A.                     Publications in Journals and Proceedings

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1.  S.N. Manias and P.D. Ziogas, “A Novel Impulse Commutation Circuit for Thyristor Inverters” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. IA - 19, No 2, March/April 1983, pp. 244-249.

 

2. S.N. Manias and P.D. Ziogas, “A Novel Two Stage DC to AC transistorized Inverter”, Canadian Elec. Eng. Journal, Vol. 3, 1983, pp. 106-114.

 

3.  P.D. Ziogas, S.N. Manias and, E Wiechmann, “Application of Current Source Inverters in UPS Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. IA-20, No 4, July/August, 1984, pp. 949-957.

 

4.      S.N. Manias and, P.D. Ziogas, “A Novel sine wave in AC to DC converter with high frequency isolation”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. IE-32, No 4, Nov. 1985, pp. 430-455.

 

5. SON. Manias et al, “An AC to DC converter with improved input power factor and power density”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Nov./Dec. 1986, Vol. IΑ-22, No 6, pp. 1073-1081.

 

6. S.N. Manias et al, “Bilateral DC to AC converter employing a high frequency link”, IEE Proceedings, Part-B, Vol. 134, No.1, Jan. 1987, pp. 15-23.

 

7. S.N. Manias et al, “A 3-phase inductor fed SMR converter with High Frequency isolation, High Power Density and improved power factor”, IEE Proceedings, Part-B, Vol. 134, No.4, July 1987, pp. 183-191.

 

8. S.N. Manias et al, “An SMR with suppressed DC Link components and Predictive Line Current Wave Shaping”, IEEE Transactions on industry Applications, Vol. IA-23, No.4, July /August, 1987, pp. 644-653.

 

9. S.N. Manias et al, “Effects of switching Angle Phase Shift on PWM Techniques”, IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, Vol. IE-34, No.4, November 1987, pp. 463-470.

 

10. A. Prasad, P.D. Ziogas and S.N. Manias, “A comparative Evaluation of SMR Converters with and without Active Input current wave shaping”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 35, No.4, Aug. 1988, pp. 461-468.

 

11. A. Prasad, P.D. Ziogas and S.N. Manias, “A High Frequency off line SMR Converter with improved performance characteristics”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 25, No.6, Nov./Dec. 1989, pp. 1167-1174.

 

12. A.R. Prasad, P.D. Ziogas and S.N. Manias, “A Novel Passive Wave shaping method for single phase Diode Rectifiers”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. IE-37, No.6, Dec. 1990, pp. 521-530.

 

13. S.N. Manias, “A novel Full bridge semi controlled Switch Mode Rectifier”, IEE proceedings part-B, Vol. 138, No.5, Sept. 1991, pp. 252-256.

 

14. A.R. Prasad, P.D. Ziogas and S.N. Manias, “An Active Power Factor Correction Technique for three phase Diode Rectifier”, IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics, Vol. 6, No.1, Jan. 1991, pp. 83-92. This paper has been published also with other selected papers in IEEE press book with the title Power Electronics.

 

15. A.R. Prasad, P.D. Ziogas and S.N. Manias, “A passive input current wave shaping method for three-phase diode rectifiers”, IEE proceedings, Part-B, Vol. 139, No.6, Nov. 1992, pp. 512-520..

 

16. A.R. Prasad, P.D. Ziogas and S.N. Manias, “Analysis and design of a three-phase off line DC-DC converter with high frequency isolation”, IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applications, Vol. 28, No.4, July/Aug. 1992, pp. 824-832.

 

17. S.N. Manias and G. Kostakis, “Modular DC-DC converter for high output voltage applications”, IEE proceedings, Part-B, Vol. 140, No.2, March 1993, pp. 97-102.

 

18. G. Karvelis and S.N. Manias, “Fixed frequency Buck-Boost ZVS DC-DC quasi-resonant converter”, IEE proceedings, Part-B, Vol. 142, No.5, Sept. 1995, pp. 289-296.

 

19. A. Kandianis and S.N. Manias, “A comparative evaluation of single-phase SMR converters with active power factor”, European Power Electronics and Drives Journal, EPE, May 1996, pp.31-36.

 

20. G. Karvelis and S.N. Manias, “Reduction of EMI emission of an on-board charger for electric vehicles”, European Power Electronics and Drives Journal, EPE, Sept. 1996, pp.54-59.

 

21. G. Karvelis and S.N. Manias, “Analysis and design of a Flyback Zero-Current Switched Quasi-Resonant AC/DC”, IEE proceedings on Electric Power Applications, 1997, Vol. 144, No.6, pp. 401-408.

