# IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

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Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):C1 - 2741
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics publication information

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s): C2
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• ### Guest Editorial

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2742 - 2744
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• ### Efficiency-Optimized High-Current Dual Active Bridge Converter for Automotive Applications

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2745 - 2760
Cited by:  Papers (158)  |  Patents (1)
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An efficiency-optimized modulation scheme and design method are developed for an existing hardware prototype of a bidirectional dual active bridge (DAB) dc/dc converter. The DAB being considered is used for an automotive application and is made up of a high-voltage port with port voltage V1, 240 V ≤ V1 ≤ 450 V, and a low-voltage port with port voltage V2 View full abstract»

• ### Optimal Design of a Push-Pull-Forward Half-Bridge (PPFHB) Bidirectional DC–DC Converter With Variable Input Voltage

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2761 - 2771
Cited by:  Papers (30)
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This paper presents a low-cost bidirectional isolated dc-dc converter, derived from dual-active-bridge converter for the power sources with variable output voltage like super capacitors. The proposed converter consists of push-pull-forward circuit half-bridge circuit (PPFHB) and a high-frequency transformer; this structure minimizes the number of the switching transistors and their associate gate ... View full abstract»

• ### Analysis and Design of the $L_{m}C$ Resonant Converter for Low Output Current Ripple

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2772 - 2780
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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In this paper, an LmC resonant converter is proposed for low output current ripple, and its steady-state analysis and design guidelines are investigated. In the LmC converter, the current stress of the output capacitors is reduced due to the inductive output filter, and the series resonant inductor is removed while maintaining the benefits of an View full abstract»

• ### Presizing Methodology of DC–DC Converters Using Optimization Under Multiphysic Constraints: Application to a Buck Converter

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2781 - 2790
Cited by:  Papers (20)
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This paper presents an approach to presize dc-dc converters. This approach is carried out in three main steps. The first one helps the designer to select the most adapted architecture answering the specifications and appropriate technologies of passive and active components of the selected architecture minimizing a major constraint (like volume or cost). Models used in this step are developed from... View full abstract»

• ### Analytical and Multiphysics Approach to the Optimal Design of a 10-MW DFIG for Direct-Drive Wind Turbines

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2791 - 2799
Cited by:  Papers (28)
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This work deals with a 10-MW doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) for direct-drive operation of wind turbines with a reduced-size converter. The work includes a lumped parameter design, an optimization procedure, a finite-element analysis (FEA), and an electrical performance assessment. A monetary cost was assumed as a cost function, and an approximation of the construction cost as a function of ... View full abstract»

• ### Optimal Design and Tradeoff Analysis of Planar Transformer in High-Power DC–DC Converters

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2800 - 2810
Cited by:  Papers (76)
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The trend toward high power density, high operating frequency, and low profile in power converters has exposed a number of limitations in the use of conventional wire-wound magnetic component structures. A planar magnetic is a low-profile transformer or inductor utilizing planar windings, instead of the traditional windings made of Cu wires. In this paper, the most important factors for planar tra... View full abstract»

• ### Automated Optimal Design of Input Filters for Direct AC/AC Matrix Converters

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2811 - 2823
Cited by:  Papers (34)
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This paper presents a novel method to design the input filter for a direct ac/ac matrix converter using genetic algorithms (GA) optimization. The input filter for a matrix converter is a very important and critical part of the conversion structure and careful design is necessary to ensure high input power quality, compactness, and stability. The GA will optimize structure and parameters of the inp... View full abstract»

• ### Modeling and Harmonic Optimization of a Two-Stage Saturable Magnetically Controlled Reactor for an Arc Suppression Coil

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2824 - 2831
Cited by:  Papers (32)
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Magnetically controlled reactors (MCRs) are usually used as three-phase shunt reactors. They have low harmonic distortion independent of the third harmonic current because most three-phase MCRs are delta connected. However, as arc suppression coils, MCRs are operated in the single-phase mode, and the harmonics can be much higher than those of three-phase MCRs. In this paper, the structure and the ... View full abstract»

• ### Predictive Control of AC–AC Modular Multilevel Converters

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2832 - 2839
Cited by:  Papers (119)  |  Patents (4)
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Multilevel converters can reach medium-voltage operation increasing the efficiency of high-power applications. Among the existing multilevel converter topologies, the modular multilevel converter (MMC) provides the advantages of high modularity, availability, and high power quality. Moreover, the main advantage compared to cascaded multilevel converters is the lack of an input transformer which re... View full abstract»

• ### Predictive Speed Control of a Two-Mass System Driven by a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2840 - 2848
Cited by:  Papers (50)
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This paper presents a predictive strategy for the speed control of a two-mass system driven by a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). The proposed approach allows to manipulate all the system variables simultaneously, including mechanical and electrical variables in a single control law. The state feedback is achieved with a reduced order extended Kalman filter, which observes the non-measur... View full abstract»

• ### Robust Nonlinear Predictive Controller for Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motors With an Optimized Cost Function

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2849 - 2858
Cited by:  Papers (71)
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A robust nonlinear predictive controller for permanent-magnet synchronous motors is proposed. The nonlinear predictive control law is formulated by optimizing a novel cost function. A key feature of the proposed control is that it does not require the knowledge of the external perturbation and parameter uncertainties to enhance the robustness. A zero steady-state error is guaranteed by an integral... View full abstract»

