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  • 2013 - IEEE PELS Harry A. Owen, Jr. Distinguished Service Award For dedicated services to IEEE PELS conferences, workshops and chapter activities around the globe

Overview

Ralph Kennel is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a specific concentration in electrical and electronic engineering as well as control and systems engineering. They also engage in topics related to automotive engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, and mechanical engineering.

The principal themes of their scientific work include:

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

Ralph Kennel has published frequently in several venues, notably:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • Energies
  • 2021 IEEE International Conference on Predictive Control of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics (PRECEDE)
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Model Predictive Control of Power Electronic Systems: Methods, Results, and Challenges" (2020), published in IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications
  • "Latest Advances of Model Predictive Control in Electrical Drives-Part I: Basic Concepts and Advanced Strategies" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "Latest Advances of Model Predictive Control in Electrical Drives-Part II: Applications and Benchmarking With Classical Control Methods" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "General Formulation of Kalman-Filter-Based Online Parameter Identification Methods for VSI-Fed PMSM" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • "Model-Predictive Control of Multilevel Inverters: Challenges, Recent Advances, and Trends" (2023), published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Ralph Kennel has collaborated extensively with several co-authors including:

  • Mohamed Abdelrahem
  • José Rodríguez
  • Fengxiang Wang
  • Ibrahim Harbi
  • Mostafa Ahmed

In 2013, they received the IEEE PELS Harry A. Owen, Jr. Distinguished Service Award for dedicated services to IEEE PELS conferences, workshops, and chapter activities globally.

Best Publications

  • Predictive Control in Power Electronics and Drives

    P. Cortes;M.P. Kazmierkowski;R.M. Kennel;D.E. Quevedo

  • High-Performance Control Strategies for Electrical Drives: An Experimental Assessment

    J. Rodriguez;R. M. Kennel;J. R. Espinoza;M. Trincado

  • Finite-Control-Set Model Predictive Torque Control With a Deadbeat Solution for PMSM Drives

    Wei Xie;Xiaocan Wang;Fengxiang Wang;Wei Xu

  • An Improved FCS–MPC Algorithm for an Induction Motor With an Imposed Optimized Weighting Factor

    S. A. Davari;D. A. Khaburi;R. Kennel

  • Latest Advances of Model Predictive Control in Electrical Drives. Part I: Basic Concepts and Advanced Strategies

    Jose Rodriguez;Cristian Garcia;Andres Mora;Freddy Flores-Bahamonde

  • Model Predictive Control of Power Electronic Systems: Methods, Results, and Challenges

    Petros Karamanakos;Eyke Liegmann;Tobias Geyer;Ralph Kennel

  • Model-Based Predictive Direct Control Strategies for Electrical Drives: An Experimental Evaluation of PTC and PCC Methods

    Fengxiang Wang;Shihua Li;Xuezhu Mei;Wei Xie

  • Deadbeat Model-Predictive Torque Control With Discrete Space-Vector Modulation for PMSM Drives

    Yuanlin Wang;Xiaocan Wang;Wei Xie;Fengxiang Wang

  • Sensorless speed and position control of synchronous machines using alternating carrier injection

    M. Linke;R. Kennel;J. Holtz

  • Latest Advances of Model Predictive Control in Electrical Drives. Part II: Applications and Benchmarking with Classical Control Methods

    Jose Rodriguez;Cristian Garcia;Andres Mora;Alireza Davari

  • Advanced Control Strategies of Induction Machine: Field Oriented Control, Direct Torque Control and Model Predictive Control

    Fengxiang Wang;Zhenbin Zhang;Zhenbin Zhang;Xuezhu Mei;Xuezhu Mei;José Rodríguez

  • A Very Simple Strategy for High-Quality Performance of AC Machines Using Model Predictive Control

    Margarita Norambuena;Jose Rodriguez;Zhenbin Zhang;Fengxiang Wang

  • Generalized predictive control (GPC)-ready for use in drive applications?

    R. Kennel;A. Linder;M. Linke

  • Sensorless position control of permanent magnet synchronous machines without limitation at zero speed

    M. Linke;R. Kennel;J. Holtz

  • Model-Based Predictive Control of Electric Drives

    Arne Linder;Rahul Kanchan;Peter Stolze;Ralph Kennel

  • Using Full Order and Reduced Order Observers for Robust Sensorless Predictive Torque Control of Induction Motors

    S. A. Davari;D. A. Khaburi;Fengxiang Wang;R. M. Kennel

  • Multiple-Vector Model Predictive Power Control for Grid-Tied Wind Turbine System With Enhanced Steady-State Control Performance

    Zhenbin Zhang;Hui Fang;Feng Gao;Jose Rodriguez

  • General Formulation of Kalman-Filter-Based Online Parameter Identification Methods for VSI-Fed PMSM

    Xinyue Li;Ralph Kennel

  • Robust Predictive Control of Three-Level NPC Back-to-Back Power Converter PMSG Wind Turbine Systems With Revised Predictions

    Zhenbin Zhang;Zhen Li;Marian P. Kazmierkowski;Jose Rodriguez

  • Predictive control of inverter supplied electrical drives

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  • Model predictive control -- a simple and powerful method to control power converters

    Jose Rodriguez;Patricio Cortes;Ralph Kennel;Marian Kazrnierkowski

  • Predictive control in power electronics and drives

    Ralph Kennel;Marian Kazmierkowski;Jose Rodriguez;Patricio Cortes

Frequent Co-Authors

Fengxiang Wang
Fengxiang Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez San Sebastián University
Tobias Geyer
Tobias Geyer ABB (Switzerland)
Joachim Holtz
Joachim Holtz University of Wuppertal
Stefanos Manias
Stefanos Manias National Technical University of Athens
Haitham Abu-Rub
Haitham Abu-Rub Hamad bin Khalifa University
Patricio Cortes
Patricio Cortes Federico Santa María Technical University
Marian P. Kazmierkowski
Marian P. Kazmierkowski Warsaw University of Technology
Roberto Cardenas
Roberto Cardenas University of Chile
Yam P. Siwakoti
Yam P. Siwakoti University of Technology Sydney

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