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Referred Journal Papers (Underlines are students)

  1. Z. Yang, J. Zeng*, and A. De La Cruz, “Learning and outperforming the model predictive control with a linear ε-support vector machine for power converter,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 5-13, Jan. 2024. (Video Demo)
  2. Z. Yang, J. Zeng*, Q. Ren, L. Wu, and Q. Zhang, “A carrier-based discontinuous PWM for an 80 kW PV inverter with the reduction of the DC-link voltage ripple and common mode current,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 70, no. 7, pp. 6953-6963, July 2023.
  3. Z. Yang, L. Wu, J. Zeng*, Q. Ren, L. Ge, and Z. Liao, “A semi-discontinuous PWM method for suppression of resonant current in a 48 kW grid-tied PV inverter,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol.58, no.5, pp. 6408-6417, Sept.-Oct. 2022.
  4. J. Zeng*, X. Du, and Z. Yang, “A multiport bidirectional DC-DC converter for hybrid renewable energy system integration,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron.., vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 12281-12291, Nov. 2021. (Video Demo)
  5. Z. Yang, J. Zeng*, Q. Zhang, Z. Zhang, V. Winstead, and D. Yu, “A composite power decoupling method for a PV inverter with optimized energy buffer,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 3877-3887, July-Aug. 2021. (Video Demo)
  6. J. Lu, X. Tong, J. Zeng, M. Shen, and J. Yin, "Efficiency optimization design of L-LLC resonant bidirectional DC-DC converter," Energies, vol. 14, no. 11, pp.3123, May, 2021.
  7. J. Zeng*, J. Ning, X. Du, T. Kim, Z. Yang, and V. Winstead, “A four-port DC-DC converter for a standalone wind and solar energy system,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 446-454, Jan./Feb. 2020.
  8. J. Zeng, W. Qiao, and L. Qu, "An isolated three-port bidirectional DC-DC converter for photovoltaic system with energy storage," IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 3493-3503, Jul./Aug. 2015.
  9. J. Zeng, W. Qiao, and L. Qu, "A LCL-resonant single-switch isolated converter," IET Power Electron., vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 1209-1216, Jul. 2015.
  10. J. Zeng, Z. Zhang, and W. Qiao, "An interconnection and damping assignment passivity-based controller for a DC-DC boost converter with a constant power load," IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 2314-2322, Jul./Aug. 2014.
  11. J. Zeng, W. Qiao, L. Qu, and Y. Jiao, "An isolated multiport dc-dc converter for simultaneous power management of multiple different renewable energy sources," IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electron., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 70-78, Mar. 2014.
  12. J. Zeng and W. Qiao, "Short-term solar prediction using a support vector machine," Renewable Energy, vol. 52, pp. 118-127, Apr. 2013.
  13. J. Zeng and W. Qiao, "Short-term wind power prediction using a wavelet support vector machine," IEEE Trans. Sustainable Energy, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 255-264, Apr. 2012.

Referred Conference Proceeding Papers:

  1. J. Zeng* and W. Qiao, "A Linear Machine Learning-Based Model Predictive Control with Repetitive and PI Elements for a Three-Phase Inverter," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2023), Nashville, TN, Nov. 2023, pp. 3154-3159.
  2. A. De La Cruz, J. Zeng*, T. Kim, and V. Winstead, "Comparing Support Vector Machine and Artificial Neural Networks Based Model Predictive Control in Power Converter," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2023), Nashville, TN, Nov. 2023, pp. 3490-3494.
  3. B. Ahn, A. Jenkins, T. Kim, and J. Zeng, "Exploring ransomware attacks on smart inverters," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2023), Nashville, TN, Nov. 2023, pp. 1567-1573.
  4. R. Mishan, M. Benidris, and J. Zeng, "Autonomous power sharing among decentralized inverters using modified droop control," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, Dec. 2022, pp. 1-6.
  5. S. Alvee, B. Ahn, S. Ahmad, K. Kim, T. Kim, and J. Zeng, "Device centric firmware malware detection for smart inverters using deep transfer learning," in Proc. IEEE Design Methodologies Conference (DMC 2022), Bath, UK, Sept., 2022, pp. 1-5.
  6. R. Mishan, A. De La Cruz, J. Zeng*, and T. Kim, "A virtual impedance based control for power sharing in a microgrid with uncertainty in line impedance," in Proc. International Conference Electro/Information Technology (EIT 2022), Mankato, MN, May 2021, pp.268-272.
