Publications

Highlighted Papers

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Real-time selective harmonic minimization using a hybrid analog/digital computing method

We present a mixed-signal neuromorphic-inspired computing platform for solving online optimization problems for power electronics systems in a fast and energy-efficient manner.

J. Poon, M. Sinha, S. V. Dhople, J. M. Rivas

Decentralized carrier phase shifting for optimal harmonic minimization in asymmetric parallel-connected inverters

We demonstrate that minimum distortion point tracking can significantly improve the power quality and stability of large-scale, distributed solar inverter systems.

J. Poon, B. B. Johnson, S. V. Dhople, J. M. Rivas

Minimum Distortion Point Tracking

We proposed the concept of controlling individual power converters such that their harmonics destructively cancel with the harmonics of other power converters on the same network. We show that this strategy can reduce aggregate distortion by one to two orders of magnitude and can significantly improve the stability and performance of large-scale power conversion networks.

J. Poon, B. B. Johnson, S. V. Dhople, S. R. Sanders

Decentralized interleaving of parallel-connected buck converters

We demonstrate the first control strategy for multiphase interleaving that is completely decentralized—requiring only local controllers and local measurements to robustly obtain symmetric phase spacing across arbitrary numbers of parallel-connected dc-dc converters. The strategy can improve the modularity, scalability, and reliability of multiphase dc-dc converters for a variety of applications.

M. Sinha, J. Poon, B. B. Johnson, M. Rodriguez, S. V. Dhople

 

Journal Articles

Cost analysis of distributed storage in AC and DC microgrids
D. Gerber, B. Nordman, R. Brown, J. Poon
Applied Energy, Volume 344:121218, June 2023

Real-time selective harmonic minimization using a hybrid analog/digital computing method
J. Poon, M. Sinha, S. V. Dhople, J. M. Rivas
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 5078-5088, May 2022

Decentralized carrier phase shifting for optimal harmonic minimization in asymmetric parallel-connected inverters
J. Poon, B. B. Johnson, S. V. Dhople, J. M. Rivas
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 5915-5925, May 2021

Minimum Distortion Point Tracking
J. Poon, B. B. Johnson, S. V. Dhople, S. R. Sanders
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 35, no. 10, pp. 11013-11025, Oct. 2020

A digital twin approach for fault diagnosis in distributed photovoltaic systems
P. Jain, J. Poon, J. Singh, C. Spanos, S. R. Sanders, S. K. Panda
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 940-956, Jan. 2020

Decentralized interleaving of parallel-connected buck converters
M. Sinha, J. Poon, B. B. Johnson, M. Rodriguez, S. V. Dhople
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 4993-5006, May 2019

Fault prognosis for power electronics systems using adaptive parameter identification
J. Poon, P. Jain, C. Spanos, S. K. Panda, S. R. Sanders
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 2862-2870, May-June 2017

Model-based fault detection and identification for switching power converters
J. Poon, P. Jain, I. Konstantakopoulos, C. Spanos, S. K. Panda, S. R. Sanders
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 1419-1430, Feb. 2017

Scalable dc microgrids for rural electrification in emerging regions
P. A. Madduri, J. Poon, J. Rosa, M. Podolsky, E. Brewer, S. R. Sanders
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 1195-1205, Dec. 2016

Fault detection and isolation filters for three-phase ac-dc power electronics systems
X. Ding, J. Poon, I. Čelanović, A. D. Domínguez-García
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, Regular Papers, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1038-1051, April 2013

Conference Proceedings

Real-time selective harmonic minimization using hybrid analog/digital computing
J. Poon, M. Sinha, S. V. Dhople, J. M. Rivas
2021 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)

Minimum Distortion Point Tracking: Optimal phase shifting for input- or output-parallel connected dc-dc converters
J. Poon, B. B. Johnson, S. V. Dhople, S. R. Sanders
2018 IEEE 19th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), Padova, Italy, 2018

An improved robust adaptive parameter identifier for dc-dc converters using H-infinity design
P. Jain, L. Jian, J. Poon, C. Spanos, S. R. Sanders, J. Xu, S. Panda
2018 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), San Antonio, TX, 2018

