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Damianakis, Nikolaos (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Yu, Y. (author)Low Carbon Technologies (LCTs), such as Photovoltaics (PVs), Electric Vehicles (EVs), and Heat Pumps (HPs), are expected to cause a huge electric load in future distribution grids. This paper investigates the grid impact in terms of over-loading and nodal voltage deviations in different distribution grids due to increasing LCT penetrations....journal article 2023
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Bauer, G.E. (author), Tang, P. (author), Elyasi, M. (author), Blanter, Y.M. (author), Van Wees, B. J. (author)We discuss spin-wave transport in anisotropic ferromagnets with an emphasis on the zeros of the band edges as a function of a magnetic field. An associated divergence of the magnon spin should be observable by enhanced magnon conductivities in nonlocal configurations, especially in two-dimensional ferromagnets.journal article 2023
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Kardan Halvaei, F. (author), Shekhar, A. (author), Bauer, P. (author)The load profile of the power converter in EV Fast charging applications involves a short high-current pulse for rapid charging of the EV battery leading to thermal cycles on the power electronic devices. These thermal cycles can cause thermo-mechanical fatigues, which consume the power devices’ lifetime. Also, different timescales and magnitude...conference paper 2023
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Wu, Y. (author), Qin, Z. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)With the great emphasis from the international standard-setting community on the so-called supra-harmonics emissions (2-150 kHz), there are increasing research efforts in this noise level identification, measurement, standard setting and mitigation. The periodic variable switching frequency PWM method, which is known as VSFPWM, can reshape the...conference paper 2023
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Yu, G. (author), Dong, J. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper introduces variable-frequency zero voltage switching (ZVS) modulation strategy for the four-switch buck+boost converter with one operating pattern for the inductor current, i.e., three-segment inductor current modulation control. The proposed modulation scheme guarantees a smooth transition from step-up to step-down or from step-down...conference paper 2023
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Bondarenko, A.V. (author), Kounalakis, M. (author), Kusminskiy, Silvia Viola (author), Bauer, G.E. (author), Blanter, Y.M. (author)Optical photons are ideal carriers for long-distance transmission, while state-of-the-art quantum processors, such as supercon-ducting qubits, operate at microwave frequencies. An important requirement for networked quantum computation is therefore the ability to coherently convert the quantum information from microwave to optical frequencies...conference paper 2023
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Lyu, D. (author), Straathof, C.A. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Qin, Z. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper proposes two modulation schemes for Dual Active Bridge (DAB) converters, with the aim of maximizing Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) operation over a wide operational range. The first is a ZVS-optimized constant frequency modulation scheme, constructed based on the boundary conditions of ZVS operation. This scheme maximizes the number...journal article 2023
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Ganeshpure, D.A. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Gagic, Mladen (author), Ghaffarian Niasar, M. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Vaessen, P.T.M. (author)To test high-voltage (HV) equipment with increasingly complex transients obtained from various power system studies, this article demonstrates a hardware implementation of a medium-voltage (MV) submodule (SM) to be used in a modular multilevel converter (MMC)-based HV arbitrary wave shape generator (AWG). The MV SM is scalable with its own...journal article 2023
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Shekhar, A. (author), Rituraj, G. (author), van der Sande, Robin (author), Ahmadi, M. (author), Deshmukh, R.S. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Nougain, V. (author), Lekić, A. (author), Palensky, P. (author)Reliable Power Electronic Systems (PES) are vital for enabling energy transition technologies of the future. Power hardware-in-the-Loop (PHIL) test bed can be used to validate such systems cost-effectively and time-efficiently. In general, the Real Time Digital Twin (RTDT) is a virtual representation of the PES and its operating environment that...conference paper 2023
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Damianakis, Nikolaos (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)An important aspect of the energy transition is the expected grid impact due to the abrupt increase of distributed electric generation and electric load demand. A part of this impact is going to be inflicted by the electrification of heating with heat pumps (HPs). Therefore, it is essential that the future power consumption of electric...conference paper 2023
