{"title":"A Comprehensive Classification of State-of-the-Art Distributed Maximum Power Point Tracking Architectures for Photovoltaic Systems","authors":"Afshin Nazer;Olindo Isabella;Patrizio Manganiello","doi":"10.1109/OJIES.2025.3565902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2025.3565902","url":null,"abstract":"In photovoltaic (PV) systems, unavoidable factors, such as partial shading, nonoptimal mounting angles of PV modules, and accumulation of dust result in mismatches, consequently diminishing energy yield. A promising solution to mitigate these issues is to use distributed maximum power point tracking (DMPPT) architectures. To alleviate mismatch-related losses, many DMPPT architectures, including full power processing (FPP) and differential power processing (DPP), have been documented in the literature. FPP encompasses techniques, such as microinverters, modular multilevel cascade inverters, and dc architectures, such as parallel, series, and total cross-tied. DPP variants include series DPP, parallel DPP, and series–parallel DPP architectures. Moreover, novel DMPPT architectures, such as hybrid and hierarchical architectures, along with advancements in converter topologies and control strategies, continue to emerge, aiming to improve levelized cost of energy. Each novel solution brings distinct advantages and challenges, but the extensive number of architectures, power converters topologies, and control methods have led to confusion and complexity in navigating the literature. This article systematically categorizes, reviews, and compares various DMPPT architectures, associated converters, and control strategies, providing a comprehensive overview of the evolving landscape of DMPPT development. By elucidating existing advancements and identifying gaps for further research, this review aims to offer clarity and guidance in advancing DMPPT technology for enhanced PV system performance.","PeriodicalId":52675,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"738-763"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10980452","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143949332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Distributed Predictive Control of the Two-Stage Power Converter From the Battery to the Motor Considering the DC-Voltage Prediction","authors":"Reza Zolfagharian;S. Alireza Davari;Freddy Flores-Bahamonde;Jose Rodriguez","doi":"10.1109/OJIES.2025.3565293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2025.3565293","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, there has been a notable rise in deploying multiple power converters within integrated systems. Among the most crucial of these systems are electric vehicles, which utilize dc–dc converters and inverters. Interleaved boost converters are desirable for these applications because of their favorable characteristics, including low current ripple, high efficiency, and flexibility. The configuration chosen in this article is a motor drive inverter for permanent magnet synchronous motors powered by a three-phase interleaved boost converter. Implementing control methods independently for multiple interconnected converters can lead to decreased accuracy, increased response time, lack of proper control, and system uncertainty. On the other hand, integrated control of complex systems is not feasible because of computational time limits. This article proposes a distributed finite-control-set model predictive control method to solve the problems caused by the lack of dependence on the controllers. Furthermore, the proposed technique alleviates the computational burden associated with the unified control methods, aiming to enhance feasibility and minimize complexity. Considering the switching states in the prediction equation, the proposed method eliminates both the dc-link voltage and current sensors from the system. Compared to independent control methods, the results showed that the proposed method improved the transient and steady-state performance and reduced the ripple of essential variables such as torque, current, and voltage. In addition, the peak battery current is decreased.","PeriodicalId":52675,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"722-737"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10979863","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143943981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Felix Rehm;Héctor Sarnago;Rüdiger Schwendemann;Óscar Lucía;Marc Hiller
