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Paolo Mattavelli

Paolo Mattavelli

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
93
Citations
31345
World Ranking
264
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2016 - IEEE PELS Modeling and Control Technical Achievement Award For his contributions to dynamic phasor modeling of FACTS devices, to control techniques in active filters, and to digital control in power conversion systems.
  • 2015 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to power converters for grid-connected applications and power management

Overview

Paolo Mattavelli is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has a significant body of work in the field of engineering, with a strong focus on electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, and energy engineering and power technology.

Their research interests cover a variety of topics including:

  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
  • Islanding Detection in Power Systems
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Smart Grid Energy Management

Paolo Mattavelli has published extensively in well-known venues, including:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • Energies

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Paolo Mattavelli are:

  • Review of Impedance-Reshaping-Based Power Sharing Strategies in Islanded AC Microgrids, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • Multi-Sampled Grid-Connected VSCs: A Path Toward Inherent Admittance Passivity, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Feedback Noise Propagation in Multisampled DC-DC Power Electronic Converters, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • A Decentralized Impedance Reshaping Strategy for Balanced, Unbalanced and Harmonic Power Sharing in Islanded Resistive Microgrids, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
  • Investigation of Nonlinearities Introduced by Multi-sampled Pulsewidth Modulators, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Mattavelli has collaborated frequently with several other researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Tommaso Caldognetto
  • Davide Biadene
  • Simone Buso
  • Ivan Z. Petrić
  • Ružica Cvetanović

The scientist's contributions have been recognized through awards such as the IEEE PELS Modeling and Control Technical Achievement Award in 2016 for work related to dynamic phasor modeling of FACTS devices, control techniques in active filters, and digital control in power conversion systems. In 2015, they were named an IEEE Fellow for contributions to power converters for grid-connected applications and power management.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of D-Q Small-Signal Impedance of Grid-Tied Inverters

    Bo Wen;Dushan Boroyevich;Rolando Burgos;Paolo Mattavelli

  • Digital control in power electronics

    Simone Buso;Paolo Mattavelli

  • Comparison of current control techniques for active filter applications

    S. Buso;L. Malesani;P. Mattavelli

  • Analysis of Phase-Locked Loop Low-Frequency Stability in Three-Phase Grid-Connected Power Converters Considering Impedance Interactions

    Dong Dong;Bo Wen;Dushan Boroyevich;Paolo Mattavelli

  • A closed-loop selective harmonic compensation for active filters

    P. Mattavelli

  • Impedance-based analysis of grid-synchronization stability for three-phase paralleled converters

    Bo Wen;Dong Dong;Dushan Boroyevich;Rolando Burgos

  • General-purpose fuzzy controller for DC-DC converters

    P. Mattavelli;L. Rossetto;G. Spiazzi;P. Tenti

  • An improved deadbeat control for UPS using disturbance observers

    P. Mattavelli

  • Small-Signal Stability Analysis of Three-Phase AC Systems in the Presence of Constant Power Loads Based on Measured d-q Frame Impedances

    Bo Wen;Dushan Boroyevich;Rolando Burgos;Paolo Mattavelli

  • Repetitive-based control for selective harmonic compensation in active power filters

    P. Mattavelli;F.P. Marafao

  • Dual active bridge based battery charger for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with charging current containing low frequency ripple

    Lingxiao Xue;Daniel Diaz;Zhiyu Shen;Fang Luo

  • Robust dead-beat current control for PWM rectifiers and active filters

    L. Malesani;P. Mattavelli;S. Buso

  • Repetitive-Based Controller for a UPS Inverter to Compensate Unbalance and Harmonic Distortion

    G. Escobar;A.A. Valdez;J. Leyva-Ramos;P. Mattavelli

  • Torque-ripple reduction in PM synchronous motor drives using repetitive current control

    P. Mattavelli;L. Tubiana;M. Zigliotto

  • General-purpose sliding-mode controller for DC/DC converter applications

    P. Mattavelli;L. Rossetto;G. Spiazzi;P. Tenti

  • A 1200-V, 60-A SiC MOSFET Multichip Phase-Leg Module for High-Temperature, High-Frequency Applications

    Zheng Chen;Yiying Yao;Dushan Boroyevich;Khai D. T. Ngo

  • Synchronous-frame harmonic control for high-performance AC power supplies

    P. Mattavelli

  • Conservative Power Theory, a Framework to Approach Control and Accountability Issues in Smart Microgrids

    P Tenti;H K M Paredes;P Mattavelli

  • Grid-Interface Bidirectional Converter for Residential DC Distribution Systems—Part One: High-Density Two-Stage Topology

    Dong Dong;Igor Cvetkovic;Dushan Boroyevich;Wei Zhang

  • Optimal Trajectory Control of Burst Mode for LLC Resonant Converter

    Weiyi Feng;F. C. Lee;P. Mattavelli

  • Simple digital control improving dynamic performance of power factor preregulators

    S. Buso;P. Mattavelli;L. Rossetto;G. Spiazzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Dushan Boroyevich
Dushan Boroyevich Virginia Tech
Paolo Tenti
Paolo Tenti University of Padua
Rolando Burgos
Rolando Burgos Virginia Tech
Giorgio Spiazzi
Giorgio Spiazzi University of Padua
Fred C. Lee
Fred C. Lee Virginia Tech
Gerardo Escobar
Gerardo Escobar Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
Simone Buso
Simone Buso University of Padua
Massimo Ghioni
Massimo Ghioni Polytechnic University of Milan
Khai D. T. Ngo
Khai D. T. Ngo Virginia Tech
Aleksandar M. Stankovic
Aleksandar M. Stankovic Tufts University

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