تصفح حسب المؤلف "Ben-Brahim, L."
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A Double Reduced Order Generalized Integrator based Algorithm for Control of Four-leg Converter to Enhance Power Quality
Jiao S.; Rajashekara K.; Potti R.K.; Ben-Brahim L.; Gastli A. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)This paper presents an implementation of four-leg converter using a double reduced order generalized integrator (DROGI) control algorithm to alleviate the power quality problems caused by unbalanced RL loads in a three ... -
A hybrid active and reactive power control with Quasi Z-source inverter in single-phase grid-connected PV systems
Meraj, M.; Rahman, Syed.; Iqbal, A.; Ben-Brahim, L.; Alammari, R.; Abu-Rub, H.... more authors ... less authors ( IEEE Computer Society , 2016 , Conference Paper)This paper presents a hybrid method of active power and reactive power control strategy with Quasi Z-source inverter (QZSI) in single phase grid connected photovoltaic (PV) systems. The maximum power from the PV panel is ... -
A New Variable Frequency Control of 49-Level Cascaded Packed U-Cell Voltage Source Inverter
Meraj M.; Rahman S.; Iqbal A.; Tariq M.; Lodi K.A.; Ben-Brahim L.... more authors ... less authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Article)Requirement of large number of levels with lower number of switching devices has made asymmetrical converters more popular than the symmetrical ones. Asymmetrical cascaded multilevel inverters (ACMLI) can achieve high ... -
A simple method for extracting the parameters of the PV cell single-diode model
Rhouma M.B.H.; Gastli A.; Ben Brahim L.; Touati F.; Benammar M. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)This paper aims to simplify the parameters' extraction for the solar cell single diode model and to show that there are many solutions. The proposed algorithm considers many pairs of ideality factor and series resistance. ... -
AC solid state circuit breakers for fault current limitation in distributed generation
Nasereddine, R.; Amor, I.; Massoud, Ahmed; Ben Brahim, L. ( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)The solid state circuit breaker (SSCB) is a protective device used in power systems to provide protection against short circuit. The objective of this paper is to study and implement a simplified prototype of SSCB as a ... -
An improved predictive control approach for Multilevel Inverters
Trabelsi, M.; Ben-Brahim, L.; Gastli, A.; Ghazi, K.A. ( IEEE Computer Society , 2013 , Conference Paper)This paper proposes a flexible predictive control strategy for flying capacitors based Multi-Level Inverters (MLIs). The proposed controller, applied for a Flying Capacitors Inverter (FCI) and a Modular Multilevel Converter ... -
ANN-based extraction approach of PV cell equivalent circuit parameters
Gastli, A.; Ben-Brahim, L.; Rhouma, M. B.H. ( IEEE , 2015 , Conference Paper)In most practical cases, a PV array is constructed from a combination of standard PV units (solar cells or panels) connected in series and/or in parallel to obtain the desired power, voltage and current ratings. However, ... -
Current stress and switching loss evaluation of a unified expandable power converter used for grid-integration of renewable energy sources
Bizhani, H.; Muyeen, S. M.; Tatari, F. R.; Techato, K.; Ben-Brahim, L.; Blaabjerg, F.... more authors ... less authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)Due to the intermittent nature of the renewable energy systems (RESs), more specifically, solar panels and wind turbines, their sole use does not lead to a smooth and reliable power. To overcome this issue, the concurrent ... -
Deadbeat current control of qZS based grid-connected multilevel inverter
Trabelsi, M.; Abu-Rub, H.; Ben-Brahim, L.; Liu, Y. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)This paper proposes a Current Deadbeat Control (DBC) algorithm for a three-phase 9-cells qZS based Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) inverter to ensure grid current supply with low THD. The studied topology is considered as a ... -
Design and analysis of high-gain medium-voltage DC-DC converters for high-power PV applications
Sayed S.; Elmenshawy M.; Elmenshawy M.; Ben-Brahim L.; Massoud A. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)Medium-Voltage (MV) DC grids for collecting and integrating Photovoltaic (PV) systems offer an effective solution to overcome the problems introduced due to AC grid. The direct conversion of the PV power to MV DC grid ... -