{"title":"A Cost-Effective Nonresonant Inverter Topology for Domestic Induction Heating","authors":"Felix Rehm;Héctor Sarnago;Rüdiger Schwendemann;Óscar Lucía;Marc Hiller","doi":"10.1109/OJIES.2025.3562494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2025.3562494","url":null,"abstract":"Nonresonant inverter topologies are a reliable, self-protective, and cost-effective solution for induction heating (IH) appliances. In this article, a novel nonresonant inverter topology, particularly suitable for domestic IH applications, is proposed. The proposed topology achieves high output voltage levels, addressing the main drawback of nonresonant topologies compared to resonant ones, which is an increased voltage demand for the same output power. In addition, both switching devices operate against a common ground, enabling a cost-effective implementation with high power density. In this article, the proposed inverter is described, its different operating modes are analyzed, and a power control strategy is derived. A comparison with conventional resonant topologies reveals a potential cost reduction of approximately <inline-formula><tex-math>$13 ,%$</tex-math></inline-formula> in the main power electronics components, due to the elimination of resonant capacitors and the possibility of using more cost-effective gate drivers. Experimental results demonstrate that the output power can be seamlessly controlled from zero to <inline-formula><tex-math>$3.6 ,mathrm{kW}$</tex-math></inline-formula>, while maintaining zero-voltage switching across a wide operational range. This ensures efficient operation with a maximum estimated efficiency of <inline-formula><tex-math>$98.3 ,%$</tex-math></inline-formula>.","PeriodicalId":52675,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"637-650"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10970435","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143900584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sofia Maragkou;Lukas Rappel;Hendrik Dettmer;Thilo Sauter;Axel Jantsch
{"title":"The Pains of Hardware Security: An Assessment Model of Real-World Hardware Security Attacks","authors":"Sofia Maragkou;Lukas Rappel;Hendrik Dettmer;Thilo Sauter;Axel Jantsch","doi":"10.1109/OJIES.2025.3561675","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2025.3561675","url":null,"abstract":"From military applications to everyday devices, hardware (HW) security is more relevant than ever before. The supply chain of integrated circuits is global and involves multiple actors, which facilitate the implementation of various attacks. Its complexity increases the attack surfaces, violating not only the privacy of the users or even national security but also endangering human life. We review some of the publicly known HW attacks that have occurred and propose an assessment scheme for the attacks and the defense on hardware. Using this scheme, we relate the costs of attacks and defense and provide a structured landscape of HW attacks. To illustrate the utility of our assessment scheme, we apply it to a number of real-world and synthetic research cases. We observe a gap between the research use cases and the real-world attacks and envision that the comprehensive assessment of the attacks will enable the development of more suitable countermeasures. In addition, we revised the security policies for HW devices, and we conclude that the complexity and obscurity of the supply chain are key parameters impacting HW security, providing attack surfaces. Finally, we identify the demystification of the supply chain as the main strategy to mitigate this problem.","PeriodicalId":52675,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"603-617"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10966222","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143888319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anton Dianov;Xiaodong Sun;Ji-Won Kang;Galina Demidova;Vladimir Prakht;Nikolay Tarlavin;Jiawei Xiang
{"title":"Recommendations and Typical Errors on Usage of Wirewound Resistors in Design of Power Converters","authors":"Anton Dianov;Xiaodong Sun;Ji-Won Kang;Galina Demidova;Vladimir Prakht;Nikolay Tarlavin;Jiawei Xiang","doi":"10.1109/OJIES.2025.3561822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2025.3561822","url":null,"abstract":"The wirewound resistors (WRs) are one of the most popular passive components in modern power converters. They are used for many purposes, including sensing, current limitation, discharging, and braking, therefore, depending on their main target, they are constructed prioritizing one of its characteristics. At the same time, one of the specifics of WR is significant parasitic reactance, which must be taken into account. This feature significantly impacts the operation of power converters, therefore, all side effects have to be carefully analyzed and countermeasures have to be implemented. In order to eliminate gap in this area, the authors provide a detailed insight into the design of various circuits with WRs in power converters and formalize the design process, highlighting 11 checkpoints. The authors share their 20-years experience in this field and illustrate five the most popular mistakes with oscillograms, which simplifies the misstep localization. It saves at least one iteration of prototyping and saves significant resources. This article is mainly addressed to young researchers, however, it could also be useful for experienced engineers without solid background in design with WRs.","PeriodicalId":52675,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"669-684"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10967060","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cluster-Fault Control Strategies for Modular Multilevel Converters","authors":"Oliver Kalmbach;Christoph M. Hackl","doi":"10.1109/OJIES.2025.3560741","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2025.3560741","url":null,"abstract":"Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are