Recognition

IDC TRANSACTIONS PAPER AWARDS 2023

1st paper award

Takafumi Hara, Shun Taniguchi, Toshiyuki Ajima, Masanori Sawahata, Masahiro Hori, Takaya Tsukagoshi, and Katsuhiro Hoshino, “Synchronous PWM Control With Carrier Wave Phase Shifts for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 5650-5658, Sept.-Oct. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2022.3187679.

2nd paper award

Shuvam Chakraborty and Suman Maiti, “Control of a Waveshaper-MMC With Thyristor-Based Front-End Converter for Open-End Winding Variable Speed Medium-Voltage Induction Motor Drive,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 6203-6216, Sept.-Oct. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2022.3180041.

3rd paper award

Amir Ganjavi, Dinesh Kumar, Firuz Zare, Amin Abbosh, Hansika Rathnayake, and Pooya Davari, “Effect of Choke Placement on Common-Mode Noise in Three-Phase Variable Speed Drives,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 6253-6265, Sept.-Oct. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2022.317546.


IDC Awards Cerimony at ECCE 2023 – Nashville, 31 October 2023.

Takafumi Hara, 1st author of the paper ranked first.
No, Frede Blaabjerg is not awarded. He kindly collects the award certificates on behalf of the authors.

CONFERENCE PAPER AWARDS 2023

1st paper award

Harikrishnan Pookulangara, Pratyush Pandey, Jose Titus and Kamalesh Hatua, “Fault Tolerant Operation of an LCI and VSI-fed Hybrid Induction Machine Drive for Medium Voltage High Power Applications,” 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Detroit, MI, USA, 2022, pp. 1-7, doi: 0.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947770.

2nd paper award

Lauri Tiitinen, Marko Hinkkanen, and Lennart Harnefors, “Stable and Passive Observer-Based V/Hz Control for Induction Motors,” 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Detroit, MI, USA, 2022, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9948057.

3rd paper award

Isavella Koukoula, Petros Karamanakos, and Tobias Geyer, “Three-Level Optimized Pulse Patterns With Reduced Common Mode Voltage,” 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Detroit, MI, USA, 2022, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9948149.

IDC Awards Cerimony at ECCE 2023 – Nashville, 31 October 2023.

Congratulations to the authors! Dr. Firdausa Ahmed, Postdoctoral Researcher with Aalto University, collects the awards on authors’ behalf.
From left to right: Luca Zarri (IDC Chair), Isavella Koukoula, Petros Karamanakos, and Tobias Geyer.
We hired a better photographer.

CONFERENCE PAPER AWARDS 2022

1st prize

Yi-Jen Ling, Po-Huan Chou, Chi-Jun Wu, Shih-Chin Yang and Z. Q. Zhu , “Sensorless Acceleration Estimation and Acceleration Feedback Control to Improve the Disturbance Torque Rejection on Galvano Motor System”

2nd prize

S. Rubino, F. Mandrile, L. Tolosano, E. Armando, R. Bojoi, “Direct Flux and Load Angle Vector Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors”

3rd prize

M. S. Diab, W. Zhou, and X. Yuan,”Evaluation of Topologies and Active Control Methods for Overvoltage Mitigation in SiC-Based Motor Drives”

Congratulations to the first-prize awardees!
From left to right: Luisa Tolosano, Radu Bojoi, Fabio Mandrile and Luca Zarri (Chair)

PRIZE PAPER AWARDS 2021

1st prize

B. Shuang and Z. Q. Zhu , “A Novel Method for Measuring High Frequency DQ-axis and Cross-coupling Inductances in Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines”

2nd prize

S. Sundeep, J. Wang and A. Griffo, “Prediction of Transient Voltage Distribution in Inverter-fed Stator Winding, Considering Mutual Couplings in Time Domain”

3rd prize

K. Liu, Z. Liu, D. Jiang, Q. Wang and Z. He, “Four-module three-phase permanent-magnet synchronous motor based  PWM modulation strategy for suppressing vibrations and common mode current”

Prize Paper Awards during the IDC Annual Meeting 2021 (on-line)

 

PRIZE PAPER AWARDS 2020

1st prize

Paolo Pescetto, Gianmario Pellegrino, “Standstill Determination of PM Flux Linkage Based on Minimum Saliency Tracking for PM-SyR Machines”

2nd prize

Sandro Rubino, Radu Bojoi, Davide Cittanti, Luca Zarri, “Decoupled Torque Control of Multiple Three-Phase Induction Motor Drives”

3rd prize

Angelo Accetta, Maurizio Cirrincione, Maria Carmela Di Piazza, Giuseppe La Tona, Massimiliano Luna, Marcello Pucci, “Analytical Formulation of a Maximum Torque per Ampere (MTPA) Technique for SynRMs Considering the Magnetic Saturation”

PRIZE PAPER AWARDS 2019

1st prize

ByungGil Kwak, Jul-Ki Seok, “Three-phase Inverter Control for AC Motor Drives with Small DC-Link Capacitor fed by Single-phase Diode Rectifier”

2nd prize

Kibok Lee, Sara Ahmed, Srdjan M. Lukic, “Restart Strategy for Synchronous Reluctance Machine driving a High Inertia Load”

3rd prize

Hung-Yen, Ou Yang, Robert D. Lorenz, “Torque Ripple Minimization in Six-Step Modulated PMSM Drives via Fast DC Bus Dynamics”

  

PRIZE PAPER AWARDS 2018

1st prize

Hafiz Asad Ali Awan, Zhanfeng Song, Seppo E. Saarakkala, Marko Hinkkanen, “Optimal Control of Synchronous Motors: Plug-and-Play Method”

2nd prize

Mahesh Swamy, “A Novel Active Damping Scheme for Use with Regenerative Converters”

3rd prize

Paolo Pescetto, Gianmario Pellegrino, “Automatic Tuning for Sensorless Commissioning of Synchronous Reluctance Machines Augmented with High Frequency Voltage Injection”

   

PRIZE PAPER AWARDS 2017

1st prize

Sang Bin Lee, Daniel Fernandez, Doosoo Hyun, Yonghyun Park, David Diaz, Dongmyung Lee; Fernando Briz, “Permanent Magnet Temperature Estimation in PM Synchronous Motors Using Low Cost Hall Effect Sensors”

2nd prize

Marius Mechlinski, Stefan Schröder, Jie Shen, Rik W. De Doncker, “Grounding Concept and Common-Mode Filter Design Methodology for Transformerless MV Drives to Prevent Bearing Current Issues”

3rd prize

Sandro Calligaro, Christian Olsen, Roberto Petrella, Nicola Bedetti, “Automatic MTPA Tracking in IPMSM Drives: Loop Dynamics, Design and Auto-Tuning”

PRIZE PAPER AWARDS 2016

1st prize

Jarno Kukkola, Marko Hinkkanen, “State Observer for Sensorless Control of a Grid-Connected Converter Equipped With an LCL Filter: Direct Discrete-Time Design”

2nd prize                         

David Diaz, Daniel Fernandez, Tsutomu Tanimoto, Takashi Kato, Fernando Briz, “Permanent Magnet Temperature Distribution Estimation in PMSMs Using BEMF Harmonics”

3rd prize

Giacomo Scelba, Giulio De Donato, Mario Pulvirenti, Fabio Giulii Capponi, Giuseppe Scarcella, “Hall-Effect Sensor Fault Detection, Identification and Compensation in Brushless DC Drives”