A Luenberger observer-based fault detection and identification scheme for photovoltaic dc-dc converters
P. Jain, L. Jian, J. Poon, C. Spanos, S. R. Sanders, J. Xu, S. Panda
2017 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Beijing, China, 2017

Photovoltaic condition monitoring using real-time adaptive parameter identification
J. Poon, P. Jain, C. Spanos, S. Panda, S. R. Sanders
2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Cincinnati, OH, 2017

Analysis and design of an adaptive parameter estimator for power electronics circuits
J. Poon, S. R. Sanders
2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), Stanford, CA, 2017

Decentralized interleaving of paralleled dc-dc buck converters
M. Sinha, B. B. Johnson, M. Rodriguez, J. Poon, and S. V. Dhople
2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), Stanford, CA, 2017

Fault diagnosis via PV panel-integrated power electronics
P. Jain, J. Poon, J. Xu, C. Spanos, S. Sanders, S. Panda
2016 IEEE 17th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), Trondheim, Norway, 2016. Best Paper Award

FailSafe: A generalized methodology for converter fault detection, identification, and remediation in nanogrids
J. Poon, I. C. Konstantakopoulos, R. Arghandeh, P. Jain, J. F. Fisac, S. S. Sastry, S. K. Panda, C. Spanos, S. R. Sanders
2015 IEEE International Conference on Building Efficiency and Sustainable Technologies, Singapore, 2015, pp. 73-78

Lossless voltage regulation and control of the resonant switched-capacitor dc-dc converter
Y. Li, M. John, J. Poon, J. Chen and S. R. Sanders
2015 IEEE 16th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), Vancouver, BC, 2015, pp. 1-7

Real-time model-based fault diagnosis for switching power converters
J. Poon, I. C. Konstantakopoulos, C. Spanos and S. R. Sanders
2015 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Charlotte, NC, 2015, pp. 358-364

A scalable dc microgrid architecture for rural electrification in emerging regions
P. A. Madduri, J. Poon, J. Rosa, M. Podolsky, E. Brewer and S. R. Sanders
2015 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Charlotte, NC, 2015, pp. 703-708

High-fidelity real-time hardware-in-the-loop emulation of PMSM inverter drives
J. Poon, E. Chai, I. Čelanović, A. Genić and E. Adzic
2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Denver, CO, 2013, pp. 1754-1758

Validation of frequency- and time-domain fidelity of an ultra-low latency hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) emulator
E. Chai, J. Poon and I. Čelanović
2013 IEEE 14th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), Salt Lake City, UT, 2013, pp. 1-5

A linear-switched observer for large-signal state estimation in power electronics
J. Poon, A. Genić, X. Ding, A. Domínguez-García and I. Čelanović,
Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (EPE/PEMC), 2012 15th International, Novi Sad, 2012, pp. LS3b.3-1-LS3b.3-5

Hardware-in-the-loop testing for electric vehicle drive applications
J. Poon, M. A. Kinsy, N. A. Pallo, S. Devadas and I. L. Čelanović
2012 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Orlando, FL, 2012, pp. 2576-2582

High-speed real-time digital emulation for hardware-in-the-loop testing of power electronics
M. Kinsy, D. Majstorovic, J. Poon, N. Čelanović, I. Čelanović, S. Devadas
Power Electronics/Intelligent Motion/Power Quality Conference, Nuremburg, Germany, May 2011

High-speed hardware-in-the loop platform for rapid prototyping of power electronics systems
J. Poon, P. Haessig, J. G. Hwang and I. Čelanović
Innovative Technologies for an Efficient and Reliable Electricity Supply (CITRES), 2010 IEEE Conference on, Waltham, MA, 2010, pp. 420-424

Technical Reports and Other Publications

Circuits and systems for decentralized power conversion
J. Poon
Ph.D. dissertation, UC Berkeley, 2019

Fault detection and identification for distributed power electronics systems
J. Poon
M.S. thesis, UC Berkeley, 2015

A multicore architecture for control and emulation of power electronics and smart grid systems under hard real-time constraints
M. Kinsy, J. Poon, I. Čelanović, O. Khan, S. Devadas
Work-in-Progress Presentation at 49th Design Automation Conference, San Francisco, June 2012