K. Naga Venkata Siva¹, Damodhar Reddy², P. Krishna Murthy³, Kiran Kumar Pulamolu⁴, M. Dharani⁵, T. Venkatakrishnamoorthy^6,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.123, No.1, 2026, DOI:10.32604/ee.2025.072982 - 27 December 2025

Abstract Conventional multilevel inverters often suffer from high harmonic distortion and increased design complexity due to the need for numerous power semiconductor components, particularly at elevated voltage levels. Addressing these shortcomings, this work presents a robust 15-level Packed U Cell (PUC) inverter topology designed for renewable energy and grid-connected applications. The proposed system integrates a sensor less proportional-resonant (PR) controller with an advanced carrier-based pulse width modulation scheme. This approach efficiently balances capacitor voltage, minimizes steady-state error, and strongly suppresses both zero and third-order harmonics resulting in reduced total harmonic distortion and enhanced voltage regulation. Additionally, More >

S. S. Selva Pradeep^*, M. Marsaline Beno

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.33, No.3, pp. 1757-1770, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.023470 - 24 March 2022

Abstract The Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motors have shown to be a cost-effective alternative to traditional motors. The smooth and efficient operation of the BLDC motor is dependent on speed regulation. This research proposes a sensorless intelligent speed control technique for BLDC using an Adaptive Network-based Fuzzy Inference Systems (ANFIS) based Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm. The motor’s back EMF is measured, and ANFIS is used to generate Hall signals. The ABC is then utilized to provide the pulses needed for the three-phase inverter, avoiding the requirement of logic gate circuits. The input DC voltage to… More >

Jin Zhang¹, Youliang Tang¹, Feng Yu^2,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.118, No.4, pp. 1083-1094, 2021, DOI:10.32604/EE.2021.014482 - 31 May 2021

Abstract In this paper, position sensorless control system of permanent magnet synchronous linear motor (PMSLM) based on sliding mode observer (SMO) with an improved phase-locked loop (PLL) is studied. Firstly, according to the mathematical model, a SMO is designed for sensorless control PMSLM drive. Thereafter, an improved PLL is proposed to tackle the imperfection of data overflow existed in the traditional PLL. The designed SMO incorporating with the improved PLL can be effectively suppress the pulsation of the estimated position and hence the chattering of the derived electrical angular velocity. At last, simulated and experimental results More >