• Adaptive voltage control of the DC/DC boost stage in PV converters with small input capacitor 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2013)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      In the case of photovoltaic (PV) systems, an adequate PV voltage regulation is fundamental in order to both maximize and limit the power. For this purpose, a large input capacitor has traditionally been used. However, when ...
    • Comparison of linear and and small-signal models for inverter-based microgrids 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2014)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      Frequency and voltage regulation in droop-based microgrids is generally modeled using small-signal analysis. In order to ensure accuracy, existing models do not decouple real and reactive power responses. However, the ...
    • A comprehensive model for lithium-ion batteries: from the physical principles to an electrical model 

      Berrueta Irigoyen, Alberto Upna Orcid; Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Ursúa Rubio, Alfredo Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2018)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The growing interest in e-mobility and the increasing installation of renewable energy-based systems are leading to rapid improvements in lithium-ion batteries. In this context, battery manufacturers and engineers require ...
    • Conductance-frequency droop control to ensure transient stability of inverter-based stand-alone microgrids 

      Erdocia Zabala, Ioseba Upna; Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Currently, inverter-based stand-alone microgrids are gaining interest due to the advantages of obtaining energy from renewable sources. To manage the operation, these microgrids include storage systems connected in ...
    • Control design and stability analysis of power converters: the discrete generalized Bode criterion 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Samanes Pascual, Javier Upna Orcid; Barrios Rípodas, Ernesto Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2021)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      For the controller design and stability analysis of power electronic converters, the Bode stability criterion and its subsequent revisions are the most practical tools. However, even though the control of the power ...
    • Control design and stability analysis of power converters: the MIMO generalized bode criterion 

      Samanes Pascual, Javier Upna Orcid; Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Barrios Rípodas, Ernesto Upna Orcid; Lumbreras Magallón, David Upna Orcid; López Taberna, Jesús Upna Orcid; Gubía Villabona, Eugenio Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Three-phase dynamic systems and multiphase generators are frequently modeled and controlled in the synchronous reference frame. To properly model the cross-coupling terms in this reference frame, complex vector theory and ...
    • Control of a photovoltaic array interfacing current-mode-controlled boost converter based on virtual impedance emulation 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Samanes Pascual, Javier Upna Orcid; Barrios Rípodas, Ernesto Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2019)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Due to the nonlinear characteristics of a photovoltaic (PV) array, its regulation is highly dependent on the operating point. Focusing on a dc-dc boost converter, this paper first shows how the PV voltage and inductor ...
    • Control of a single-switch two-input buck converter for MPPT of two PV strings 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Dah-Chuan Lu, Dylan (IEEE, 2015)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      In this paper, the Two-Input Buck (TIBuck) converter is proposed as the DC/DC stage for photovoltaic (PV) cascaded converters. This converter is attractive for this application because it is cost-effective and reliable and ...
    • Control strategy for an integrated photovoltaic-battery system 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2017)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In photovoltaic-battery systems, more attention is usually paid to the MPPT control while the battery management is put aside. This paper proposes two control strategies for an integrated PV-battery system, both of them ...
    • DC capacitance reduction in photovoltaic inverters based on PV voltage feed-forward compensation 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2021)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In the case of photovoltaic (PV) inverters, an adequate input voltage regulation is fundamental to maximize or limit the power. When employing the traditional control, the input capacitance requires to be oversized in order ...
    • DC capacitance reduction in three-phase photovoltaic inverters by using virtual impedance emulation 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2019)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      DC voltage regulation in grid-connected three-phase PV inverters is a fundamental requirement. In order to reduce the influence of the PV non-linear behavior and ensure stability in the whole operating range, the input ...
    • Dual voltage-current control to provide grid-forming inverters with current limiting capability 

      Erdocia Zabala, Ioseba Upna; Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2021)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The rapid uptake of renewable energy sources is causing synchronous generators (SG) to be replaced by power electronic inverters meaning these inverters need to offer the characteristics traditionally associated with SG. ...
    • Dual-mode soft-transition control for single-phase grid-connected photovoltaic inverters 

      Elizondo Martínez, David Upna Orcid; Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2018)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      Single-phase grid-connected inverters for photovoltaic power generation have been strongly analysed for improvement. Dual-mode control for two-stage inverters makes it possible to improve the efficiency by alternating ...
    • Effect of the inner current loop on the voltage regulation for three-phase photovoltaic inverters 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2020)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In three-phase grid-connected PV inverters, regulating the input voltage is a fundamental requirement. In order to reduce the influence of the PV non-linear behavior and ensure stability in the whole operating range, the ...
    • Energy management strategy for a battery-diesel stand-alone system with distributed PV generation based on grid frequency modulation 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid; Barricarte Rivas, David Upna; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2014)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      A hybrid PV-Battery-Diesel configuration is very attractive for stand-alone systems in terms of cost and reliability. In many applications, the battery and the diesel generator are centralized and generate the AC grid while ...
    • Enhancement of the voltage control response in three-phase photovoltaic inverters with small dc capacitors 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      In the case of photovoltaic (PV) inverters, an adequate dc voltage regulation is fundamental to maximize or limit the power injected into the grid. However, the traditional control requires a large dc capacitance to ensure ...
    • Frequency-based energy management strategy for stand-alone systems with distributed battery storage 

      Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Barrios Rípodas, Ernesto Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2015)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Distributed generation is an attractive solution for stand-alone AC supply systems. In such systems, the installation of two or more energy-storage units is recommended for system redundancy and may also be required when ...
    • The generalized bode criterion: application to the dc voltage control of a three-phase photovoltaic grid-tied inverter 

      Lumbreras Magallón, David Upna Orcid; Barrios Rípodas, Ernesto Upna Orcid; Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2019)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      As renewable energies are becoming more important in the electrical generation system, power electronic converters are facing new design issues related not only to their components but also to their control loops. In this ...
    • High frequency power transformers with foil windings: maximum interleaving and optimal design 

      Barrios Rípodas, Ernesto Upna Orcid; Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Ursúa Rubio, Alfredo Upna Orcid; Marroyo Palomo, Luis Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2015)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Foil conductors and primary and secondary interleaving are normally used to minimize winding losses in high frequency transformers used for high-current power applications. However, winding interleaving complicates the ...
    • Hydrogen educational activities developed by APERNA: a renewable-energy student association 

      Berrueta Irigoyen, Alberto Upna Orcid; San Martín Biurrun, Idoia Upna Orcid; Samanes Pascual, Javier Upna Orcid; Pascual Miqueleiz, Julio María Upna Orcid; Barrios Rípodas, Ernesto Upna Orcid; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la Upna Orcid; Urtasun Erburu, Andoni Upna Orcid; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo Upna Orcid; Ursúa Rubio, Alfredo Upna Orcid (Asociación Española del Hidrógeno, 2016)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In this paper, we present APERNA, a recently-created student association at Public University of Navarre (UPNA) with the aim of promotion of renewable energies.

      El Repositorio ha recibido la ayuda de la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología para la realización de actividades en el ámbito del fomento de la investigación científica de excelencia, en la Línea 2. Repositorios institucionales (convocatoria 2020-2021).
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