Development of a grid connected photovoltaic power conditioning system based on flying capacitors inverter
Trabelsi, M.; Ben-Brahim, L. ( IEEE , 2011 , Conference Paper)In an effort to utilize the solar energy effectively through power electronics converters (conditioners), a great deal of research is being carried out to meet the increasing demand for load. This paper proposes an ... -
A Discontinuous PWM Method for Balancing the Neutral Point Voltage in Three-Level Inverter-Fed Variable Frequency Drives
Ben-Brahim, L. ( IEEE , 2008 , Article)The paper describes a new discontinuous carrier-based pulsewidth modulation (PWM) method for use in variable frequency drives (VFD) driven by three-level inverters. The method introduces three different switching patterns ... -
Discontinuous space vector pulse width modulation techniques for a five-phase quasi Z-source inverter
Abduallah, A. A.; Iqbal, A.; Meraj, M.; Ben-Brahim, L.; Alammari, R.; Abu-Rub, H.... more authors ... less authors ( IEEE , 2015 , Conference Paper)In this paper, discontinuous space vector pulse width modulation for a five-phase quasi Z-source inverter is presented. Two schemes are introduced for the continuous SVM of five-phase qZSI (SVQ1 & SVQ2) and two schemes of ... -
Dual Active Full Bridge Implementation on Typhoon HIL for G2V and V2G Applications
Khan A.; Jarraya F.; Gastli A.; Ben-Brahim L.; Hamila R.; Rajashekara K.... more authors ... less authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)The Dual Active Full Bridge (DAFB) is one of the promising isolated DC/DC converter topologies that will play a significant role in the future integration of Electric Vehicle (EV) into Smart Grids (SGs). This is due to its ... -
Electrolytic capacitor-less dual buck inverter with CM and DM active resonance damping control for Non-isolated grid-connected PV applications
Khan A.; Ben-Brahim L.; Gastli A.; Al-Emadi N. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)The shoot-through problem of conventional H-Bridge inverters imposes a threat to system's reliability and efficiency. This is because the unintentional shoot-through state short-circuits the DC-Link capacitor. To overcome ... -
Experimental photovoltaic power supply based on flying capacitors multilevel inverter
Trabelsi, M.; Ben-Brahim, L. ( IEEE , 2011 , Conference Paper)Nowadays, a great deal of research is being carried out to utilize the solar energy effectively through power electronics converters (conditioners) to meet the increasing demand for load. In this paper, a weighted Real ... -
Fault detection in modular multilevel converter using principle component analysis
Houchati M.; Ben-Brahim L.; Gastli A.; Meskin N. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)Modular multilevel converter is becoming a great candidate for high power applications due to its valuable features. However, its higher performance comes at the expenses of higher complexity, which increases the risks of ... -
Hardware implementation of a new single input double output L-L converter for high voltage auxiliary loads in fuel-cell vehicles
Bhaskar M.S.; Ben-Brahim L.; Iqbal A.; Padmanaban S.; Meraj M.; Rahman S.... more authors ... less authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Typically, the fuel cell output voltage magnitude is low and a series connection of several fuel cells is not a practical solution to achieve high voltage for vehicular applications. Therefore, DC-DC converter with a high ... -
High-reliability extra-large motor drives for oil and gas industry
Yoshino, T.; Masuda, H.; Hosoda, H.; Tsukakoshi, M.; Mostafa, M. A.; Ben-Brahim, L.... more authors ... less authors ( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)Oil and gas are the most important energy resources on the globe. They need to be transported to feed the energy to remote cities and towns. For efficient use of energy, variable frequency drives (VFD) are used in domestic ... -
Impact of Passive and Active Security Attacks on MIMO Smart Grid Communications
El Shafie A.; Chihaoui H.; Hamila R.; Al-Dhahir N.; Gastli A.; Ben-Brahim L.... more authors ... less authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Article)We consider multiple source nodes (consumers) communicating wirelessly their energy demands to the meter data-management system (MDMS) over the subarea gateway(s). We quantify the impact of passive and active security ...