Kai Sun

10.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
310 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Kai Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Sun has authored 310 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 256 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 148 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 47 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Sun's work include Advanced DC-DC Converters (142 papers), Multilevel Inverters and Converters (122 papers) and Microgrid Control and Optimization (121 papers). Kai Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced DC-DC Converters (142 papers), Multilevel Inverters and Converters (122 papers) and Microgrid Control and Optimization (121 papers). Kai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Denmark and Canada. Kai Sun's co-authors include Josep M. Guerrero, Yan Xing, Xiaonan Lu, Juan C. Vásquez, Lipei Huang, Li Zhang, Hongfei Wu, Yunwei Li, Yan Xing and Lanlan Feng and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Analytical Chemistry and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Kai Sun

283 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

An Improved Droop Control Method for DC Microgrids Based on Low Bandwidth Communication With DC Bus Voltage Restoration and Enhanced Current Sharing Accuracy

2013 855 citations Kai Sun et al. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics profile →
State-of-Charge Balance Using Adaptive Droop Control for Distributed Energy Storage Systems in DC Microgrid Applications

2013 602 citations Kai Sun, Lipei Huang et al. profile →
A Distributed Control Strategy Based on DC Bus Signaling for Modular Photovoltaic Generation Systems With Battery Energy Storage

2011 548 citations Kai Sun, Li Zhang et al. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics profile →
Hierarchical Control of Parallel AC-DC Converter Interfaces for Hybrid Microgrids

2013 322 citations Kai Sun, Remus Teodorescu et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kai Sun	7.8k	5.3k	1.7k	954	922	310	8.7k
Xinbo Ruan	16.5k 2.1×	8.2k 1.5×	3.0k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	471	17.3k
Wuhua Li	9.5k 1.2×	2.9k 0.5×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	309 0.3×	351	9.9k
Serge Pierfederici	5.0k 0.6×	3.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	796 0.8×	525 0.6×	257	5.8k
Tore Undeland	6.8k 0.9×	3.5k 0.7×	925 0.5×	542 0.6×	364 0.4×	174	7.5k
D. Mahinda Vilathgamuwa	9.8k 1.3×	5.8k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	831 0.9×	559 0.6×	348	10.5k
Dylan Dah‐Chuan Lu	5.6k 0.7×	2.5k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	798 0.8×	292 0.3×	287	6.2k
Samir Kouro	20.9k 2.7×	9.5k 1.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.8×	608 0.7×	241	21.8k
Rolando Burgos	18.0k 2.3×	8.8k 1.6×	1.3k 0.8×	592 0.6×	1.5k 1.7×	649	18.8k
Dmitri Vinnikov	6.1k 0.8×	2.7k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.6×	346 0.4×	468	6.6k
Kyo‐Beum Lee	9.6k 1.2×	4.3k 0.8×	710 0.4×	682 0.7×	231 0.3×	488	10.1k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Gao, Kai Sun, KeWei Song, Kun Zhang, & Qingzhi Hou. (2024). Performance improvement of a thermal management system for Lithium-ion power battery pack by the combination of phase change material and heat pipe. Journal of Energy Storage. 82. 110512–110512. 32 indexed citations

Sun, Kai, et al.. (2024). Decentralised sliding mode control for a class of nonlinear interconnected systems with unstable internal dynamic. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering. 48(1). 83–99.

Sun, Kai, et al.. (2024). A Core Loss Estimation Method Based on Data-driven Technology with Multi-head Attention Mechanism. 3992–3996.

Fu, Siqi, Yao Sun, Feng Zhou, et al.. (2024). Power Coupling Index (PCI) Oriented Stability Analysis and Interaction Control Design for Inverter-Based Microgrid Under Complex Line Impedance. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 40(2). 3697–3709.

Zhang, Ying, et al.. (2024). Aileron fault detection with dynamic resampling based on fuzzy entropy and multi-branch neural network. Measurement. 241. 115773–115773. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Kai, et al.. (2024). A State Monitoring Algorithm for Data Missing Scenarios via Convolutional Neural Network and Random Forest. IEEE Access. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Kai, Yi Wang, Dong Han, et al.. (2023). Development of a sealed MRPC with mylar spacers for high luminosity TOF systems. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1054. 168454–168454.

Zhang, Li, et al.. (2022). Variable OFF-Time and Deadtime Scheme With Optimized Control Frequency for Soft-Switching Single-Phase Inverters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 38(4). 4972–4987. 9 indexed citations

Hou, Xiaochao, Kai Sun, Ning Zhang, et al.. (2021). Priority-Driven Self-Optimizing Power Control Scheme for Interlinking Converters of Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid Clusters in Decentralized Manner. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 37(5). 5970–5983. 27 indexed citations

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Hou, Xiaochao, Kai Sun, Xin Zhang, Yao Sun, & Jinghang Lu. (2021). An Improved Decentralized Control of Cascaded Inverters With Robust Stability Against Grid-Voltage Variation. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 38(3). 2223–2226. 9 indexed citations

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Hou, Xiaochao, Kai Sun, Xin Zhang, Yao Sun, & Jinghang Lu. (2021). A Hybrid Voltage/Current Control Scheme With Low-Communication Burden for Grid-Connected Series-Type Inverters in Decentralized Manner. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 37(1). 920–931. 10 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2020). Parameter Identification of the Series Inductance in DAB Converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 36(7). 7395–7399. 35 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2018). An Active Harmonic Grid-Connecting Current Suppression Strategy for Hierarchical Control Based Microgrid. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2011). Field weakening operation control strategies of interior permanent magnet synchronous motor for electric vehicles. Chinese Control Conference. 3640–3643. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Lin, et al.. (2011). Comparison of the topologies of high efficiency neutral point clamping photovoltaic inverters. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 26(2). 108–114. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai. (2010). Design of Water-supply System with PLC-based Frequency Conversion Constant Pressure.

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Sun, Kai & Lipei Huang. (2008). A method of power loss calculation for RB-IGBT matrix converter. International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems. 1645–1648. 9 indexed citations

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Li, Gang, Kai Sun, & Lipei Huang. (2008). A novel algorithm for space vector modulated two-stage matrix converter. International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems. 1316–1320. 6 indexed citations

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Mei, Yang, et al.. (2004). Analysis and compensation of matrix converter operation under abnormal input voltage conditions. International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference. 3. 1311–1315. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai. (2004). Analysis on matrix converter operation in abnormal conditions. Advanced Technology of Electrical Engineering and Energy. 2 indexed citations

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