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Ahmadi, M. (author), Shekhar, A. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Power electronics converters are crucial for power generation, transmission, and distribution. The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is highly valued for its ability to handle high power levels, versatility in reconfiguration, high efficiency through small-capacity submodules (SMs), and robust control capabilities. A failure of a power...conference paper 2023
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Yu, Haoyuan (author), Zhang, Hanwen (author), Wang, Yanbo (author), Qin, Z. (author), Chen, Zhe (author), Bauer, P. (author)This article investigates the stability of triple active bridge (TAB) converter with different types of loads. In this paper, port2 of TAB converter adopts voltage control to supply a constant power load (CPL), and port3 uses voltage control to supply a resistor or uses current control to supply a battery. Then, an extra element theorem-based ...conference paper 2023
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Guan, H. (author), Wu, Y. (author), Qin, Z. (author), Bauer, P. (author)The electric vehicle (EV) market is expanding rapidly. However, the main barriers to EV adoption are high vehicle costs, range issues, and charging infrastructure. Meanwhile, energy storage systems (ESS) appear as a promising solution to preventing grid overload during charging and reducing infrastructure costs. In this paper, the integration of...conference paper 2023
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Aarninkhof, Bram Oude (author), Lyu, Dingsihao (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)In this article, a reconfigurable two-stage dc/dc resonant topology with a wide output voltage range of 150-1000 V is proposed for electric vehicle (EV) charging with high efficiency over the entire load range. The proposed topology consists of an LLC resonant converter with dual secondary sides; two interleaved triangular current mode (TCM)...journal article 2023
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Kardan Halvaei, F. (author), Ahmadi, M. (author), Shekhar, A. (author), Bauer, P. (author)EV Fast chargers are crucial to alleviate the driving range anxiety for E-mobility applications. A typical converter load profile consists of a short high-current pulse to rapidly refill the EV battery followed by a cooling-off period once the charging is completed. Power electronic components experience thermal cycles as a result, which can...conference paper 2023
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Molenaar, M. (author), Kardan Halvaei, F. (author), Shekhar, A. (author), Bauer, P. (author)The reliability of semiconductor power devices can be studied by performing a thermal and power cycling test. In order to create the desired temperature cycles, there are four free variables to select during the power cycling test, namely the heating current, heating time, cooling time, and heatsink temperature. In this paper, the relation...conference paper 2023
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Slaifstein, D.A. (author), Alpizar Castillo, J.J. (author), Menendez Agudin, A. (author), Ramirez Elizondo, L.M. (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)In the context of building electrification the operation of distributed energy resources integrating multiple energy carriers poses a significant challenge. Such an operation calls for an energy management system that decides the set-points of the primary control layer in the best way possible. This is done by fulfilling user requirements,...conference paper 2023
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Deshmukh, R.S. (author), Rituraj, G. (author), Lock, Niels (author), Vahedi, H (author), Shekhar, A. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Power electronics converters (PEC) play a crucial role in interfacing renewable energy systems and electrolyzers to ensure a high production yield of green hydrogen. The design of such PEC is not straightforward due to the safety hazards of using multiple electrolyzer stacks and converter modules at industrial levels. Therefore, real-time...conference paper 2023
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Zhu, G. (author), Dong, J. (author), Bauer, P. (author)It is ideal for the wireless power transfer (WPT) systems to operate at the resonance state for better transmission performance. In practice, however, the parameters of the resonant circuits often deviate because of the capacitance drift and coil misalignment. To this end, this paper proposes a new parameter estimation method for the WPT systems...conference paper 2023
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Kardan Halvaei, F. (author), Shekhar, A. (author), Bauer, P. (author)EV fast chargers are essential in addressing the concern of limited driving range for E-mobility applications. However, the load profile of a converter for fast charging involves a high-current pulse that can last for a few minutes to efficiently replenish the EV battery, which is followed by a cooldown period after the charging process is...conference paper 2023