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Energy conversion, storage and management

About the Group

Multidisciplinary group formed by experts in power electronics, instrumentation, analysis and design of automatic control, electrical, electronic, electromechanical and thermodynamic systems.

The objectives are to develop models, analyze and design control strategies, as well as implement and instrument systems such as those mentioned above, guaranteeing reliable, efficient operation and representing an economical solution. We promote the development of energy conversion, storage and harvesting systems.

We seek that these solutions facilitate the integration, management and use of energy resources, including renewable energy sources, in electromobility and electric grid applications, among others. In particular, we focus on solving the challenges of an increasingly intelligent electrical grid, leading to its decentralization through the concept of microgrids and energy storage systems with efficient management.


Research lines:

• Modeling, analysis, control and implementation of power electronics conversion, storage, harvesting and energy management systems.       
• Integration of renewable sources of power generation into the electrical grid.
• Smart grids: Distributed generation, storage systems, power quality and energy efficiency.
• Powertrain analysis, design and control in electric vehicles

Leader

Gerardo Escobar Valderrama - gerardo.escobar@tec.mx


Members

Daniel Guillén Aparicio
Jesús Elías Valdez Reséndiz
Renato Galluzzi Aguilera
Luis Ismael Minchala Avila
Ricardo Ambrocio Ramírez Mendoza

 

Most relevant publications

• Escobar, G., Ibarra, L., Hernandez-Gomez, M., Martinez-Rodriguez, P.R., Valdez-Resendiz, J.E., Guillen, D., “From Real to Complex FLL with Unbalance and Harmonic Distortion Compensation,” IEEE Access, Vol. 9, pp. 158710-158725, Nov. 2021. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3131129

• J.C. Rosas-Caro, G. Escobar, P.R.Martinez-Rodriguez, S. Iturriaga-Medina, J.C.Mayo-Maldonado, and J.E.Valdez-Resendiz, “Differential and common-mode model-based controller for the double-dual buck transformerless inverter,” International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 131, Art. No. 107065, pp. 1-13, Oct. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2021.107065

• Rosas-Caro, J.C., Escobar, G., Valdez-Resendiz, J.E., Mayo-Maldonado, J.C., Beltran-Carbajal, F., Del-Valle-Soto, C., “Analysis of the Input Current-Ripple in the Series-Capacitor Boost Converter,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 68, issue 10, art. no. 9209078, pp. 10303-10308, Oct. 2021. DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2020.3026304

• Escobar, G., Ibarra, L., Valdez-Resendiz, J.E., Mayo-Maldonado, J.C., Guillen, D., “Nonlinear Stability Analysis of the Conventional SRF-PLL and Enhanced SRF-EPLL,” IEEE Access, Vol. 9, art. no. 9404172, pp. 59446-59455, April 2021. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3073063

• L. Ibarra, R. Galluzzi, G. Escobar, and R. A. Ramirez-Mendoza, “An Angular Speed and Position FLL-Based Estimator Using Linear Hall-Effect Sensors,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 168004–168014, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3137049.

• R. Tapia-Olvera, D. Guillen, F. Beltran-Carbajal and L. M. Castro, "An Adaptive Scheme to Improve Prony’s Method Performance to Estimate Signal Parameters of Power System Oscillations," in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 71, pp. 1-12, 2022, Art no. 9005212, doi: 10.1109/TIM.2022.3191721.

Most relevant projects

Design and experimental validation of a valve-based full active damper [Way-Assauto, 2021-2022]

Instrumentation of a testbed for NVH characterization of automotive dampers [Way-Assauto, 2022]

Business relationship

• John Deere
• AMI Automation
• DIRAM
• VERTIV
• PROLEC
• IBERDROLA
• Way Assauto

Patents applied for and patents granted

• U.S. Non-provisional Application 17/644,644. December 16,2021. U.S. provisional application number 63/202,139, filed May 28, 2021.
Título de la invención: “Control system for managing battery cells with one or more dc-to-dc converters”.
Inventores: Abraham Martinez, Ricardo Schacht Guadalupe, Gerardo Escobar Valderrama. Applicant: Deere & Company.