PATENT
US Patent 6,108,223 "IGBT - Controlled Thyristor AC/DC Converter",
August 22, 2000. Inventors: Alexander L. Julian and Giovanna Oriti,
Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
PUBLICATIONS
[1] A.Consoli, S.Musumeci, G.Oriti, A.Testa "Conducted emission
improvements of modern gate controlled devices", Proceedings
of the 9th International Conference on Electromagnetic Compatibility,
Manchester, UK, 3-7 September 1994.
[2] A.Consoli, S.Musumeci, G.Oriti, A.Testa "An innovative
EMI reduction design technique in power converters", Proceedings
of Roma EMC'94 International Conference on Electromagnetic Compatibility,
Roma, Italy, 13-16 September 1994.
[3] A.Consoli, L.Centurioni, G.Dalla Ragione, G.Oriti "Caratterizzazione
dei materiali isolanti per cavi elettrici" (in Italian),
Conf. Rec. of AEI (Italian Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Association) Annual meeting, Bologna, Italy, October 1994.
[4] A.Testa, S.Musumeci, G.Oriti, A.Raciti, A.Galluzzo, M.Melito
"Hard and soft switching behavior of a new bipolar cascode
monolithic switch device", Proceedings of EPE'95 Conference,
Sevilla, Spain, 18-21 September 1995.
[5] A.Consoli, S.Musumeci, G.Oriti, A.Testa "Active Voltage
Balancement of Series Connected IGBTs", Proceedings of IAS
'95, Orlando, Florida, 8-12 October 1995.
[6] A.Consoli, S.Musumeci, G.Oriti, G.Scarcella, A.Testa "Optimization
of Switching Losses and EMI in a Cuk Converter", Proceedings
of PEDES'96 Int. Conf., New Delhi, India, 8-11 January 1996.
[7] A.Julian, T.A.Lipo, G.Oriti "Elimination of Common Mode
Voltage in Three Phase Sinusoidal Power Converters" Proceedings
of PESC'96 - 27th Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference,
Baveno, Italy, June 24-27, 1996, pp. 1968-1972, vol II.
[8] A.Consoli, G.Oriti, G.Scarcella, A.Testa "Fuzzy Control
of a Fast High-Quality Rectifier", Proceedings of PESC'96
- 27th Annual IEEE Power Electronics Speciaalists Conference, Baveno,
Italy, June 24-27, 1996, pp. 1155-1162, vol. II.
[9] A.Consoli, S.Musumeci, G.Oriti, A.Testa "An Innovative
EMI Reduction Design Technique in Power Converters",
IEEE Transactions on EMC, Vol. 38, No.4, Nov. 1996.
[10] A.Consoli, G.Oriti, A.Testa, A.L.Julian "Modeling and
Simulation of Common Mode Currents in Three Phase Inverter-Fed Motor
Drives" Proc. of EMC'96 ROMA, International Symposium on Electromagnetic
Compatibility, Rome, Italy, Sept 17-20, 1996.
[11] A.Consoli, G.Oriti, A.Testa, A.L. Julian "Induction
Motor Modeling for Common Mode and Differential Mode Emission
Evaluation" Proceedings of IAS'96 Annual Meeting, San
Diego, CA, USA, 7-11 October 1996.
[12] G.Oriti, A.L.Julian, T.A. Lipo, " A New Space Vector Modulation Strategy
for Common Mode Voltage Reduction " Proc. of PESC'97
- 28th Annual IEEE Power Electronics Speciaalists Conference, St. Louis,
Missouri, USA, June 22-27, 1997.
[13] G.Oriti, A.L.Julian, T.A. Lipo, "A New Inverter/Motor Drive Without
Common Mode Voltage" Proceedings of IEEE-IAS Annual Meeting 1997,
New Orleans, USA, 5-9 October '97, pp.587-593.
[14] A.L. Julian, R. Cuzner, G. Oriti, T.A. Lipo, "Active Filtering for
Common Mode Conducted EMI Reduction in Voltage Source Inverters",
Conf. Proc. of APEC '98, Anaheim, CA, Feb 15-19, 1998, pp. 934-939.
[15] A.L. Julian, G. Oriti, T.A. Lipo, "Elimination of Common Mode Voltage
in Three Phase Sinusoidal Power Converters", IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics,
Vol.14, No5, Sep.99.
[16] G. Oriti, A.L. Julian, "Hybrid Rectifier using Thyristors and IGBTs
for Low Cost Regenerative Drives", Conf. Proc. of APEC '00, New Orleans, LA,
Feb 6-10 2000.
[17] A. L. Julian, G. Oriti, "New Brushless Alternator for Automotive
Applications", Proceedings of IEEE-IAS Annual Meeting 2001, Chicago, IL, Oct. 2001.
[18] A. L. Julian, G. Oriti, "A DC Traction Drive Application of a Regenerative Rectifier using AC/AC Matrix Converter Theory", Proceedings of IEEE IAS Annual Meeting 2003, Salt Lake City, UT, Oct 2003.
[19] R. M. Cuzner, D. J. Nowak, A. Bendre, G. Oriti, A. L. Julian "Control and Implementation Issues with Paralleling Soft-Switched Drive Systems", Proceedings of IEEE IAS Annual Meeting 2003, Salt Lake City, UT, Oct 2003.
[20] G. Oriti, A. L. Julian "Application of the Transmission Line Theory to the Frequency Domain Analysis of the Motor Voltage Stress Caused by PWM Inverters ", Proceedings of IEEE IAS Annual Meeting 2004, Seattle, WA, Oct 2004.
[21] A. L. Julian, G. Oriti "A Novel Clamp Circuit for a Regenerative Rectifier using AC/AC Matrix Converter Theory ", IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, pp. 68-74, Vol. 41, No.1, Jan/Feb 2005.
[22] G. Oriti, R.M. Cuzner, �Ship Propulsion AC/DC Conversion System Modeling and Design� Proceedings of the IEEE IAS Annual Meeting 2006, Tampa, FL October 8-12, 2006.
[23] A.L. Julian, G. Oriti, �A Comparison of Redundant Inverter Topologies to Improve Voltage Source Inverter Reliability� Proceedings of the IEEE IAS Annual Meeting 2006, Tampa, FL October 8-12, 2006.
[24] R.M. Cuzner, D.J. Nowak, A. Bendre, G. Oriti, A.L. Julian, �Mitigating Circulating Common-Mode Currents Between Parallel Soft-Switched Drive Systems�, IEEE Trans. on Industry Applications, pp. 1284-1294, Vol. 43, No.5, Sep/Oct 2007.
[25] A. L. Julian, G. Oriti, �A Comparison of Redundant Inverter Topologies to Improve Voltage Source Inverter Reliability�, IEEE Trans. on Industry Applications, pp. 1371-1378, Vol. 43, No.5, Sep/Oct 2007.
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