widely used for high-voltage and high-power applications. They are highly scalable, modular, and flexible in operation. However, this comes with the price of a large number of components, such as semiconductors and capacitors. Each of those components is prone to failure. This article presents four fault-tolerant control strategies for MMCs under severe failures: cluster faults that have been rarely discussed in literature for MMCs. Three fault modes are discussed and four cluster-fault control strategies are proposed. All approaches are derived in detail and validated by simulation and measurement results, including transitions from healthy to faulty operation for different power factors and power steps. The results show that proper functionality of the MMC by the proposed cluster-fault control strategies is still achievable even under the resulting voltage constraints. The proposed cluster-fault control strategies are simple to implement and allow for 1) an easy integration into (existing) systems and 2) an improved fault tolerance of MMCs.","PeriodicalId":52675,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"685-707"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10964518","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143943885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lucas Jonys Ribeiro Silva;Márcio Von Rondow Campos;Thales Augusto Fagundes;Bruno Meneghel Zilli;Rodolpho Vilela Alves Neves;Ricardo Quadros Machado;Vilma Alves de Oliveira
{"title":"Optimized Sigmoid-Based Complete Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition for Energy Management in Hybrid Electric Vehicles","authors":"Lucas Jonys Ribeiro Silva;Márcio Von Rondow Campos;Thales Augusto Fagundes;Bruno Meneghel Zilli;Rodolpho Vilela Alves Neves;Ricardo Quadros Machado;Vilma Alves de Oliveira","doi":"10.1109/OJIES.2025.3559447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2025.3559447","url":null,"abstract":"This article proposes a sigmoid-based particle swarm optimization (PSO) for a complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition (SPSO-CEEMD) applied to the energy management system of a hybrid electric vehicle. The low-frequency power demand, to be supplied by the lithium-ion battery (LIB) and internal combustion engine (ICE), is calculated by the CEEMD, while sigmoid functions define the ICE reference, avoiding discontinuities in the control strategy and limiting the response frequency in the implementation of power, velocity and angle control loops for the ICE butterfly valve actuator. High-frequency demand is handled by the ultracapacitor (UC), which controls the dc-link voltage. The sigmoid functions are optimized to reduce the ICE fuel consumption and the LIB aging, considering ICE emissions as constraints in the PSO. To make the UC available in next peak demands, its terminal voltage restoration is relaxed by a phase-lag compensator (PLC) tuned to actuate only after power delivers, which reduces the influence in the LIB dynamic. Experimental and numerical results under the HWYCOL, SC03, and a Brazilian real-world drive cycles show that SPSO-CEEMD reduces the total operational cost, LIB stress and aging compared to state-of-the-art strategies. Despite larger UC voltage restoration error with the PLC, LIB power dynamic is not significantly affected, increasing its lifetime by 2.74% and 10.96% compared to traditional PI and low-pass filter strategies, respectively. Moreover, the total operational cost is reduced by 18.28% and 47.54% in relation to the exclusive operation strategy and interval type-2 fuzzy logic control adapted from the literature.","PeriodicalId":52675,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"651-668"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10960315","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143900514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification and Evaluation of Pitfalls in the Migration From IEC 61131-3 to IEC 61499: A Review","authors":"Virendra Ashiwal;Oscar Miguel-Escrig;Bianca Wiesmayr;Alois Zoitl;Julio-Ariel Romero-Pérez","doi":"10.1109/OJIES.2025.3558685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2025.3558685","url":null,"abstract":"The IEC 61131-3 standard was initially established to define a common software architecture and programming languages for programmable logic controllers (PLCs) produced by various manufacturers, leading to its widespread adoption since 1993. Since then, it has been a cornerstone in the industrial automation domain. Building upon this foundation, the IEC 61499 standard was developed to enhance the design and implementation of distributed control systems by incorporating advanced concepts from distributed systems and software engineering such as encapsulation, separation of control logic from communication infrastructure, and independent development of software components from their hardware deployment. While IEC 61499 introduces novel approaches, it also incorporates and extends key elements from IEC 61131-3, including function blocks, programming languages, and basic data types. Despite the advantages offered by the IEC 61499 