  7. Z. Yang, J. Zeng*,Q. Ren, L. Wu, and Z. Liao, "A Semi-discontinuous PWM method for mitigating oscillation in a three-level grid-tied PV inverter," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2021), Vancouver, Canada, Oct. 2021, pp.109-114.
  8. J. Choi, D. Narayanasamy, B. Ahn, T. Kim, and J. Zeng, “A real-time hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) cybersecurity testbed for power electronics devices and systems in cyber-physical system environments,” in Proc. IEEE 12th International Symposium Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG 2021), (Virtual) July 2021, pp. 1-5.
  9. D. Yu, X. Du, J. Zeng*, and Z. Yang, "Control of a grid-tied multiport inverter for microgrid with renewable energy sources," in Proc. Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2020), Detroit, MI, Oct. 2020, pp. 2467-2471.
  10. C. Wei, J. Xu, Q. Shen, W. Qiao, and J. Zeng, “Anti-disturbance full-order sliding mode control of PMSG-based wind energy conversion systems,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2020), Detroit, MI, Oct. 2020, pp. 81-85.
  11. X. Du, J. Zeng*, J. Ning, T. Kim, and V. Winstead, “Modeling and control of a four-port bidirectional DC-DC converter for a DC microgrid with renewable energy sources,” in Proc. IEEE Appl. Power Electron. Conf. (APEC 2020), New Orleans, LA, Mar. 2020, pp. 3391-3396.
  12. Z. Yang, J. Zeng*, D. Yu, Z. Zhang, and Q. Zhang, “Two-stage power decoupling for a single-phase photovoltaic inverter by controlling the DC-link voltage ripple in the dq frame,” in Proc. IEEE Appl. Power Electron. Conf. (APEC 2020), New Orleans, LA, Mar. 2020, pp. 424-429.
  13. A. Hadi, G. Bere, J. Ochoa, T. Kim, J. Zeng, and G. Seo, “Secure and cost-effective micro phasor measurement (PMU)-like metering for behind the meter solar system using blockchain-assisted smart inverters,” in Proc. IEEE Appl. Power Electron. Conf. (APEC 2020), New Orleans, LA, Mar. 2020, pp.2369-2375.
  14. A. Hadi, U. Sinha, T. Faika, T. Kim, J. Zeng, and M. Ryu, “Internet of things (IoT)-enabled solar micro inverter using blockchain technology,” in Proc. IEEE 54th IAS Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Sept., 2019, pp.1-5.
  15. J. Ning, J. Zeng*, and X. Du, “A four-port bidirectional DC-DC converter for renewable energy-battery-DC microgrid system,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2019), Baltimore, MD, Sept., 2019, pp.6722-6727.
  16. W. Xiong, J. Zeng*, L. Wu, and H. Cheng, “Power management of a residential hybrid photovoltaic inverter with battery energy storage system,” in Proc. IEEE 10th International Symposium Power Electronics Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG 2019), Xi’an, China, Jun. 2019, pp. 450-454.
  17. L. Wu, J. Zeng*, H. Cheng, and Q. Ren, “A DC bus signaling based autonomous power management strategy for a grid-connected PV-battery system,” in Proc. IEEE 10th International Symposium Power Electronics Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG 2019), Xi’an, China, Jun. 2019, pp. 627-632.
  18. J. Zeng*, J. Ning, T. Kim, and V. Winstead “Modeling and control of a four-port DC-DC converter for hybrid energy system integration,” in Proc. IEEE Appl. Power Electron. Conf. (APEC 2019), Anaheim, CA, Mar. 2019, pp. 193-198.
  19. D. Yu, J. Zeng*, J. Zhao, and J. Ning, “A two-stage four-port inverter for renewable energy system integration,” in Proc. IEEE Appl. Power Electron. Conf. (APEC 2019), Anaheim, CA, Mar. 2019, pp. 3257-3262.
  20. J. Zeng*, J. Zhao, and V. Winstead “Modeling and control of a two-stage power decoupled photovoltaic inverter,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2018), Portland, OR, Sept. 2018, pp. 991-997.
  21. J. Zeng*, T. Kim, and V. Winstead, “A four-port DC-DC converter for renewable energy integration application,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2018), Portland, OR, Sept. 2018, pp. 5851-5856.
  22. T. Kim, J. Zeng, X. Zhang, and S. Park, “A novel phase-locked loop-enabled power estimator for single-phase power electronic converts”, in Proc. International Conference on Circuits, Devices and Systems, Nanjing, China, Aug. 2018, pp. 1-5.
