differences between the upper and lower switches. The ... View full abstract»

• ### Digital Combination of Buck and Boost Converters to Control a Positive Buck–Boost Converter and Improve the Output Transients

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1267 - 1279
Cited by:  Papers (53)
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A highly efficient and novel control strategy for improving the transients in the output voltage of a DC-DC positive buck-boost converter, required for low-power portable electronic applications, is presented in this paper. The proposed control technique can regulate the output voltage for variable input voltage, which is higher, lower, or equal to the output voltage. There are several existing so... View full abstract»

• ### Improved Direct Power Control of Grid-Connected DC/AC Converters

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1280 - 1292
Cited by:  Papers (111)  |  Patents (1)
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This paper proposes new direct power control (DPC) strategies for three-phase DC/AC converters with improved dynamic response and steady-state performance. As with an electrical machine, source and converter flux, which equal the integration of the respective source and converter voltage, are used to define active and reactive power flow. Optimization of the lookup table used in conventional DPC i... View full abstract»

• ### Group-Asymmetrical PWM Control for Dimmable Fluorescent Lamp Ballast Without Striation and Thermostat Effect

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1293 - 1303
Cited by:  Papers (10)
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In this paper a group-asymmetrical pulsewidth modulation (GAPWM) by signal process is explored to modulate the lamp current comprising even and odd harmonics, which can then eliminate striation and thermostat effects in a fluorescent lamp. Using GAPWM control, a hiding dc, like an electron cloud inside the lamp, disappears and good rejection to the thermostat effect is achieved since the average l... View full abstract»

• ### Development of Robust Current 2-DOF Controllers for a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive With Reaction Wheel Load

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1304 - 1320
Cited by:  Papers (23)
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This paper develops robust 2-DOF current and torque control schemes for a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive with satellite reaction wheel load. A DSP-based experimental PMSM-driven reaction wheel system is established, and the key motor parameters are estimated for realizing the proposed control schemes. In the proposed current control schemes, the traditional 2-DOF controller is aug... View full abstract»

• ### A Novel Driving Scheme for Synchronous Rectifiers in LLC Resonant Converters

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1321 - 1329
Cited by:  Papers (169)  |  Patents (1)
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This paper proposes a novel synchronous rectifier (SR) driving scheme for resonant converters. It is very suitable for high-frequency, high-efficiency, and high-power-density dc-dc resonant converters with SRs. In this paper, an LLC resonant converter with the proposed synchronous rectification is designed and analyzed. With the proposed driving scheme, the SR body diode conduction is reduced to a... View full abstract»

• ### Common-Mode Ripple Current Estimator for Parallel Three-Phase Inverters

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1330 - 1339
Cited by:  Papers (28)  |  Patents (3)
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For the three-phase parallel voltage source inverter systems with common dc link, several control methods were developed to suppress the common-mode circulating current. The common-mode ripple current is the main disturbance source of the common-mode circulating current control system that forms part of the parallel discontinuous pulsewidth modulation (PWM) inverter system. In this paper, a real-t... View full abstract»

• ### Passive and Active Hybrid Integrated EMI Filters

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1340 - 1349
Cited by:  Papers (57)
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Two new planar integrated electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter structures that reduce the filter volume and that are based on standard printed circuit board (PCB) process technology are presented in this paper. First, a passive integrated EMI filter is presented, which results in a volume reduction of 24% compared to the discrete solution. However, this filter requires a planar ferrite core f... View full abstract»

• ### Three-Level Inverter-Based Shunt Active Power Filter in Three-Phase Three-Wire and Four-Wire Systems

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1350 - 1363
Cited by:  Papers (113)
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This paper presents a direct current-space-vector control of an active power filter (APF) based on a three-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) voltage-source inverter. The proposed method indirectly generates the compensation current reference by using an equivalent conductance of the fundamental component using APF's dc-link voltage control. The proposed control can selectively choose harmonic curr... View full abstract»

• ### Pulsewidth Modulations for the Comprehensive Capacitor Voltage Balance of $n$-Level Three-Leg Diode-Clamped Converters

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1364 - 1375
Cited by:  Papers (58)
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In the previous literature, the introduction of the virtual-space-vector (VV) concept for the three-level, three-leg neutral-point-clamped converter has led to the definition of pulsewidth modulation (PWM) strategies, guaranteeing a dc-link capacitor voltage balance in every switching cycle under any type of load, with the only requirement being that the addition of the three phase currents equals... View full abstract»

## Aims & Scope

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics covers fundamental technologies used in the control and conversion of electric power.

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