standard, its adoption is still limited largely due to historical precedence, industry familiarity, better tool and vendor support, and the risk-averse nature of the industrial automation market. The migration or re-engineering effort from an existing IEC 61131-based automation system to IEC 61499 also faces challenges because it typically retains the underlying programming paradigms of IEC 61131-3. The contribution of this article is to identify the pitfalls associated with migrating PLC control code from IEC 61131-3-based automation systems to IEC 61499. For this purpose, we conducted a systematic literature review that address these identified migration pitfalls. We then synthesized the findings from the literature and provided a summary and research directions for addressing these pitfalls.","PeriodicalId":52675,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"575-590"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10955217","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143879500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy Efficiency Optimization Design for Cycle Position Servo PMSM Based on Operating Energy Consumption Model","authors":"Bin Yuan;Hui Li;Xuewei Xiang;Hao Zhou","doi":"10.1109/OJIES.2025.3555606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2025.3555606","url":null,"abstract":"Motor efficient design is an important measure to reduce the energy consumption of servo motor system. Existing methods typically focus on optimizing the efficiency at specific operating points or the proportion of the high-efficiency region, making it difficult to quantify the matching of the position servo motor's periodic wide-domain operating conditions under trajectory planning. In this article, an energy efficiency optimization design method for position servo permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) based on a cycle operating energy consumption model is proposed. First, the periodic operating states of PMSM under position trajectory planning are characterized by the speed-torque operating curve. A neural network mapping between PMSM full-domain dynamic losses and speed-torque-temperature is constructed based on finite element data. Combined with the physical analytical model of mechanical power and friction, a data-model driven precise model is established, enabling quantitative evaluation of the cycle energy consumption with different PMSM design schemes; then, taking cycle operating energy consumption and peak torque as optimization objectives, the optimal Latin hypercube sampling method is employed to generate finite element optimization data samples. Dimension reduction of design variables is performed through correlation analysis, followed by the establishment of a precise response surface model for optimization objectives and significant variables. The optimal design scheme after global optimization is quickly solved by the evolutionary algorithm. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified through simulation and prototype experiments.","PeriodicalId":52675,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"591-602"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10949210","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143883329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling and Proportional-Integral State Feedback Control of Fully Parallel Grid-Connected Inverters","authors":"Zhao Song;Simon Krüner;Christoph M. Hackl","doi":"10.1109/OJIES.2025.3557702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2025.3557702","url":null,"abstract":"A novel three-phase grid-connected inverter topology with a split dc link and <italic>LC</i> filter is proposed. It allows for a full parallel connection of multiple inverters simultaneously on both the ac and dc sides, offering high modularity, redundancy, expandability, and overall system reliability. A generic dynamical system model is derived, considering the coupling effects between parallelized inverters, physical constraints, and varying grid impedance. A decentralized proportional-integral state feedback control (PI-SFC) with an extended Luenberger state observer is developed and compared with a conventional PI controller regulating inverter-side currents. A stability analysis shows that both closed-loop control systems remain stable even if an arbitrarily large number of inverters are connected in parallel. Simulations and experiments confirm the functionality and robustness of the closed-loop system under varying grid impedances and during grid faults. For the experimental results, the controllers were implemented on commercially available hardware of the proposed topology. In particular, the PI-SFC allows for better exploitation of the full power of the inverters due to its enhanced controller performance and damping ability. Besides, the exceptional match between simulation and experimental results proves the accuracy of the proposed system model as well.","PeriodicalId":52675,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"618-636"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10948310","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143896499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}