Power Converters for Medium Voltage Networks

- Introduction

- Wind farm power generation systems

- Power converters in wind turbine generators

- Current research and development of power converters in wind turbine generators

- Power converters in solar PV power plants

- Current research and development in grid connected solar PV inverter technologies

- FPGA based digital switching controllers for modern power converters

- Advanced magnetic material based common magnetic bus as a solution of voltage imbalance problems of grid connected power converters

- Conclusion

Md. Rabiul Islam received the BSc and MSc degree from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Bangladesh in 2003 and 2009 respectively, both in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE). From March 2010 to September 2013, he worked toward the PhD degree in the Center for Electrical Machines and Power Electronics, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia.

From 2005 to 2008, he lectured in the Department of EEE, RUET. In June 2008, he joined as an Assistant Professor in the same department. He is currently a Research Associate at the School of Electrical, Mechanical and Mechatronic Systems, UTS. He has authored and coauthored more than 35 technical papers and 2 book chapters. His research interests are in the fields of power electronic converters, renewable energy technologies and smart grid.

He is a member of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) and the Australian Institute of Energy (AIE). He received the University Gold Medal and Joynal Memorial Award from RUET for his outstanding academic performance in BSc engineering degree. He also received the Best Paper Award at IEEE PECon-2012.

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Youguang Guo (S'02-M'05-SM'06, IEEE) received the BE degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China in 1985, the M.E. degree from Zhejiang University, China in 1988, and the PhD degree from University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia in 2004, all in electrical engineering. From 1988 to 1998, he lectured in the Department of Electric Power Engineering, HUST. From March 1998 to July 2008, he worked as visiting research fellow, PhD candidate, postdoctoral fellow and research fellow in the Center for Electrical Machines and Power Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, UTS. He is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical, Mechanical and Mechatronic Systems, UTS. His research fields include measurement