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Fernando Briz

Fernando Briz

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
52
Citations
9228
World Ranking
2552
National Ranking
27

Overview

Fernando Briz is affiliated with the University of Oviedo in Spain and has a substantial research profile focused on engineering, particularly electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans several related subfields, including mechanical engineering, control and systems engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, as well as industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum within electric motor technology and energy systems. The primary topics they engage with include:

  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
  • Magnetic Properties and Applications
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization

Fernando Briz has contributed to a variety of scholarly publications, including papers on subjects such as defect identification in permanent magnet synchronous motors, control strategies for induction motors in railway systems, and energy storage solutions for rail transport. Some of the recent published works are:

  • "Airgap Search Coil Based Identification of PM Synchronous Motor Defects," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • "Control Strategies for Induction Motors in Railway Traction Applications," 2020, Energies
  • "A Simple Method for Identifying Mass Unbalance Using Vibration Measurement in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • "Onboard Energy Storage Systems for Railway: Present and Trends," 2023, IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications
  • "Modeling of End-Space Convection Heat-Transfer for Internal and External Rotor PMSMs With Fractional-Slot Concentrated Windings," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

The scientist's frequent coauthors include:

  • David Reigosa
  • Juan Manuel Guerrero
  • Daniel Fernández
  • Sang Bin Lee
  • Marcos Orviz Zapico

Fernando Briz's work has been published extensively in several key industry journals and conferences. The main venues where they have published include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • IEEE Access
  • 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
  • Energies

This publication record reflects a focus on applied electronics, power systems, and energy conversion technologies. Their research contributions span over a decade and engage with contemporary challenges in energy efficiency and motor design within transportation and industrial contexts.

Best Publications

  • Analysis and design of current regulators using complex vectors

    F. Briz;M.W. Degner;R.D. Lorenz

  • Carrier-Signal Selection for Sensorless Control of PM Synchronous Machines at Zero and Very Low Speeds

    D. Raca;P. Garcia;D.D. Reigosa;F. Briz

  • Discrete-Time Current Regulator Design for AC Machine Drives

    Hongrae Kim;Michael W Degner;Juan M Guerrero;Fernando Briz

  • Inverter nonlinearity effects in high frequency signal injection-based, sensorless control methods

    J.M. Guerrero;M. Leetmaa;F. Briz;A. Zamarron

  • Active Islanding Detection Using High-Frequency Signal Injection

    D. Reigosa;F. Briz;C. B. Charro;P. Garcia

  • Measurement and Adaptive Decoupling of Cross-Saturation Effects and Secondary Saliencies in Sensorless-Controlled IPM Synchronous Machines

    D.D. Reigosa;P. Garcia;D. Raca;F. Briz

  • Magnet Temperature Estimation in Surface PM Machines Using High-Frequency Signal Injection

    David Díaz Reigosa;Fernando Briz;Pablo García;Juan Manuel Guerrero

  • Comparison of saliency-based sensorless control techniques for AC machines

    F. Briz;M.W. Degner;P. Garcia;R.D. Lorenz

  • On-line stator winding fault diagnosis in inverter-fed AC machines using high frequency signal injection

    F. Briz;M.W. Degner;A. Zamarron;J.M. Guerrero

  • Permanent-Magnet Temperature Estimation in PMSMs Using Pulsating High-Frequency Current Injection

    David Diaz Reigosa;Daniel Fernandez;Hideo Yoshida;Takashi Kato

  • Active Islanding Detection for Multiple Parallel-Connected Inverter-Based Distributed Generators Using High-Frequency Signal Injection

    D. Reigosa;F. Briz;C. Blanco;P. Garcia

  • Rotor Position Estimation

    F Briz;M W Degner

  • Measuring, modeling and decoupling of saturation-induced saliencies in carrier signal injection-based sensorless AC drives

    F. Briz;M.W. Degner;A. Diez;R.D. Lorenz

  • Modular Power Electronic Transformers: Modular Multilevel Converter Versus Cascaded H-Bridge Solutions

    Fernando Briz;Mario Lopez;Alberto Rodriguez;Manuel Arias

  • Broken Rotor Bar Detection in Line-Fed Induction Machines Using Complex Wavelet Analysis of Startup Transients

    F. Briz;M.W. Degner;P. Garcia;D. Bragado

  • Accuracy, Bandwidth, and Stability Limits of Carrier-Signal-Injection-Based Sensorless Control Methods

    P. Garcia;F. Briz;M.W. Degner;D. Diaz-Reigosa

  • Current Control for Synchronous Motor Drives: Direct Discrete-Time Pole-Placement Design

    Marko Hinkkanen;Hafiz Asad Ali Awan;Zengcai Qu;Toni Tuovinen

  • On-line diagnostics in inverter fed induction machines using high frequency signal injection

    F. Briz;M.W. Degner;A.B. Diez;J.M. Guerrero

  • Modeling and Adaptive Decoupling of High-Frequency Resistance and Temperature Effects in Carrier-Based Sensorless Control of PM Synchronous Machines

    D.D. Reigosa;P. Garcia;F. Briz;D. Raca

  • A comparative analysis of pulsating vs. rotating vector carrier signal injection-based sensorless control

    D. Raca;P. Garcia;D. Reigosa;F. Briz

  • Current and flux regulation in field-weakening operation [of induction motors]

    F. Briz;A. Diez;M.W. Degner;R.D. Lorenz

Frequent Co-Authors

David Reigosa
David Reigosa University of Oviedo
M.W. Degner
M.W. Degner Ford Motor Company (United States)
Robert D. Lorenz
Robert D. Lorenz University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sang Bin Lee
Sang Bin Lee Korea University
Zi-Qiang Zhu
Zi-Qiang Zhu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Marko Hinkkanen
Marko Hinkkanen Aalto University
Juan C. Vasquez
Juan C. Vasquez Aalborg University
Pericle Zanchetta
Pericle Zanchetta University of Nottingham
Josep M. Guerrero
Josep M. Guerrero Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

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