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# IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

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Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):C1 - 2117
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics publication information

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s): C2
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• ### A Cascade Multilevel Frequency Changing Converter for High-Power Applications

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2118 - 2130
Cited by:  Papers (23)
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A novel frequency changing conversion scheme using three cascade multilevel converters in a Π topology is presented. The scheme resembles a direct frequency converter using the cascade converter in its simplest form (series strings of H-bridge modules equipped with a dc link capacitor) as the building block of the overall converter. This yields a highly modular implementation approach which... View full abstract»

• ### Performance of Low-Cost Permanent Magnet Material in PM Synchronous Machines

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2131 - 2138
Cited by:  Papers (44)
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Permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSM) are considered a viable option in various types of applications. However, particularly in consumer and low-power industrial applications, the price may be a factor that limits the use of PMSMs. In addition to a different technology, the main reason for the high price of PMSMs is the use of expensive neodymium or samarium-cobalt magnets. Their use is nec... View full abstract»

• ### New Method to Eliminate Commutation Torque Ripple of Brushless DC Motor With Minimum Commutation Time

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2139 - 2146
Cited by:  Papers (34)
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Commutation torque ripple of brushless DC motor (BLDCM) is caused by the different current slew rates between switching-in phase and switching-out phase. If the slew rates were equal, commutation torque ripple could be eliminated. A simple full speed range method was presented in this paper to eliminate commutation torque ripple by dividing each pulsewidth modulation (PWM) period into three segmen... View full abstract»

• ### Investigation Into the High-Frequency Limits and Performance of Load Commutated Inverters for High-Speed Synchronous Motor Drives

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2147 - 2157
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Load commutated inverters (LCIs) are still widely used for their robustness and reliability in high-power synchronous motor drives, in either single or multiple three-phase configurations. A restriction to their use in high-speed applications is due to the criticalities of thyristor operation at high switching frequencies. The upper frequency limits of LCIs are usually addressed in the existing li... View full abstract»

• ### Transformer Design for Isolated Switching Converters Based on Geometric Form Factors of Magnetic Cores

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2158 - 2166
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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This paper discusses issues related to the transformer design for switch-mode power supplies based on the use of geometric form factors (GFFs) of magnetic cores. It is shown that GFFs allow a straightforward and reliable transformer design complying with loss and size constraints. It is also proved that inherent assumptions underlying the application of previous design methods based on some geomet... View full abstract»

• ### Dynamics Assessment of Advanced Single-Phase PLL Structures

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2167 - 2177
Cited by:  Papers (83)
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Recently, several advanced phase-locked loop (PLL) techniques have been proposed for single-phase applications. Among these, the Park-PLL and the second-order-generalized-integrator-based PLL are very attractive, owing to their simple digital implementation, low computational burden, and desired performance under frequency-varying and harmonically distorted grid conditions. Despite the wide accept... View full abstract»

• ### High Voltage-Boosting Converters Based on Bootstrap Capacitors and Boost Inductors

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2178 - 2193
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In this paper, novel high voltage-boosting converters are presented. By changing the connection position of the anode of the diode and by using different pulse-width-modulation control strategies, different voltage conversion ratios can be obtained. These converters are constructed based on bootstrap capacitors and boost inductors. Above all, two boost inductors with different values, connected in... View full abstract»

• ### A Control Strategy for Parallel Operation of Single-Phase Voltage Source Inverters: Analysis, Design and Experimental Results

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2194 - 2204
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This paper describes a theoretical and experimental study on a control strategy for the parallel operation of single-phase voltage source inverters (VSI), to be applied to uninterruptible power supply. The control system for each inverter consists of two main loops, which both use instantaneous values. The first (parallelism control) employs the feedback of the inductor current from the output fil... View full abstract»

• ### A 10-kW Two-Stage Isolated/Bidirectional DC/DC Converter With Hybrid-Switching Technique

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2205 - 2213
Cited by:  Papers (5)
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This paper suggests a two-stage isolated/bidirectional dc/dc converter with hybrid-switching technique. High-frequency bidirectional resonant converter with a fixed gain can reduce the bulky transformer size by minimizing Insulated Gate Bipolar Junction Transistor (IGBT) turn-off loss due to tail current, and it forms bidirectional power flow without any control operation. Pulsewidth-modulation no... View full abstract»

• ### Soft-Switching Converter With Two Series Half-Bridge Legs to Reduce Voltage Stress of Active Switches

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2214 - 2224
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This paper presents a new soft-switching dc/dc converter for high-input-voltage applications. Two half-bridge converters connected in series with interleaved asymmetric pulsewidth modulation (PWM) are adopted to limit the voltage stress of each power switch at one-half of the input dc bus voltage. In each half-bridge converter, two asymmetrical dc/dc circuits with the same active switches are conn... View full abstract»

• ### A Practical ZCS-PWM Boost DC-DC Converter With Clamping Diode-Assisted Active Edge-Resonant Cell and Its Extended Topologies

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2225 - 2236
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This paper presents the performance evaluations of a zero current soft-switching pulse width modulation (ZCS-PWM) boost dc-dc converter with a practical active edge-resonant cell (AERC). The AERC treated and discussed herein has auxiliary diodes for suppressing voltage surges and current ringings at the commutations of active switches in the dc-dc converters. The voltage surges together with the c... View full abstract»

• ### Full-Feedforward Schemes of Grid Voltages for a Three-Phase $LCL$-Type Grid-Connected Inverter

