{"title":"Design of a Dual-Inverter Structure for a Point-to-Point Multifrequency Power Transfer","authors":"Xavier Genaro-Muñoz;Hugo Valderrama-Blavi;Roberto Giral","doi":"10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3552700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3552700","url":null,"abstract":"“This paper presents the design of a dual-inverter structure for multifrequency power transfer applications in microgrids. The proposed system significantly reduces filtering requirements throughout the microgrid by restricting the multifrequency operation to a specific section of the power distribution line. The dual-inverter device integrates two synchronized full-bridge inverters to enable independent control of voltage and current components at different frequencies. Expanding beyond a single device, a system configuration incorporating two sender/receiver dual-inverter devices enables multifrequency power exchange between nodes in a microgrid. The proposed system is validated through small-signal stability analysis, simulation results, and experimental testing of a demonstrator incorporating the enhancements developed in this work.”","PeriodicalId":93182,"journal":{"name":"IEEE open journal of power electronics","volume":"6 ","pages":"504-523"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10930818","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808977","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}
Prashant Pant;Vladimir Terzija;Thomas Hamacher;Vedran S. Perić
{"title":"Grid Agnostic Droop Control Strategy for Damping Restoration and Optimal Reactive Power-Sharing","authors":"Prashant Pant;Vladimir Terzija;Thomas Hamacher;Vedran S. Perić","doi":"10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3551611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3551611","url":null,"abstract":"In low-voltage microgrids, parallel grid-forming inverters face the challenge of disproportional reactive power sharing due to (i) the local nature of voltages and (ii) the cross-coupling between the frequency and voltage droop control loops resulting from predominantly resistive feeders. A large magnitude reactive droop coefficient (RDC) can decouple the frequency and voltage droop loops. However, the large droop coefficients can lead to increased power oscillations and insufficiently damped modes in the system. To balance these conflicting objectives, this paper proposes an adaptive droop control strategy that adapts the RDCs in real-time, ensuring the best possible reactive power sharing while maintaining sufficiently high damping of the inverter's oscillatory modes. The damping-ratio is derived by perturbing the RDC and processing the inverter's active power response using the Matrix-Pencil mode estimation algorithm. The proposed control system is validated through Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) experiments. Typhoon HIL-402 real-time (RT) emulator is used to emulate the power stage. A dedicated Windows PC serves as the secondary controller, updating the reactive droop coefficient. Communication between the hardware emulator and the controller takes place over the OPC UA protocol via a LAN. The results demonstrate that the proposed control offers three key advantages: (i) improved reactive power sharing compared to the fixed droop control method, (ii) enhanced microgrid stability under various disturbances, and (iii) applicability to grids with unknown grid <inline-formula><tex-math>$R/X$</tex-math></inline-formula> ratios.","PeriodicalId":93182,"journal":{"name":"IEEE open journal of power electronics","volume":"6 ","pages":"613-629"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10925905","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143839913","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":"High-Power, High-Repetition Short-Pulse Laser Driver Using Direct-Drive D-Mode GaN HEMT","authors":"Ching-Yao Liu;Chun-Hsiung Lin;Hao-Chung Kuo;Yu-Heng Hong;Edward-Yi Chang;Wei-Hua Chieng","doi":"10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3550034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3550034","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a short-pulse laser driver using direct-drive depletion-mode gallium nitride high-electron-mobility-transistor (DDD GaN HEMT) device. Known for its low on-resistance, high switching performance, normally-off operation, and reliability, DDD GaN devices are becoming popular in power applications. In this work, an in-house D-mode GaN HEMT with a blocking voltage of 200 V and on-resistance of 18 mΩ is used in a short-pulse laser driver for the optical phased array (OPA) applications. To achieve higher spatial resolution, the laser repetition rate must be in the tens of MHz range. Therefore, the dynamic behavior of device is first characterized by the double-pulse test. Additionally, the push-pull based laser driver actively controls the load capacitor charging time and the laser pulse width, thereby ensuring stable operation at high repetition rates. The output characteristics of switch-controlled (SC) short-pulse laser driver are simplified to switch turn-on time, stray inductance, and the input voltage. Finally, the experimental results achieved a short pulse width of less than 5 ns, high repetition rate of 50 MHz, propagation delay of less than 1.5 ns and peak power of 175 W, meeting the requirements for the specified object detection application.","PeriodicalId":93182,"journal":{"name":"IEEE open journal of power electronics","volume":"6 ","pages":"474-484"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10921718","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748929","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":"Combined Frequency Control From Trains Thermal Inertia: An Assessment of Frequency Controllers Interaction","authors":"Jesús Araúz;Friedrich Wiegel;Simon Waczowicz;Veit Hagenmeyer;Sergio Martinez","doi":"10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3547097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3547097","url":null,"abstract":"The increasing introduction of power electronics into electric power systems requires more effort to maintain the stability, reliability, and security of grids. Among these, the frequency stability is worsened by the displacement of conventional generators. Demand response has been considered as an alternative to ensure grid stability. The present work proposes a combined frequency control for railway systems to support grid ancillary services without risking the circulation of trains and the comfort of passengers. In contrast to current demand response algorithms, it provides primary and secondary frequency control, and virtual inertia. In addition, due to the rising dynamics complexity in grids, this work presents a performance-based methodology to assess the interaction among frequency controllers without needing detailed models. Simulation and experimental case studies are presented to exemplify and validate the proposed method. