Peter Zacharias

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Peter Zacharias is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Zacharias has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 20 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 17 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Peter Zacharias's work include Advanced DC-DC Converters (46 papers), Multilevel Inverters and Converters (34 papers) and Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies (27 papers). Peter Zacharias is often cited by papers focused on Advanced DC-DC Converters (46 papers), Multilevel Inverters and Converters (34 papers) and Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies (27 papers). Peter Zacharias collaborates with scholars based in Germany, South Africa and France. Peter Zacharias's co-authors include Samuel Araujo, Regine Mallwitz, Benjamin Sahan, Uwe Kreibig, Christian Felgemacher, Marco Liserre, A. Engler, Andreja Rojko, Johannes Falck and Norbert Henze and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Peter Zacharias

116 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Highly Efficient Single-Phase Transformerless Inverters f... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Highly Efficient Single-Phase Transformerless Inverters for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems
    2009 508 citations Samuel Araujo, Peter Zacharias et al. profile →

Peers

Peter Zacharias
Quan Li China
Xing Zhang China
R.G. White United Kingdom
Rongrong Wang China
Yichao Zou China
Yukio Honda Japan
Yingjun Li China
Sung-Yong Park United States
Wenjie Li China
Olivier Béthoux France
Quan Li China
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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Zacharias

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Zacharias

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Zacharias. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Zacharias based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Peter Zacharias. Peter Zacharias is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zacharias, Peter & Yu Xiao. (2023). Separation of AC and DC Flux Linkage Using the Example of Buck Converters. 19. 434–439. 1 indexed citations
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Zacharias, Peter, et al.. (2019). Transient Current Sensors for Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Switching Loss Measurements. 1–8. 7 indexed citations
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Zacharias, Peter, et al.. (2019). A modified 12-Pulse Three-Phase Bidirectional Dual Active Bridge DC/DC Converter for E-Vehicles Applications. 1–8. 5 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yu, et al.. (2019). Optimal Design Methodology of a Bidirectional Three-Phase CLLC Resonant Converter using Computer-Based Circuit Simulation. 1–8. 3 indexed citations
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Zacharias, Peter, et al.. (2018). Design Optimization of a Three-Phase Bidirectional Dual Active Bridge DC/DC Converter. 1–8. 2 indexed citations
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Felgemacher, Christian, et al.. (2016). Benefits of increased cosmic radiation robustness of SiC semiconductors in large power-converters. 1–8. 6 indexed citations
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Felgemacher, Christian, et al.. (2015). Advantages of IGBT Series Connection in 1.500 V PVinverters. 1–8. 1 indexed citations
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Araujo, Samuel, et al.. (2015). Short-circuit capability: benchmarking SiC and GaN devices with Si-based technologies. 1–5. 17 indexed citations
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Araujo, Samuel, et al.. (2014). Onboard battery chargers in electric cars: benchmarking a novel 5-level hybrid converter with a full SiC-based approach. 1–8. 4 indexed citations
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Araujo, Samuel & Peter Zacharias. (2012). Reducing expenditure with cooling in renewable power conversion systems with innovative SiC switches. 1–6. 3 indexed citations
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Costa, Jean Patric da, et al.. (2011). Reduction of voltage violations at remote location by intelligent active and reactive power control of a DFIG based wind turbine. European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 1–10. 3 indexed citations
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Araujo, Samuel & Peter Zacharias. (2009). Analysis on the potential of Silicon Carbide MOSFETs and other innovative semiconductor technologies in the photovoltaic branch. European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 1–10. 9 indexed citations
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Zacharias, Peter. (2009). Decentralized energy distribution. European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 1–37. 1 indexed citations
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Sahan, Benjamin, et al.. (2007). Comparison of three-phase inverter topologies for grid-connected photovoltaic systems. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 15(3). 457–67. 7 indexed citations
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Pemen, A.J.M., et al.. (2000). Cracking of heavy tar components in biogas by means of pulsed corona discharges. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 724–727. 2 indexed citations
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Kotze, Donovan C. & Peter Zacharias. (1993). Utilization of woody browse and habitat by the black rhino ( Diceros bicornis) in western Itala Game Reserve. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 10(1). 36–40. 22 indexed citations
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Zacharias, Peter, et al.. (1991). Leucaena leucocephala as a quality supplement to Pennisetum clandestinum foggage: A preliminary study. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 8(2). 59–62. 1 indexed citations

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