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Barczyk, R.T. (author), Parappurath, Nikhil (author), Arora, S. (author), Bauer, T.A. (author), Kuipers, L. (author), Verhagen, Ewold (author)The introduction of topological concepts to the design of photonic crystal cavities holds great promise for applications in integrated photonics due to the prospect of topological protection. This study examines the signatures of topological light confinement in the leakage radiation of 2D topological photonic crystal cavities. The cavities are...journal article 2022
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Stecca, M. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Iyer, A.K. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Palensky, P. (author)This article discusses the application of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) as power redistributors in three-phase distribution grids as an add-on functionality to typical BESS applications, such as congestion management and energy arbitrage. Combining those ancillary services into a single power unit is not yet performed in practice but...journal article 2022
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Granello, P. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), van der Blij, N.H. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This article proposes an analytical methodology to evaluate the performance of the main partial power processing (PPP) architectures in terms of the improvements in the system's conversion efficiency. This analysis considers the influence of the system's voltage gain, the auxiliary dc/dc converter's efficiency, and the possibility of...journal article 2022
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Deshmukh, R.S. (author), Shekhar, A. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Electrolysis holds tremendous potential in reducing the carbon footprint and providing energy dense fuels such as methane. Such systems can be integrated with renewable energy systems with the aid of power electronics interfaces. However, this integration is not straight-forward and imposes various converter design challenges. This paper...conference paper 2022
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Ahmadi, M. (author), Shekhar, A. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Power electronics converters will play a crucial role in power grid expansion. Superior advantages offered by MMC make it the most popular candidate amongst various converter topologies. However, due to a large number of components installed within MMC, reliability analysis is an unavoidable task that needs to be carried out to maximize the MMC...conference paper 2022
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Yu, G. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Dong, J. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper presents the semiconductor losses analytical equations in closed form for two-level voltage source converter, three-level neutral point clamped (NPC) and three-level T-Type PFC topologies in high power applications. The reverse parallel current conduction between the SiC MOSFETs channel and body diode is considered. A circuit...conference paper 2022
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Grazian, F. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Nowadays, inductive power transfer (IPT) with magnetic resonance is the most used method for high-power wireless battery charging applications. Once the topology of the compensation network and the operating frequency are selected, there are infinite combinations of the circuit equivalent inductance and compensation capacitance values resonating...conference paper 2022
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Gaona, David (author), Vermeer, W.W.M. (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)An integrated energy system consisted of PV panels, EV (electric vehicle), BES (battery energy storage), and a HP (heat pump) coupled with thermal storage tanks (TES) has been studied. The research aimed to minimize the total energy costs by scheduling the optimal power consumption of each device as response to two external signals as part of a...conference paper 2022
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Grazian, F. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper investigates the interoperability of the proposed voltage/current doubler (V/I-D) converter used for wireless charging of electric vehicles (EVs), which achieves high efficiency when charging both 400V and 800V batteries at the same power. Nominally, the V/I-D converter employs bipolar pads (BPP) at both the primary and the secondary...conference paper 2022
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Geraedts, M. (author), Alpizar Castillo, J.J. (author), Ramirez Elizondo, L.M. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Fifth-generation energy networks are combined networks of heat and electricity, that have the ability to generate, distribute, store and share energy between consumers. Knowledge on the dynamic behaviour of the physical phenomena related to energy generation, distribution and storage provides insight into the performance of the system as a whole...conference paper 2022
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Dong, J. (author), Becetti, Belkassem (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper investigates a high speed vacuum tube train system relying on wheels for suspension and a multi-mode linear electric machine for charging and propulsion: the machine will be configured as a doubly fed induction machine for charging at stationary, and as a permanent magnet synchronous machine for acceleration and deceleration. The...conference paper 2022
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Shi, W. (author), Dong, J. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Deng, Junjun (author), Riekerk, C. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Resonant circuits are commonly used in inductive power transfer (IPT) systems for the charging of electric vehicles because of the high power efficiency. Transient behaviors of the resonant circuits, which play a significant role in the design and analysis of IPT systems, are cumbersome to model analytically because of the high-order. This...journal article 2022
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Lan, Dun (author), Wu, Y. (author), Soeiro, Thiago Batista (author), Granello, P. (author), Qin, Z. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper presents the study of a 100kW electric vehicle (EV) fast charger based on a 12-pulse rectifier cascaded with two buck-type DC-DC converters. The proposed circuit operates with a triangular current shaping method which considerably improves the current harmonics performance of the system. The studied circuit is particularly suited...conference paper 2022
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Liang, Y. (author), Wang, L. (author), Qin, Z. (author), Bauer, P. (author)In emerging fast-charging stations, DC fast chargers (DCFCs) are employed which rely on power electronics and control to achieve the required performance. Harmonic emission induced by the complex system behavior is of great concern in the DCFC system. This paper proposes a harmonic emission model for the typical electric vehicle charger...conference paper 2022
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Qiang, Rui (author), Wu, Y. (author), Soeiro, Thiago Batista (author), Granello, P. (author), Qin, Z. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper proposes a solution to the circuit topology of heavy-duty electric vehicle (HDEV) chargers. In light of the original hybrid rectifier, a new unidirectional Input-Parallel-Output-Series (IPOS) three-phase hybrid rectifier is proposed and analyzed. The IPOS topology is advantageous at ultra-high power rating to interface the next...conference paper 2022
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Norouzi, F. (author), Hoppe, T. (author), Ramirez Elizondo, L.M. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Smart MicroGrids (SMGs) can be seen as a promising option when it comes to addressing the urgent need for sustainable transition in electric systems from the current fossil fuel-based centralised system to a low-carbon, renewable-based decentralised system. Unlike previous studies that were restricted to a limited number of actors and only took...review 2022
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Stecca, M. (author), Vermeer, W.W.M. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Ramirez Elizondo, L.M. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Palensky, P. (author)This paper discusses the design and optimization of electric vehicles’ fast-charging stations with on-site photovoltaic energy production and a battery energy storage system. Three scenarios, varying the number of chargers, distance from the main grid, and on-site photovoltaic generation potential, are investigated. Such scenarios are...conference paper 2022
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Vermeer, W.W.M. (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper presents a multi-objective approach to designing an optimal PV-BES assisted EV fast charging station. The trade-offs between lifetime net present value (NPV), energy independence, and grid power reduction are analyzed using particle swarm optimization and real 50kW fast charging data. Our results show a maximum lifetime profit of...conference paper 2022
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Argiolas, Luca (author), Stecca, M. (author), Ramirez Elizondo, L.M. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Battery Energy Storage Systems typically procure their primary revenues from regulated energy and ancillary services markets; nonetheless, they have great potential in supporting distribution network operators and their users. This paper evaluates the potential business case of battery storage systems integrating market application and services...journal article 2022