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the methodology in allowing a fast and low-complexity assessment. In addition, the benefits of the proposed control are demonstrated by several performance metrics. The coherence between simulation and experimental results validates the reliability and implementability of the proposed method in a real microgrid.","PeriodicalId":93182,"journal":{"name":"IEEE open journal of power electronics","volume":"6 ","pages":"464-473"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10908639","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143698175","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":"Automatic Tuning of Extended Kalman Filter in Sensorless Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives","authors":"Saverio Rigon;Benedikt Haus;Paolo Mercorelli;Mauro Zigliotto","doi":"10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3546752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3546752","url":null,"abstract":"A substantial reduction in the human environmental footprint can be achieved through the use of more efficient motors, such as synchronous reluctance motors (SynRM). As low-cost motors, SynRMs are commonly employed in sensorless AC drives. Sensorless algorithms based on the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) offer several advantages, but they require a time-consuming trial-and-error tuning procedure. This paper proposes the automatic tuning of the EKF through a second Kalman Filter (KF) in a primary–secondary (PS) configuration. The two KFs work concurrently: the first estimates the required quantities for machine control, and the second updates the process noise statistics of the first KF. The second KF is much easier to tune, requiring only one non-critical parameter. Experimental results confirm the validity of this approach.","PeriodicalId":93182,"journal":{"name":"IEEE open journal of power electronics","volume":"6 ","pages":"734-746"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10907945","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143875100","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":"A Direct Torque Control Scheme With Integrated Commutation Torque Ripple Reduction for BLDC Motor Drives With Open-End Windings","authors":"Hari Krishna U;Rajeevan P P","doi":"10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3545738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3545738","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents a direct torque control (DTC) scheme with an integrated switching strategy to reduce commutation torque ripple in a dual inverter-fed three-phase BLDC motor with open-end stator windings. The proposed scheme covers both low- and high-speed operation, utilizing voltage space vector structures in two-phase and three-phase conduction modes. Analysis shows that utilizing three-phase conducting voltage vectors during the commutation interval significantly reduces torque ripple compared to the DTC scheme using only two-phase conducting voltage space vectors. The two-phase conducting voltage vectors however maximize electromagnetic torque during the non-commutation period. The proposed scheme results in unipolar switching that minimizes dv/dt leading to further reduction in torque ripple. Experimental validation on a laboratory prototype using a TMS320F28377S controller confirms the effectiveness of the proposed method.","PeriodicalId":93182,"journal":{"name":"IEEE open journal of power electronics","volume":"6 ","pages":"449-463"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10902603","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143629572","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":"A Soft-Switched High-Conversion-Ratio Quasi-Resonant Flying Capacitor DC–DC Converter","authors":"Basil G. Eleftheriades;Aleksandar Prodić","doi":"10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3544908","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3544908","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents a new flying capacitor-based quasi-resonant DC-DC converter topology for high step-down, low-power applications, ranging from fractions of a watt to tens of watts. The converter has a structure similar to that of a conventional three-level flying capacitor buck, but it operates in a fundamentally different manner, offering a favorable trade-off for many targeted applications. By allowing a small flying capacitor to fully charge and discharge between 0 and <inline-formula> <tex-math>$V_{in}$</tex-math></inline-formula>, using a unique switching scheme, switching losses are drastically reduced at the expense of requiring transistors rated for the full input voltage. The converter can operate in both discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) and continuous conduction mode (CCM). In DCM, soft switching is achieved on all edges, independent of operating conditions, while in CCM, soft switching occurs on most edges. The capacitor charging process causes the converter to draw a fixed amount of energy per switching cycle, resulting in a unified small-signal model and a transfer function with a <inline-formula> <tex-math>$Q_{o}$</tex-math></inline-formula> factor limited to <inline-formula> <tex-math>$1/sqrt{2}$</tex-math></inline-formula>, simplifying voltage-mode compensator design compared to standard buck solutions. The effectiveness of the introduced solution is verified through simulations and experimental prototypes, processing up to 50 W of power with varying inductor values. These prototypes were designed to explore trade-offs for different applications while maintaining a low converter volume and high power processing efficiency. Experimental results for a 48 V-to-1 V/4 A converter demonstrate peak efficiencies of 81.74% at 3 W, 87.36% for 48 V-to-2 V/10 A at 6.4 W, 89.87% for 48 V-to-3.3 V/10 A at 10.6 W, and 91.33% for 48 V-to-5 V/10 A at 16 W.","PeriodicalId":93182,"journal":{"name":"IEEE open journal of power electronics","volume":"6 ","pages":"432-448"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10900407","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143627850","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}
