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  1. Coupled-Inductors Boost Converter With Quasi-Square-Wave Zero-Voltage-Switching

    Article • IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, January 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  2. Analysis of AC DC Four-Switch Boost-Buck Battery Charger Converter for EV Applications

    Article • Applied Sciences, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  3. Improved Method for Determining Voltage Unbalance Factor Using Induction Motors

    Article • Energies, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  4. Design and Implementation of Scalable and Parametrizable Analog-to-Digital Converter on FPGA

    Article • Electronics, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  5. Step-Up and Step-Down Converter Integrated With Motor Inverter for Powertrain Applications

    Article • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, February 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  6. Analysis of Non-Minimum Phase System for AC/DC Battery Charger Power Factor Correction Converter

    Article • Applied Sciences, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  7. Improved Model Predictive Current Control of the versatile Buck-Boost Converter for a Photovoltaic Application

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, January 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  8. A Bidirectional Versatile Buck–Boost Converter Driver for Electric Vehicle Applications

    Article • Sensors, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  9. PWM Nonlinear Control With Load Power Estimation for Output Voltage Regulation of a Boost Converter With Constant Power Load

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, February 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  10. An MPPT Algorithm for PV Systems Based on a Simplified Photo-Diode Model

    Article • IEEE Access, January 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  11. Small Signal Modelling for Variable Frequency Control With Maximum Efficiency Point Tracking of DAB Converter

    Article • IEEE Access, January 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  12. Coupled inductors design of the bidirectional noninverting buck-boost converter for high-voltage applications

    Article • IET Power Electronics, June 2020, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte, Catalina Gonzalez Castaño

  13. Minimum DC-Link Capacitance for Single-Phase Applications With Power Factor Correction

    Article • IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine, June 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  14. Modelling and Control of Modular DC-Nanogrids Based on Loss-Free Resistors

    Article • IEEE Access, January 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  15. Direct digital design of a proportional robust control based on sliding for dual active bridge converters

    Article • October 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  16. Digital Control of a Buck Converter Based on Input-Output Linearization. An Interpretation Using Discrete-Time Sliding Control Theory

    Article • Energies, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  17. Multisampled Digital Average Current Controls of the Versatile Buck–Boost Converter

    Article • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, June 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  18. Mitigating the Problem of Inrush Current in a Digital Sliding Mode Controlled Boost Converter Taking into Account Load and Inductor Nonlinearities and Propagation Delay in the Feedback Loop

    Article • May 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  19. Fixed Switching Frequency Digital Sliding-Mode Control of DC-DC Power Supplies Loaded by Constant Power Loads with Inrush Current Limitation Capability

    Article • Energies, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  20. HM/PWM Seamless Control of a Bidirectional Buck–Boost Converter for a Photovoltaic Application

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, March 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  21. Analysis, Design, and Implementation of a Static Conductance-Based MPPT Method

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, February 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  22. Analysis of Start-Up Response in a Digitally Controlled Boost Converter With Constant Power Load and Mitigation of Inrush Current Problems

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers, January 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  23. Sliding-Mode Control of a Boost Converter Under Constant Power Loading Conditions

    Article • IET Power Electronics, November 2018, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Dr Abdelali El Aroudi, Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  24. Design of Current Programmed Switching Converters Using Sliding-Mode Control Theory

    Article • Energies, August 2018, MDPI AG

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  25. Using low-cost microcontrollers to implement variable hysteresis-width comparators for switching power converters

    Article • IET Power Electronics, December 2017, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  26. Direct digital design of a sliding mode-based control of a PWM synchronous buck converter

    Article • IET Power Electronics, June 2017, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  27. Design of a bidirectional DC/DC converter with coupled inductor for an electric vehicle application

    Article • June 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  28. Interleaved Digital Power Factor Correction Based on the Sliding-Mode Approach

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, June 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  29. Modified Ćuk converter for high-performance power factor correction applications

    Article • IET Power Electronics, October 2015, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  30. Loss-Free Resistor-Based Power Factor Correction Using a Semi-Bridgeless Boost Rectifier in Sliding-Mode Control

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, October 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  31. Seamless sliding-mode control for bidirectional boost converter with output filter for electric vehicles applications

    Article • IET Power Electronics, September 2015, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  32. Discrete-time sliding-mode-based digital pulse width modulation control of a boost converter

    Article • IET Power Electronics, May 2015, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  33. Multisampled average current control of switching power converters

    Article • March 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  34. Digital control of a unidirectional battery charger for electric vehicles

    Article • June 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  35. Discrete-time sliding mode control of SEPIC and Ćuk converters supplying HBLEDs

    Article • June 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  36. Digital Loss-Free Resistor for power factor correction applications

    Article • November 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  37. Synthesis of a sliding loss-free resistor based on a semi-bridgeless boost rectifier for power factor correction applications

    Article • November 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  38. Design and control of a bidirectional DC/DC converter for an Electric Vehicle

    Article • September 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  39. Predictive one-cycle current control of a boost converter

    Article • September 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  40. Current-Mode Control of a Coupled-Inductor Buck–Boost DC–DC Switching Converter

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, May 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  41. Two-Loop Digital Sliding Mode Control of DC–DC Power Converters Based on Predictive Interpolation

    Article • IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine, June 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  42. FPGA-based digital voltage-current controller for a buck converter

    Article • November 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  43. Digital current mode and voltage control for the dc-dc step-up converter based on the FPGA technology

    Article • September 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte, Dr. Mitja Truntic

  44. FPGA-based improvement of classical current tracking methods for high-frequency power converters

    Article • March 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  45. Controller area network fusing management system in a 14 V/42 V automotive electrical architecture

    Article • IET Power Electronics, January 2010, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  46. Analysis and design of digital predictive current-mode control techniques for high-frequency VRMs

    Article • November 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  47. Predictive digital interpolation current control for DC–DC power converters

    Article • IET Power Electronics, September 2009, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  48. Fuzzy-based modelling technique for PEMFC electrical power generation systems emulation

    Article • IET Power Electronics, May 2009, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  49. Predictive Digital Sliding-Mode Current Control

    Article • June 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  50. Predictive Digital Interpolation Current Control

    Article • August 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  51. An$H_infty $Control Strategy for Switching Converters in Sliding-Mode Current Control

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, March 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  52. Resonant converter with inherent short-circuit protection

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II Analog and Digital Signal Processing, June 2005, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  53. Using Magnetic Coupling to Eliminate Right Half-Plane Zeros in Boost Converters

    Article • IEEE Power Electronics Letters, June 2004, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  54. Sliding and fuzzy control of a boost converter using an 8-bit microcontroller

    Article • IEE Proceedings - Electric Power Applications, January 2004, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  55. Analysis and design of h∞ control of nonminimum phase-switching converters

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Fundamental Theory and Applications, October 2003, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  56. Optimizing losses in multilevel inverters

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  57. Piecewise PWM-sliding global control of a boost switching regulator by means of first-order Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy control

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte

  58. Two-rules-based boundary layer fuzzy controller for DC to DC switching regulators

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Enric Vidal-Idiarte