Dr. Qiang Wei
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Canada
M.Sc., Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
B.Sc., Henan University of Science and Technology, China
High Power Converters
Renewable Energy Conversion Systems
Medium Voltage Drives
Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage systems
Selected Publications:
[1] Q. Wei, B. Wu, D. Xu, N. R. Zargari, "A Further Study on PWM Current Source Converter Based Wind Energy Conversion System Considering the DC-Link Voltage," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, in Press.
[2] Q. Wei, L. Xing, B. Wu, D. Xu, N. R. Zargari, "Modulation Schemes for Medium-Voltage Current Source Converter-Based Drives: An Overview," IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, in Press.
[3] Q. Wei, B. Wu, D. Xu, N. R. Zargari, "A New Configuration Using Current Source Converters in Low-Voltage Turbine-Based Wind Energy Conversion Systems," IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 919-929, Jun. 2018.
[4] Q. Wei, B. Wu, D. Xu and N. R. Zargari, "Bipolar Operation Investigation of PWM Current Source Converter-Based Wind Energy Conversion Systems," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 1294-1302, Feb. 2018.
[5] Q. Wei, B. Wu, D. Xu and N. R. Zargari, "An Optimized Strategy for PWM Current Source Converter-Based Wind Conversion System with Reduced Cost and Improved Efficiency," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol.33, no.2, pp. 1202-1210, Feb. 2018.
[6] Q. Wei, B. Wu, D. Xu and N. R. Zargari, "Minimization of Filter Capacitor for Medium-Voltage Current-Source Converters Based on Natural Sampling SVM," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 473-481, Jan. 2018.
[7] Q. Wei, B. Wu, D. Xu, N. R. Zargari, "Power Balancing Investigation of Grid-Side Series-Connected Current Source Inverters in Wind Energy Conversion Systems," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 64, no. 12, pp. 9451-9460, Dec. 2017.
[8] Q. Wei, B. Wu, D. Xu and N. R. Zargari, "Natural Sampling SVM Based Method for Common-Mode Voltage Reduction in Medium-Voltage Current Source Rectifier," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 7553-7560, Oct. 2017.
[9] Q. Wei, B. Wu, D. Xu and N. R. Zargari, "Optimal Space Vector Sequence Investigation Based on Natural Sampling SVM for Medium-Voltage Current-Source Converter," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 176-185, Jan. 2017.
[10] Q. Wei, B. Wu, D. Xu and N. R. Zargari, "Model Predictive Control of Capacitor Voltage Balancing for Cascaded Modular DC–DC Converters," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 752-761, Jan. 2017.
[11] Q. Wei, B. Wu, D. Xu and N. R. Zargari, "A Medium-Frequency Transformer-Based Wind Energy Conversion System Used for Current-Source Converter-Based Offshore Wind Farm," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 248-259, Jan. 2017.
[12] Q. Wei, B. Wu, D. Xu and N. R. Zargari, "A Natural-Sampling-Based SVM Scheme for Current Source Converter with Superior Low-Order Harmonics Performance," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 6144-6154, Sept. 2016.