  23. J. Zeng*, T. Kim, and V. Winstead, “Decoupling control for single-phase photovoltaic inverter with film capacitor,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2017). Cincinnati, OH, Oct., 2017, pp. 468-474.
  24. T. Kim, R. Huerta, J. Zeng, C. Leung, and S. Park, “Fast recursive least square-based active and reactive power estimator for single-phase power-electronic converters,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference Electro/Information Technology 2017 (EIT 2017), Lincoln, 2017.
  25. H. Al-Saadi, J. Zhao, J. Zeng, Y. Wang, and C. Wang, “Voltage stability evaluation by extended modal analysis with dynamic internal impedance of synchronous generators,” in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting 2016, Boston, MA, July, 2016, pp. 1-5.
  26. J. Zeng, W. Qiao, C. Wei, and L. Qu, “A soft-switched three-port single-stage inverter for photovoltaic-battery systems,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition 2015 (ECCE 2015), Montreal, CA, Sept. 2015, pp. 4568-4573.
  27. C. Wei, Z. Zhang, J. Zeng, and W. Qiao, “Stator current-based sliding-mode observer for sensorless vector control of double-fed induction generators in wind power applications,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition, Montreal, Sept. 2015, pp. 4165-4171.
  28. J. Zeng, W. Qiao, and L. Qu, "Modeling and control of a three-port DC-DC converter for PV-battery systems," in Proc. IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference 2015 (APEC 2015), Charlotte, NC, Mar. 2015 pp. 1768-1773.
  29. Z. Zhang, Y. Zhao, J. Zeng, and W. Qiao, "A discrete-time direct torque control for salient-pole permanent-magnet synchronous generators based on flux space vectors," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition 2014 (ECCE 2014), Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 2014, pp. 1515-1521.
  30. J. Zeng, W. Qiao, and L. Qu, "An isolated multiport bidirectional DC-DC converter for PV-battery-DC microgrid applications," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition 2014 (ECCE 2014), Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 2014, pp. 4978-4984.
  31. J. Zeng, W. Qiao, and L. Qu, "An isolated three-port bidirectional DC-DC converter for photovoltaic system with energy storage," in Proc. 48th IAS Annual Meeting 2013, Orlando, FL, Oct. 2013.
  32. J. Zeng, W. Qiao, and L. Qu, "A single-switch LCL-resonant isolated converter," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition 2013 (ECCE 2013), pp. 5496-5502, Denver, CO, Sept. 2013.
  33. J. Zeng, W. Qiao, and L. Qu, "A soft-switching isolated multiport dc-dc converter for simultaneous power management of multiple renewable energy sources," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition 2013 (ECCE 2013), pp. 2347-2354, Denver, CO, Sept. 2013.
  34. J. Zeng, D. Lu, Y. Zhao, Z. Zhang, W. Qiao, and X. Gong, "Wind turbine fault detection and isolation using support vector machines and residual-based method," in Proc. American Control Conference 2013 (ACC 2013), pp. 3661-3666, Washington DC, Jun. 2013.
  35. J. Zeng, Z. Zhang, and W. Qiao, "An interconnection-damping-assignment passivity based controller for a DC-DC boost converter with a constant power load," in Proc. IEEE 47th IAS Annual Meeting, pp. 1-7, Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 2012.
  36. J. Zeng, W. Qiao, and L. Qu, "A single-switch isolated dc-dc converter for photovoltaic systems," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition 2012 (ECCE 2012), pp. 3446-3452, Raleigh, NC, Sept. 2012.
  37. J. Zeng and W. Qiao, "An isolated multiport dc-dc converter for simultaneous power management of multiple renewable energy sources," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition 2012 (ECCE 2012), pp. 3741-3748, Raleigh, NC, Sept. 2012.
  38. C. Lohmeier, J. Zeng, W. Qiao, L. Qu, and J. Hudgins, "A current-sensorless MPPT quasi-double-boost converter for PV systems," in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition 2011 (ECCE 2011), pp. 1069-1075, Sept., 2011.
  39. J. Zeng and W. Qiao, "Short-term solar power prediction using an RBF neural network," in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting 2011, Detroit, MI, July, 2011.
  40. J. Zeng and W. Qiao, "Support vector machine-based short-term wind power forecasting," in Proc. IEEE PES Power System Conference & Exposition 2011 (PSCE 2011), Phoenix, AZ, March, 2011.