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Grazian, F. (author), van Duijsen, P.J. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)In charging applications, wireless power transfer (WPT) is mostly used in the form of inductive power transfer with magnetic resonant coupling. Therefore, both the transmitter and the receiver coils are combined with capacitors, such that only active power is transferred. To evaluate the operation of the WPT charging system, its equivalent...conference paper 2019
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Grazian, F. (author), Shi, W. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Dong, J. (author), van Duijsen, P.J. (author), Bauer, P. (author)In high-power wireless battery charging that uses inductive power transfer, a considerable amount of power losses are located in the transmitter and receiver coils because they carry high resonant currents and typically have a loose coupling between them which increases eddy current losses. Therefore, the nominal operation needs to be chosen...conference paper 2020
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Ganeshpure, D.A. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Ghaffarian Niasar, M. (author), Vaessen, P.T.M. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper analyses different design trade-offs for a Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC)-based Arbitrary Wave shape Generator (AWG) used for High Voltage (HV) testing and certification of grid assets such as transformers, switchgear, and cables. Modulation techniques, number of submodules, output voltage levels, arm inductance, and series...conference paper 2021
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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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Stecca, M. (author), Tiftikidis, Panagiotis (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Wide band-gap materials, e.g., Silicon Carbide (SiC), allow the realization of power semiconductor with superior performance with respect to the traditional Si-based counterparts. On the other hand they require more stringent short-circuit or over-current clearing time to safeguard the device lifetime. This paper focuses on the analysis, design...conference paper 2021
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Riekerk, C. (author), Grazian, F. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Dong, J. (author), Bauer, P. (author)The increase in popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) and the pursuit of user convenience makes wireless power transfer (WPT) an attractive technology for the charging of batteries. The usage of WPT in e-transportation is not straightforward because the current standardization limits the allowed operating frequency range and magnitude of the...conference paper 2021
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Ganeshpure, D.A. (author), Soundararajan, Ajeeth Phrassanna (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Ghaffarian Niasar, M. (author), Vaessen, P.T.M. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This article compares the pulse current capability of various Semiconductor (SM) device technologies for Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC)-based High Voltage (HV) Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) for dielectric testing of grid assets to find the most suitable SM device technology which can perform well in generating lightning impulse that...conference paper 2022
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Stecca, M. (author), Ramirez Elizondo, L.M. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) are promising solutions for mitigating the technical problems created by high penetration of Distributed Generation (DG) in distribution grids. This paper presents a methodology for the ESS sizing and placement within the distribution networks. Those are found through an optimization routine that considers the...conference paper 2020
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Tan, Changyu (author), Stecca, M. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Dong, J. (author), Bauer, P. (author)The parallel connection of a Silicon (Si)-based IGBT and a Silicon Carbide (SiC)-based MOSFET forming a so called hybrid switch (HyS) can be used to exploit the advantageous features of both semiconductor and materials technologies. In this paper, a HyS-based inverter designed for the application of Electric Vehicle (EV) traction is compared to...conference paper 2021
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Shi, W. (author), Grazian, F. (author), Dong, J. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper aims to investigate the radiated magnetic field by 11 kW inductive power transfer (IPT) systems used for the charging of electric vehicles. Two reference designs suggested by SAE J2954 are studied. Both designs are analysed to obtain the coils winding currents, and 3D FEM models are built in COMSOL without considering the car chassis,...conference paper 2020
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Shi, W. (author), Grazian, F. (author), Bandyopadhyay, S. (author), Dong, J. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper aims to investigate the dynamic charging performance of an 11 kW dynamic inductive power transfer (DIPT) system. First, a multi-objective optimization (MOO) method is proposed to find the Pareto front of the DD charging pad. Then, the optimal design with a 96.82% efficiency is selected as the target design for the DIPT system....conference paper 2021
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Yu, G. (author), Ghaffarian Niasar, M. (author), Ganeshpure, D.A. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)SiC MOSFETs have become more and more popular in recent years. Apart from its superior performance, attentions should be paid to its driving method. In this paper, an improved transformer driving circuit is proposed which can provide an almost constant negative turn-off voltage within a wide dutycycle range. Both simulation and experimental...conference paper 2021
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Wu, Y. (author), Shekhar, A. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)The grid reinforcement and energy redirection needs have led to the emergence of Back-To-Back Voltage Source Converter (BTB-VSC) based dc power routers. This paper investigates the low frequency Common Mode Currents (CMCs) that arise in the system if the employed BTB-VSCs have an un-isolated ac path connected in parallel to their output ports....conference paper 2021
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Grazian, F. (author), Shi, W. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Dong, J. (author), Bauer, P. (author)When considering EV wireless charging that uses inductive power transfer with magnetic resonance, the coils’ current distortion must be minimized to guarantee compliance with the electromagnetic compatibility limits on the radiated magnetic field set by the relevant industrial standards. This paper analyzes the current distortion caused by...conference paper 2022
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Sun, Jian (author), Wu, Y. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Qin, Z. (author), Bauer, P. (author)An efficient, compact and lightweight three-phase AC-DC power factor correction (PFC) converter becomes a necessity for electric vehicles (EVs) On-board chargers (OBCs) in conventional grid-to-vehicle (G2V) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging methods. The commercially available OBCs have very limited power density despite the moderate efficiency...conference paper 2022
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Grazian, F. (author), Shi, W. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Dong, J. (author), Bauer, P. (author)In inductive power transfer applications, it is possible to ensure high efficiency of the main coils by operating at the optimum load. Since the optimum load depends on the coupling between the main coils, the operation needs to be adapted to match this case at different alignment conditions. This paper proposes a method to keep the optimum load...conference paper 2020
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Grazian, F. (author), Shi, W. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Dong, J. (author), van Duijsen, P.J. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Industrial wireless charging systems use standardized coils to guarantee interoperability between different manufacturers. In combination with these coils, the compensation network can still be designed and optimized. This paper explains the step-by-step design of the compensation network for a 7.7 kW wireless charging system (power class WPT2),...conference paper 2020
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Ganeshpure, D.A. (author), Castro Heredia, L.C. (author), Ghaffarian Niasar, M. (author), Vaessen, P.T.M. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper presents a comparison in Partial Discharge (PD) behaviour when an air corona setup is subjected to different waveforms, namely an idealized 50 Hz sinusoidal and staircase-based sinusoidal waveforms near inception voltage and at a higher voltage. In this study, it has been observed that the PD repetition rate and the Phase-Resolved PD ...conference paper 2021
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Yu, G. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Dong, J. (author), Bauer, P. (author)In a wireless charging system, a back-end DC/DC converter can be used after the coil rectification stage to match the battery charging requirements and to optimize the resonant converter operation. In this paper, a synchronous boost converter is selected according to suggested coil parameters from SAE J2954 standards on a WPT1 3.7 kW power class...conference paper 2021