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2237 - 2250
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This paper investigates the feedforward schemes of grid voltages for a three-phase LCL-type grid-connected inverter. The full-feedforward functions of grid voltages are derived for the stationary α- β frame, synchronous d - q frame, and decoupled synchronous d - q frame-controlled three-phase LCL-type grid-connected inverters. The derived ful... View full abstract»

• ### T-S Fuzzy Model-Based Adaptive Dynamic Surface Control for Ball and Beam System

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2251 - 2263
Cited by:  Papers (29)
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In this paper, the balance control of a ball and beam system is considered. Based on the T-S fuzzy modeling, the dynamic model of the ball and beam system is formulated as a strict feedback form with modeling errors. Then, an adaptive dynamic surface control (DSC) is utilized to achieve the goal of ball positioning subject to parameter uncertainties. The robust stability of the closed-loop system ... View full abstract»

• ### Accuracy- and Simplicity-Oriented Self-Calibration Approach for Two-Dimensional Precision Stages

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2264 - 2272
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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Departing from previous complicated attempts, this paper studies the self-calibration of 2-D precision metrology stages seriously from an accuracy- and simplicity-oriented perspective. Based on three measurement views with different permutations of an artifact plate on the metrology stage, symmetry, transitivity, and redundance are obtained and utilized to exactly extract the stage error from the ... View full abstract»

• ### An Optimal PID Control Algorithm for Training Feedforward Neural Networks

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2273 - 2283
Cited by:  Papers (27)
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The training problem of feedforward neural networks (FNNs) is formulated into a proportional integral and derivative (PID) control problem of a linear discrete dynamic system in terms of the estimation error. The robust control approach greatly facilitates the analysis and design of robust learning algorithms for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) FNNs using robust control methods. The drawback... View full abstract»

• ### Fault-Tolerant Five-Leg Converter Topology With FPGA-Based Reconfigurable Control

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2284 - 2294
Cited by:  Papers (22)
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Fast fault detection and reconfiguration of power converters is necessary in electrical drives to prevent further damage and to make the continuity of service possible. On the other hand, component minimized converters may provide the benefits of higher reliability and less volume and cost. In this paper, a new fault-tolerant converter topology is studied. This converter has five legs before the f... View full abstract»

• ### Real-Time Power System Phasors and Harmonics Estimation Using a New Decoupled Recursive-Least-Squares Technique for DSP Implementation

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2295 - 2308
Cited by:  Papers (19)
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This paper presents the mathematical basis to restructure the recursive-least-squares (RLS) technique for real-time implementations on digital signal processors (DSPs). The proposed decoupled RLS (DRLS) technique is adapted for real-time estimation of phasors and harmonics. The comparison between the proposed technique and the conventional RLS one shows considerable improvement in terms of reducin... View full abstract»

• ### HV-CMOS Design and Characterization of a Smart Rotor Coil Driver for Automotive Alternators

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2309 - 2317
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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The work presents a single-chip integrated rotor coil driver (RCD) that can be used in automotive alternators. It integrates the power switch with the control circuitry and the diagnostics; with respect to the state of the art, new functionalities are integrated such as full reverse polarity protection and programmable output slope control against in-rush currents and current spike transients. The... View full abstract»

• ### Solder Paste Scooping Detection by Multilevel Visual Inspection of Printed Circuit Boards

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2318 - 2331
Cited by:  Papers (11)
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In this paper, we introduce an automated Bayesian visual inspection framework for printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies, which is able to simultaneously deal with various shaped circuit elements (CEs) on multiple scales. We propose a novel hierarchical multi-marked point process model for this purpose and demonstrate its efficiency on the task of solder paste scooping detection and scoop area est... View full abstract»

• ### A New Intelligent Fuzzy Controller for Nonlinear Hysteretic Electronic Throttle in Modern Intelligent Automobiles

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2332 - 2345
Cited by:  Papers (26)
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In order to control the nonlinear hysteretic electronic throttle adopted in modern automobiles, a new result for the tracking control of nonlinear hysteretic system is first proposed in this paper. Therefore we can realize the intelligent fuzzy logic controller in a well-behaved and systematic manner. A new closed-loop Back-propagation tuning is also proposed for the tuning of the fuzzy output mem... View full abstract»

• ### Study of RF Subsystem Used in Dynamic Spectrum Sharing System at TV Band

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2346 - 2357
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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This paper presents the full analysis and design details of an RF subsystem used in dynamic spectrum sharing (DyS2) system at TV band. The interferences between DyS2 system and TV system are analyzed to derive the design demands of RF subsystem used in DyS2 system. The analyses are based on the criterion that the receivers in RF subsystem must alleviate the interference caused by TV system and the... View full abstract»

• ### Introduction to the Special Section on Control and Grid Integration of Wind Energy Systems—Part I

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2358 - 2359
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• ### An Energy-Based Controller for HVDC Modular Multilevel Converter in Decoupled Double Synchronous Reference Frame for Voltage Oscillation Reduction

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2360 - 2371
Cited by:  Papers (98)
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This paper consists of the presentation of a regulation strategy capable of controlling the energy stored in the modular multilevel converter (MMC) in an HVDC configuration. This is achieved by regulating the positive, negative, and zero sequences in dqo coordinates of the differential current using two rotating reference frames: at once and at twice the fundamental grid frequency value. Th... 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