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D-Index
43
Citations
5850
World Ranking
3983
National Ranking
188

Overview

Dewei Xu is affiliated with Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada and is actively engaged in research primarily within the field of Engineering. Their work spans several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Mathematical Physics, Mechanical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to electrical machinery and energy conversion technologies. Prominent subjects include:

  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Induction Heating and Inverter Technology
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques

Dewei Xu has contributed to a number of publications in various scholarly venues with papers addressing specialized topics in converter technology and control of electric motors. Notable recent papers include:

  • "An Extremely High Power Density Asymmetrical Back-to-Back Converter for Aerospace Motor Drive Applications", 2020, published in Energies
  • "Two-vector based low-complexity model predictive flux control for current-source inverter-fed induction motor drive", 2020, IET Electric Power Applications
  • "Comparative Study of Voltage Source Inverter Nonlinearity Compensation using different Signal Information for Table look up in PMSM Drives", 2021, IET conference proceedings.
  • "Conundrum of fault detection in active hybrid AC-DC distribution networks", 2020, The Journal of Engineering
  • "Convex-cocompact representations into the isometry group of the infinite-dimensional hyperbolic space", 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)

The venues where Dewei Xu has published reflect a focus on both applied engineering and more theoretical studies. These include:

  • Energies
  • IET conference proceedings.
  • IET Electric Power Applications
  • The Journal of Engineering
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaboration has been a component of Xu's research activities. Frequent coauthors with multiple joint publications include:

  • Chen Liu
  • Wenwu Wu
  • Bo Yang
  • Yifan Zhang
  • Chushan Li

Best Publications

  • A Novel Three-Phase Three-Leg AC/AC Converter Using Nine IGBTs

    Congwei Liu;Bin Wu;N.R. Zargari;Dewei Xu

  • A Novel Control Scheme for Current-Source-Converter-Based PMSG Wind Energy Conversion Systems

    Jingya Dai;D.D. Xu;Bin Wu

  • Modeling and Control of Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Generators in Wind Energy Applications

    K. Protsenko;Dewei Xu

  • An Extremely High Efficient Three-Level Active Neutral-Point-Clamped Converter Comprising SiC and Si Hybrid Power Stages

    Qing-Xin Guan;Chushan Li;Yu Zhang;Shuai Wang

  • High-Step-Up and High-Efficiency Fuel-Cell Power-Generation System With Active-Clamp Flyback–Forward Converter

    Wuhua Li;Lingli Fan;Yi Zhao;Xiangning He

  • Active Damping for PMSG-Based WECS With DC-Link Current Estimation

    Hua Geng;Dewei Xu;Bin Wu;Geng Yang

  • Unified Power Control for PMSG-Based WECS Operating Under Different Grid Conditions

    Hua Geng;Geng Yang;Dewei Xu;Bin Wu

  • Power loss and junction temperature analysis of power semiconductor devices

    Dewei Xu;Haiwei Lu;Lipei Huang;S. Azuma

  • General Derivation Law of Nonisolated High-Step-Up Interleaved Converters With Built-In Transformer

    Wuhua Li;Weichen Li;Xiangning He;D. Xu

  • A novel nine-switch PWM rectifier-inverter topology for three-phase UPS applications

    Congwei Liu;Bin Wu;N. Zargari;D. Xu

  • Unified DC-Link Current Control for Low-Voltage Ride-Through in Current-Source-Converter-Based Wind Energy Conversion Systems

    Jingya Dai;Dewei Xu;Bin Wu;Navid R Zargari

  • Space Vector Sequence Investigation and Synchronization Methods for Active Front-End Rectifiers in High-Power Current-Source Drives

    Yun Wei Li;Bin Wu;D. Xu;N.R. Zargari

  • Common-Mode Voltage Reduction Methods for Current-Source Converters in Medium-Voltage Drives

    Ning Zhu;D. Xu;Bin Wu;N. R. Zargari

  • A Capacitor Voltage-Balancing Method for Nested Neutral Point Clamped (NNPC) Inverter

    Kai Tian;Bin Wu;Mehdi Narimani;Dewei David Xu

  • Damping of PWM Current-Source Rectifier Using a Hybrid Combination Approach

    Yun Wei Li;Bin Wu;N.R. Zargari;J.C. Wiseman

  • Stability Analysis and Improvements for Variable-Speed Multipole Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator-Based Wind Energy Conversion System

    Hua Geng;Dewei Xu

  • Resonance Damping and Harmonic Suppression for Grid-Connected Current-Source Converter

    Zhihong Bai;Hao Ma;Dewei Xu;Bin Wu

  • A Low-Cost Rectifier Topology for Variable-Speed High-Power PMSG Wind Turbines

    Jiacheng Wang;Dewei Xu;Bin Wu;Zhenhan Luo

  • Single-Phase Single-Stage Isolated ZCS Current-Fed Full-Bridge Converter for High-Power AC/DC Applications

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  • A Medium-Frequency Transformer-Based Wind Energy Conversion System Used for Current-Source Converter-Based Offshore Wind Farm

    Qiang Wei;Bin Wu;Dewei Xu;Navid Reza Zargari

  • Hybrid PWM for High-Power Current-Source-Inverter-Fed Drives With Low Switching Frequency

    Zheng Wang;Bin Wu;Dewei Xu;N. Zargari

  • A Novel Three-phase Three-leg AC/AC Converter Using Nine IGBTs

    C. Liu;B. Wu;N. Zargari;D. Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Bin Wu
Bin Wu Toronto Metropolitan University
Navid R. Zargari
Navid R. Zargari Rockwell Automation (Canada)
Hua Geng
Hua Geng Tsinghua University
Mehdi Narimani
Mehdi Narimani McMaster University
Yun Wei Li
Yun Wei Li University of Alberta
Geng Yang
Geng Yang Tsinghua University
Xiangning He
Xiangning He Zhejiang University
Kai Sun
Kai Sun University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Wuhua Li
Wuhua Li Zhejiang University
Mehrdad Kazerani
Mehrdad Kazerani University of Waterloo

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