W.G. Dunford

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

W.G. Dunford is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W.G. Dunford has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 14 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in W.G. Dunford's work include Advanced DC-DC Converters (30 papers), Multilevel Inverters and Converters (23 papers) and Induction Heating and Inverter Technology (12 papers). W.G. Dunford is often cited by papers focused on Advanced DC-DC Converters (30 papers), Multilevel Inverters and Converters (23 papers) and Induction Heating and Inverter Technology (12 papers). W.G. Dunford collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Spain. W.G. Dunford's co-authors include Weidong Xiao, A. Capel, Wilson Eberle, Fariborz Musavi, K. Mauch, Deepak Gautam, Murray Edington, Jing Wang, Patrick Palmer and Andrés Ortiz Salazar and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and Solar Energy.

In The Last Decade

W.G. Dunford

55 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

A modified adaptive hill climbing MPPT method for photovo... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 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. A modified adaptive hill climbing MPPT method for photovoltaic power systems
    2004 571 citations Weidong Xiao, W.G. Dunford 2004 IEEE 35th Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37551) profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W.G. Dunford Canada 15 1.6k 1.2k 622 453 323 61 1.9k
Chih‐Chiang Hua Taiwan 21 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 545 0.9× 608 1.3× 491 1.5× 80 2.1k
Carlos A. Canesin Brazil 20 2.3k 1.4× 1.4k 1.2× 464 0.7× 433 1.0× 975 3.0× 136 2.7k
A. Capel France 16 1.2k 0.8× 992 0.8× 438 0.7× 308 0.7× 370 1.1× 44 1.5k
N.C. Voulgaris Greece 9 1.2k 0.7× 934 0.8× 390 0.6× 369 0.8× 303 0.9× 23 1.4k
Denizar Cruz Martins Brazil 24 1.9k 1.2× 833 0.7× 221 0.4× 410 0.9× 586 1.8× 167 2.1k
Ahmed K. Abdelsalam Egypt 16 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 632 1.0× 249 0.5× 774 2.4× 58 2.0k
Abdelghani Harrag Algeria 18 986 0.6× 851 0.7× 485 0.8× 335 0.7× 377 1.2× 68 1.4k
Raseswari Pradhan India 9 1.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 715 1.1× 286 0.6× 634 2.0× 36 1.9k
Luigi Galotto Brazil 8 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 380 0.6× 237 0.5× 507 1.6× 29 1.3k
Sabir Messalti Algeria 16 950 0.6× 924 0.8× 533 0.9× 218 0.5× 334 1.0× 37 1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.G. Dunford

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All Works

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Sheikhaei, Samad, et al.. (2010). A 4 GHz Non-Resonant Clock Driver With Inductor-Assisted Energy Return to Power Grid. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers. 57(8). 2099–2108. 5 indexed citations
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Dunford, W.G., et al.. (2009). A Dynamic Circuit-Based Ferromagnetic Model. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers. 56(10). 2292–2300. 1 indexed citations
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Dunford, W.G., et al.. (2007). Networked intelligent control system using smart MCC & LonWorks/Ethernet server for operating multi-induction motor of industrial field. 12–18.
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Xiao, Weidong, W.G. Dunford, Patrick Palmer, & A. Capel. (2007). Application of Centered Differentiation and Steepest Descent to Maximum Power Point Tracking. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 54(5). 2539–2549. 146 indexed citations
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Xiao, Weidong, et al.. (2006). Modeling of a constant Voltage transformer. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Fundamental Theory and Applications. 53(2). 409–418. 9 indexed citations
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Dumont, Guy A., et al.. (2006). Analysis of a circuit exhibiting ferroresonance. 4–4. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Weidong & W.G. Dunford. (2004). A modified adaptive hill climbing MPPT method for photovoltaic power systems. 2004 IEEE 35th Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37551). 1957–1963. 571 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xiao, Weidong, W.G. Dunford, & A. Capel. (2004). A novel modeling method for photovoltaic cells. 2004 IEEE 35th Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37551). 1950–1956. 339 indexed citations
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Dunford, W.G., et al.. (2003). Self-tuning pole placement control of a manipulator with flexible joints. 445–451. 1 indexed citations
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Dunford, W.G., et al.. (2002). Primary saturable inductor for high power zero voltage switching DC-DC converter with IGBTs. 2. 944–947. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, W.G. Dunford, & K. Mauch. (2002). Design of zero-current-switching fixed frequency boost and buck converters with coupled inductors. 1. 273–279. 14 indexed citations
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Dunford, W.G., et al.. (2002). Snubbers for the distributed interwinding capacitance in high-output-voltage converters. 2. 846–849. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, W.G. Dunford, & K. Mauch. (1997). Analysis of a ripple-free input-current boost converter with discontinuous conduction characteristics. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 12(4). 684–694. 71 indexed citations
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Dunford, W.G., et al.. (1990). Comparison of sinusoidal excitation and trapezoidal excitation of a brushless permanent magnet motor. 446–450. 7 indexed citations
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Bonert, R. & W.G. Dunford. (1982). Dynamic response of phase controlled rectifiers with digital and microprocessor based gating circuits. 180–184. 1 indexed citations
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Dunford, W.G. & S.B. Dewan. (1980). The Design of a Control Circuit for a Two-Quadrant Chopper Based on the Motorola 6800 Microprocessor. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. IA-16(4). 495–500. 4 indexed citations

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