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NEPTUNE POWER Publications
25) V. Vorpèrian, "Synthesis of Medium Voltage dc-to-dc Converters From Low Voltage, High-Frequency PWM Switching Converters," IEEE Transactions On Power Electronics, Vol. 22, No. 5, September 2007 (2,256 KB PDF)

24) T. Chan, B. Howe, C.C. Liu, H. Kirkham, "Fault Location for the NEPTUNE Power System," IEEE Transactions On Power Systems, Vol. 22, No. 2, 522-531, May 2007 (1,748 KB PDF)

23) Ting Chan, "Analytical Methods for Power Monitoring and Control in an Underwater Observatory," PhD Dissertation, May 2007 (1,813 KB PDF)

22) S. Lu, M. El-Sharkawi, H. Kirkham, V. Vorpèrian, B. Howe, "NEPTUNE Power System: Science Node Converter Startup Operations Design and Implementation Circuit," 4th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibit (IECEC), San Diego, California, 26-29 June 2006 (313 KB PDF)

21) S. Lu, "Infrastructure, Operations, and Circuits Design of an Undersea Power System," PhD Dissertation, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, 1-157, 2006 (2,173 KB PDF)

20) H. Kirkham, "Lessons learned from the NEPTUNE power system, and other deep-sea adventures," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, In Press, Uncorrected Proof, Computer Physics Communications, Elsevier, Available online ScienceDirect, 27 June 2006 (30 KB PDF)

19) S. Lu, M. El-Sharkawi, H. Kirkham, B. Howe, "NEPTUNE Power System: Startup Power Supply for 10 kV to 400 V Dc-Dc Converters," Applied Power Electronics Conference , 1385-1389, Dallas, Texas, March 2006 (245 KB PDF)

18) B. Howe, T. Chan, M. El-Sharkawi, M. Kenney, S. Kolve, C.C. Liu, S. Lu, T. McGinnis, K. Schneider, and C. Siani, H. Kirkham, V. Vorperian, P. Lancaster, "Power System for the MARS Ocean Cabled Observatory," Proceedings, the Scientific Submarine Cable 2006 Conference, 121-126, Marine Institute, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland, 7-10 February 2006 (427 KB PDF)

17) P. Lancaster, R. Jacques, G. Nicol, G. Waterworth, H. Kirkham, "NEPTUNE: dc power beyond MARS," Proceedings, the Scientific Submarine Cable 2006 Conference, 118-120, Marine Institute, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland, 7-10 February 2006 (388 KB PDF)

16) K. Schneider, C.C. Liu, B. Howe, "Topology Error Identification for the NEPTUNE Power System," IEEE Tran. on Power Systems, 20, 3, 1224-1232, August 2005 (936 KB PDF)

15) T. Chan, C.C. Liu, "Power Monitoring and Control System of the NEPTUNE Power System," Student Poster, IEEE PES General Meeting 05, San Francisco, CA,12-16 June 2005 (2,550 KB Powerpoint File)

14) K. Schneider, "Analysis of Critical Infrastructure Interactions," PhD Dissertation, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, 1-174, 2005 (1,132 KB PDF)

13) M. El-Sharkawi, A. Upadhye, S. Lu, H. Kirkham, B. Howe, T. McGinnis, P. Lancaster, "North East Pacific Time-integrated Undersea Networked Experiments (NEPTUNE): Cable Switching and Protection," IEEE J. Ocean. Eng, 30, 1, 232-240, January 2005 (252 KB PDF)

12) J. Kojima, K. Asakawa, B. Howe, H. Kirkham, "Power Systems for Ocean Regional Cabled Observatories," OCEANS '04. MTS/IEEE TECHNO-OCEAN '04, IEEE Oceans Conference, 4, 2176-2181, Kobe, Japan, 9-12 November 2004 (95 KB PDF)

11) K. Schneider, C.C. Liu, "Topology Error Identification for the NEPTUNE Power System Using an Artificial Neural Network," Proceedings, IEEE PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, 1, 60-65, New York, NY, 10-14 October 2004 (1,181 KB PDF)

10) K. Schneider, C.C. Liu, B. Howe, H. Kirkham, "State Estimation for the NEPTUNE Power System," Proceedings, Transmission and Distribution Conference, 2, 748-754, September 2003 (1,133 KB Word Document)

9) P. Bowerman, H. Kirkham, G. Fox, P. Lancaster, S. Lentz, R. Kemski, B. Howe, "Engineering Reliability for the NEPTUNE Observatory," Proceedings, 3rd International Workshop on Scientific Use of Submarine Cables and Related Technologies, 25-27 June, 57-62, Tokyo, Japan, IEEE, 2003 (47 KB PDF)

8) H. Kirkham, P. Lancaster, C.C. Liu, M. El-Sharkawi, B. Howe, "The NEPTUNE power system: design from fundamentals," Proceedings, 3rd International Workshop on Scientific Use of Submarine Cables and Related Technologies, 25-27 June, 301-306, Tokyo, Japan, IEEE, 2003 (83 KB PDF)

7) A. Upadhye, "Northeast Pacific Time Series Underwater Networked Experiment (Neptune): Power System Design, Modeling, and Analysis," MS, EE Thesis, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1-94, March 2003 (627 KB PDF)

6) B. Howe, H. Kirkham, V. Vorpèrian, T. McGinnis, C.C. Liu, M. El-Sharkawi, K. Schneider, A. Uphadye, S. Gupta, "Development of a Power System for Cabled Ocean Observatories," American Geophysical Union (AGU) Poster, San Francisco, CA, December 2002 (18,276 KB PDF)

5) K. Schneider, C.C. Liu, T. McGinnis, B. Howe, H. Kirkham, "Real-Time Control and Protection of the NEPTUNE Power System," Proceedings, Oceans, 2002, MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition, 3, 1799-1805, Biloxi, Mississippi, 29-31 October 2002 (330 KB PDF)

4) B. Howe, H. Kirkham, V. Vorpèrian, T. McGinnis, C.C. Liu, M. El-Sharkawi, K. Schneider, A. Uphadye, S. Gupta, "Development of a Power System for Undersea Observatories," Scientific Cabled Observatory for Time Series (SCOTS) Workshop, Poster, Portsmouth, VA, August 2002 (582 KB PDF)

3) B. Howe, H. Kirkham,V. Vorpèrian, "Power System Considerations for Undersea Observatories," IEEE J., Ocean. Eng, 27, 2, 267-274, April 2002 (259 KB PDF)

2) H. Kirkham, B. Howe, V. Vorpèrian, P. Bowerman, "The Design of the NEPTUNE Power System," Proceedings, Oceans 2001 Conference, MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition, 3, 1374-1380, 5-8 November 2001 (94 KB PDF)

1) H. Kirkham, V. Vorpèrian, B. Howe, "Parallel Power for Undersea Application: The Basic Considerations," SubOptic 2001, 4th International Convention on Undersea Communications, 1-3, 20-24, Kyoto, Japan, May 2001 (53 KB PDF)