Leon M. Tolbert

30.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
576 papers, 24.4k citations indexed

About

Leon M. Tolbert is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Leon M. Tolbert has authored 576 papers receiving a total of 24.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 552 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 178 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 43 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Leon M. Tolbert's work include Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies (287 papers), Multilevel Inverters and Converters (235 papers) and Advanced DC-DC Converters (206 papers). Leon M. Tolbert is often cited by papers focused on Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies (287 papers), Multilevel Inverters and Converters (235 papers) and Advanced DC-DC Converters (206 papers). Leon M. Tolbert collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Türkiye. Leon M. Tolbert's co-authors include Burak Ozpineci, T.G. Habetler, Fang Zheng Peng, Fred Wang, J. Chiasson, Benjamin J. Blalock, Zhong Du, Mithat C. Kisacikoglu, K.J. McKenzie and Fang Z. Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Analytical Chemistry and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.

In The Last Decade

Leon M. Tolbert

562 papers receiving 22.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Multilevel converters for large electric drives

1999 1.1k citations Leon M. Tolbert et al. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications profile →
Direct torque control of induction machines using space vector modulation

1992 664 citations Leon M. Tolbert et al. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications profile →
Direct torque control of induction machines using space vector modulation

2002 573 citations Leon M. Tolbert et al. profile →
Constant boost control of the Z-source inverter to minimize current ripple and voltage stress

2006 537 citations Leon M. Tolbert et al. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications profile →
Modular Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel PV Inverter With Distributed MPPT for Grid-Connected Applications

2014 494 citations Leon M. Tolbert, Burak Ozpineci et al. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leon M. Tolbert United States	78	23.5k	7.7k	2.7k	1.3k	1.1k	576	24.4k
Jih‐Sheng Lai United States	75	26.9k 1.1×	9.0k 1.2×	3.6k 1.4×	2.3k 1.7×	1.4k 1.3×	509	27.8k
Dragan Maksimović United States	70	20.6k 0.9×	5.8k 0.8×	4.3k 1.6×	2.0k 1.5×	1.6k 1.4×	420	21.5k
Alex Q. Huang United States	73	21.9k 0.9×	7.5k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	751	23.5k
Bin Wu Canada	78	19.8k 0.8×	10.4k 1.4×	1.5k 0.6×	931 0.7×	910 0.8×	436	21.4k
Vassilios G. Agelidis Australia	75	18.8k 0.8×	9.9k 1.3×	2.6k 1.0×	2.2k 1.7×	483 0.4×	462	20.4k
Patrick Wheeler United Kingdom	68	18.8k 0.8×	8.5k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	570 0.4×	1.4k 1.3×	971	20.3k
Dushan Boroyevich United States	80	27.5k 1.2×	12.6k 1.6×	2.0k 0.7×	873 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	734	28.6k
Dianguo Xu China	67	16.4k 0.7×	8.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	335 0.3×	2.2k 1.9×	1.1k	18.7k
Paolo Mattavelli Italy	75	20.2k 0.9×	12.4k 1.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	978 0.9×	566	21.3k
Rik W. De Doncker Germany	61	16.9k 0.7×	6.3k 0.8×	3.2k 1.2×	604 0.5×	2.0k 1.8×	755	18.4k

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Chen, Ruirui, Min Lin, Zihan Gao, et al.. (2024). Switching Cell Design for Medium Voltage Flying Capacitor Converter with 10 kV SiC MOSFET. 2468–2474. 1 indexed citations

Costinett, Daniel, et al.. (2024). A Generalized Physics-Based Circuit Model for Predicting Nonlinear Properties of Magnetic Materials. 7159–7166.

Tolbert, Leon M., et al.. (2024). Grid Forming Inverter With Increased Short-Circuit Contribution to Address Inverter-Based Microgrid Protection Challenges. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society. 5. 481–500. 10 indexed citations

Aktaş, Ahmet, Omer C. Onar, Erdem Asa, et al.. (2023). Sensitivity Analysis of a Polyphase Wireless Power Transfer System Under Off-Nominal Conditions. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. 10(3). 6690–6706. 4 indexed citations

Tolbert, Leon M., et al.. (2023). Fault Detection Method by Utilizing Instantaneous Power Theory for Inverter-based Distributed Generation. 1. 954–959.

Huang, Xingxuan, et al.. (2023). Active Power Filter Capability of a 10 kV SiC MOSFET-Based Asynchronous Microgrid Power Conditioning System. 137–143. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Shuyao, Yiwei Ma, Kaiqi Sun, et al.. (2022). Modeling and Control of Variable Speed Drive Based Loads for Grid Primary Frequency Support. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 38(2). 1219–1229. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Jingjing, et al.. (2022). Single-Phase GaN-Based T-Type Totem-Pole Rectifier With Full-Range ZVS Control and Reactive Power Regulation. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 38(2). 2191–2201. 9 indexed citations

Sun, Jingjing, Shuyao Wang, Jingxin Wang, & Leon M. Tolbert. (2022). Dynamic Model and Converter-Based Emulator of a Data Center Power Distribution System. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 37(7). 8420–8432. 10 indexed citations

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Dong, J., Lin Zhu, Yunting Liu, et al.. (2021). Integrating Transactive Energy Into Reliability Evaluation for a Self-Healing Distribution System With Microgrid. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. 13(1). 122–134. 32 indexed citations

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Dong, Zhou, et al.. (2021). Instability Issue of Paralleled Dies in an SiC Power Module in Solid-State Circuit Breaker Applications. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 36(10). 11763–11773. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Li, Haoxin Yang, Yi Tang, Josep Pou, & Leon M. Tolbert. (2021). Decoupled Modulation With Common-Mode Load-Voltage Control for Three-Phase Four-Leg Three-Level Inverter. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 69(8). 8594–8598. 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Yunting, Leon M. Tolbert, J. Dong, et al.. (2020). Aging Effect Analysis of PV Inverter Semiconductors for Ancillary Services Support. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 157–170. 3 indexed citations

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Ma, Yiwei, et al.. (2019). Converter-Based Emulation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for Grid Applications. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 55(4). 4020–4032. 28 indexed citations

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Ren, Ren, Handong Gui, Zheyu Zhang, et al.. (2019). Characterization and Failure Analysis of 650-V Enhancement-Mode GaN HEMT for Cryogenically Cooled Power Electronics. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 8(1). 66–76. 47 indexed citations

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Floyd, H. Landis, Joseph Sottile, Richard F. Schmidt, et al.. (2017). IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 53(6). C3–C3. 5 indexed citations

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Gan, Chun, Nan Jin, Qingguo Sun, et al.. (2017). Multiport Bidirectional SRM Drives for Solar-Assisted Hybrid Electric Bus Powertrain With Flexible Driving and Self-Charging Functions. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 33(10). 8231–8245. 66 indexed citations

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Tolbert, Leon M., et al.. (2011). Impact of power factor correction and harmonic compensation by STATCOM on converter temperature. 1928–1934. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Haiwen, Leon M. Tolbert, Surin Khomfoi, Burak Ozpineci, & Zhong Du. (2008). Hybrid cascaded multilevel inverter with PWM control method. PESC record. 162–166. 67 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenjuan & Leon M. Tolbert. (2005). Survey of reactive power planning methods. IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2005. 1580–1590. 32 indexed citations

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