S. Foti;C. Nevoloso;H. H. Khan;A. O. Di Tommaso;A. Testa;R. Miceli
{"title":"A Simple Carrier-Based Neutral Point Voltage Control Strategy for NPC Three-Level Inverters","authors":"S. Foti;C. Nevoloso;H. H. Khan;A. O. Di Tommaso;A. Testa;R. Miceli","doi":"10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3543247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3543247","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a simple mixed-carrier-based PWM strategy driven through a hysteresis control to address the issues related to voltage imbalances and low-frequency oscillation in the DC-link capacitors voltage. The goal of this approach is to avoid extra power losses, power quality issues and reduced lifespan of capacitors by exploiting the features of conventional dual-carrier PWM strategies. This technique offers a remarkably low computational burden, outstanding performance in terms of power quality and losses, and it does not require additional power circuits. The proposed approach is first introduced theoretically, then its performance is exhaustively assessed through simulations and experimental tests by demonstrating a significant reduction of capacitor sizing. Additionally, an experimental performance comparison analysis is performed with a conventional three-level PWM strategy. Finally, to prove its merits with respect to other carrier-based PWM strategies proposed in the literature, a comparison in terms of current and voltage transducers, control algorithm complexity, computational cost and total harmonic distortion is provided.","PeriodicalId":93182,"journal":{"name":"IEEE open journal of power electronics","volume":"6 ","pages":"416-431"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10891821","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143563976","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}
Ahmed M.E.I. Mohamad;Hassanien Ramadan A. Mohamed;Yasser Abdel-Rady I. Mohamed
{"title":"Impedance-Based Stability Analysis of a Low-Inertia AC Grid Connected to a DC Grid by a VSC With Virtual Inertia Controllers","authors":"Ahmed M.E.I. Mohamad;Hassanien Ramadan A. Mohamed;Yasser Abdel-Rady I. Mohamed","doi":"10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3541008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3541008","url":null,"abstract":"The dynamics and performance of low-inertia ac grids with frequency support (e.g., droop and virtual inertia controls) have been investigated thoroughly. Recently, the dc grid concept has been considered a cost-effective and efficient option in modern power distribution systems, where one of its most valuable applications is to support the frequency and voltage of low-inertia and weak grids. However, the literature does not fully address a comprehensive stability analysis and performance assessment of a low-inertia system supported by a dc grid. Therefore, this paper presents a thorough yet straightforward dc-side impedance-based stability analysis of a low-inertia ac grid connected to a dc grid via a bidirectional voltage-source converter (VSC) equipped with a virtual inertia controller to improve the ac grid frequency behavior. In the proposed virtual inertia control, low-pass and high-pass filter implementations are investigated, and their performance is compared. The dc-side equivalent impedance models are developed for the 1) interlinking VSC combined with its ac grid, considering virtual inertia control and typical ac grid components: synchronous generators (with their turbine, governer, and exciter models), induction motor loads, and static loads, and 2) dc grid considering its practical components: distributed generators, constant-power loads, and resistive loads. Therefore, unlike previous methods, the proposed impedance modeling and stability analysis approach considers the impacts of the ac grid frequency/voltage dynamics and dc grid dynamics on the VSC dc-bus stability. Impedance interactions are characterized and used to assess the overall system dynamics and stability and the impacts of the system and control parameters. The analytical results are validated by detailed offline and real-time simulation studies.","PeriodicalId":93182,"journal":{"name":"IEEE open journal of power electronics","volume":"6 ","pages":"485-503"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10884886","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143792867","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}
Nícolas Baschera;Marco Di Benedetto;Alessandro Lidozzi;Luca Solero;Petar J. Grbović
{"title":"Decoupling Current Ripple in PHIL PMSM Emulation Using LCL Filter: A Fundamental Frequency Analysis","authors":"Nícolas Baschera;Marco Di Benedetto;Alessandro Lidozzi;Luca Solero;Petar J. Grbović","doi":"10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3541836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3541836","url":null,"abstract":"The traditional machine test benches are known for their inflexibility, safety concerns, weight, and cost. The adoption of Power Hardware-in-the-Loop (PHIL) has been appearing as an enhanced technique to test and validate control algorithms and hardware of Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) for electrical machines. This paper presents the use of the PHIL for the emulation of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine (PMSM) using an LCL coupling network with voltage control. The principle of operation, modeling and control structures are presented in detail. The presented strategy allows the Electrical Machine Emulator (EME) to decouple the low fundamental frequency of the machine from the high frequency (current ripple) of the Device Under Test (DUT) during its operation. The use of different inductances for the reproduction of a machine with a fixed synchronous inductance is addressed in detail, besides the consequences on the current ripple. The theoretical work is supported and validated through experimental tests using an FPGA-Based Real Time Simulator and dedicated control boards (PED-Board).","PeriodicalId":93182,"journal":{"name":"IEEE open journal of power electronics","volume":"6 ","pages":"401-415"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10884891","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143535562","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}