• ### Differential-Evolution-Based Optimization of the Dynamic Response for Parallel Operation of Inverters With No Controller Interconnection

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2859 - 2866
Cited by:  Papers (21)
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In this paper, the use of differential evolution (DE), a global search technique inspired by evolutionary theory, to find the parameters that are required to achieve optimum dynamic response of parallel operation of inverters with no interconnection among the controllers is proposed. Basically, in order to reach such a goal, the system is modeled in a certain way that the slopes of P- ... View full abstract»

• ### Optimum Trajectory Control of the Current Vector of a Nonsalient-Pole PMSM in the Field-Weakening Region

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2867 - 2876
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Industry-proven field-weakening solutions for nonsalient-pole permanent-magnet synchronous motor drives are presented in this paper. The core algorithm relies on direct symbolic equations. The equations take into account the stator resistance and reveal its effect on overall algorithm quality. They establish a foundation for an offline calculated lookup table which secures effective d-axis ... View full abstract»

• ### Copper and Core Loss Minimization for Induction Motors Using High-Order Sliding-Mode Control

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2877 - 2889
Cited by:  Papers (24)
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A novel nonlinear affine model for an induction motor with core loss is developed in the well-known (α, β) stationary reference frame, where the core is represented with a resistance in parallel with a magnetization inductance. Then, an optimal rotor flux modulus is calculated such that the power loss due to stator, rotor, and core resistances is minimized, and as a consequence, the ... View full abstract»

• ### Flatness-Based Control of Three-Phase Inverter With Output $LC$ Filter

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2890 - 2897
Cited by:  Papers (32)
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Recently, hybrid electrical power sources composed of storage elements and renewable energy sources are known to have made great development. These energy sources are connected to a dc bus and need a dc-to-ac converter to transfer the produced energy to the grid. Three-leg voltage source inverters equipped with an output LC filter are often used. The main objective of this stage is to gener... View full abstract»

• ### Current Controller Based on Reduced Order Generalized Integrators for Distributed Generation Systems

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2898 - 2909
Cited by:  Papers (48)
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This paper presents a current controller based on a stationary reference frame implementation of an integrator in the synchronous reference frame [called here reduced order generalized integrator (ROGI)], suitable for three-phase distributed generation systems. The proposed controller is compared with the traditional second-order generalized integrator (SOGI)-based current controller. It is confir... View full abstract»

• ### Voltage-Sensor-Less Synchronization to Unbalanced Grids by Frequency-Adaptive Virtual Flux Estimation

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2910 - 2923
Cited by:  Papers (33)
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This paper proposes a simple method for inherently frequency-adaptive virtual flux (VF) estimation intended for voltage-sensor-less grid synchronization and control of voltage source converters. The frequency-adaptive characteristics are obtained by using a second-order generalized integrator configured as a quadrature signal generator (SOGI-QSG) with the grid frequency as an explicit input variab... View full abstract»

• ### A Three-Phase Current Reconstruction Strategy With Online Current Offset Compensation Using a Single Current Sensor

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2924 - 2933
Cited by:  Papers (25)
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This paper proposes a three-phase current reconstruction technique with an online current offset compensation function for three-phase inverter applications utilizing only a single current sensor. In the proposed current sensing method, a phase current and a branch current are simultaneously measured twice in a switching period by using a single current sensor. After that, the current reconstructi... View full abstract»

• ### Finite-Element and Analytical Calculations of No-Load Core Losses in Energy-Saving Induction Motors

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2934 - 2946
Cited by:  Papers (27)
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This paper presents a no-load core loss analysis of a three-phase energy-saving small-size induction motor supplied by a sinusoidal voltage. In the field-circuit approach, the distribution and changes of magnetic flux density in the motor are computed using a time-stepping finite-element method. The discrete Fourier transform is used to analyze the magnetic flux density waveforms in each element o... View full abstract»

• ### Hybrid Rectifier With Near-Sinusoidal Input Currents

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2947 - 2958
Cited by:  Papers (7)
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This paper presents a new hybrid rectifier with near-sinusoidal input currents (RNSIC) converter which increases the performances of classic RNSIC converters. The proposed solution is technically and economically competitive with three-phase diode rectifiers with passive filters. Simulation and experimental results from a laboratory prototype are shown to confirm the validity of the proposed conve... View full abstract»

• ### Implementation of Fuzzy Control to Improve Energy Efficiency of Variable Speed Bulk Material Transportation

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2959 - 2969
Cited by:  Papers (14)
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The paper presents a control strategy for the system of belt conveyors (BCs) with adjustable speed drives based on the principle of optimum energy consumption. Fuzzy logic controller is used in the algorithm for generating the reference speed. The proposed control structure is developed and tested on the detailed mathematical model of the drive system with the rubber belt. The presented algorithm ... View full abstract»

• ### A Current-Source-Converter-Based High-Power High-Speed PMSM Drive With 420-Hz Switching Frequency

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2970 - 2981
Cited by:  Papers (28)
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In this paper, a current-source-converter (CSC)-based high-power high-speed (HPHS) permanent-magnet synchronous motor drive is proposed for high-speed compressor applications. The most important feature of the proposed CSC-fed HPHS drive is that the switching frequency is limited to 420 Hz at 200-Hz fundamental frequency. In the drive system, the whole operation range is divided into three regions... 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