 

22. G. Ioannidis, E. Xanthoulis and S.N. Manias, “Analysis and design of a novel fixed frequency buck-boost ZC-ZVS”, IEE proceedings on Electric Power Applications, Vol. 145, No.1, Jan/98, pp. 33-38.

 

23.   G. Ioannidis, E. Xanthoulis and S.N. Manias, “A novel Uninterruptible Power Supply System with Sinusoidal Input-Output characteristics and simplified control circuit”, European Power Electronics and Drives Journal, EPE, 1996

 

24. T. Kandianis, A,G. Kladas, S.N. Manias and J.A. Tegopoulos “Electrical Vehicle Drive control based on finite element Induction motor model”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol.33, No.2, March 1997, pp. 2109-2112.

 

25. G. Ioannidis, A. Kandianis and S.N. Manias, “A novel control design approach for the buck converter”, IEE proceedings on Electric Power Applications, Vol. 145, No.1, 1998, pp. 39-47.

 

26. G. Ioannidis and S.N. Manias, “It ¥ loop-shaping control schemes for the buck converter using μ-analysis”, IEE proceedings on Electric Power Applications, Vol. 146, No.2, March 1999, pp. 237-246.

 

27. S.N. Manias, “A Forward converter with a non dissipative snubber”, under review in IEE proceedings on Electric Power Applications.

 

28.  G. Kostakis, S.N. Manias and N.I. Margaris, “A Generalized Method for Calculating the RMS Values of Switching Power Converters”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 15, No.4, July 2000, pp. 616-625.

 

29. J. Chatzakis, K. Kalaitzakis, N.C. Voulgaris and S.N. Manias, “A New Equalization Scheme for Series Connected Battery” submitted for Review to IEE proceedings on Electric Power Applications.

 

30. G.A. Karvelis, M.D. Manolarou, P. Malatestas and S.N. Manias, “Analysis and design of a novel non-dissipative active clamp for forward converters”, submitted for Review to IEE proceedings on Electric Power Applications.

 

B.    Publications in Conferences

 

 

1. G. Roy, L. Duguay, S.N. Manias and G.E. April, “Asynchronous operation of cycloconverter with improved voltage gain by employing a scalar control Algorithm”, IEEE Industrial Applications Society Conference Record, 1987.

 

2. S.N. Manias et al, “Review on Present State of Art High-Frequency Switched-Mode Power conversion Techniques”, European Conference on Power Electronics and applications, EPE, 1987.

 

3. G. Olivier, G.E. April and S.N. Manias, “Generalized analysis of line commutated converters and close relatives”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference (PESC) Record, 1987.

 

4. S.N. Manias, “A novel SMR Topology”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Conference Record, 1990,pp.1113-1118.

 

5. A.R. Prasad, P.D. Ziogas and S.N. Manias, “A three phase Resonant PWM DC-DC Converter”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference (PESC) Record, 1991.

 

6. S.N. Manias, I. Iliadis and A. Kladas,“ Analysis and design considerations of an electric vehicle using an existing coach”, 11^th International Electric Vehicle Symposium, Florence Italy, 1992..

 

7. A.R. Prasad, P.D. Ziogas and S.N. Manias, “A new Active Power Factor Correction method for single-phase Buck-Boost AC-DC converter”, IEEE Conference Records of Applied Power Electronics, 1992.

 

8.      G.A Karvelis, S.N. Manias and G. Kostakis, “A DC-DC Boost converter with short circuit protection”, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conference IECON, 1994, pp. 238-243.

 

9. S.N. Manias, A.G. Kladas, J.A. Tegopoulos and A. Kandianis, “Performance optimization of the AC drive of an autonomous small scale solar powered pumping system”, International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM, 1994, pp.260-265.

 

10. L.R. Georges, A.G. Kladas and S.N. Manias, “Finite element based Induction motor model for adaptive field oriented drive for Electrical Vehicle”, IEEE International symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE, 1995, pp. 639-642.

 

11. C. Nen, W. Schmitt, K. Karakaxis and S.N. Manias, “Adaptive control system for a field-oriented induction motor drive”, IEEE International symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE, 1995, pp. 309-314.

 

12. S.N. Manias, G. Kostakis and A. Kandianis, “Novel boost converter topologies with zero switching losses for DC-DC and AC-DC applications”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists, PESC, 1995.

 

13. A. Kandianis, S.N. Manias, G. Griva and F. Frofumo, “A new direct torque control scheme for Induction motors using linear state feedback”, IEEE International conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems for Industrial Growth, PEDES-1996, India, pp.878-882.

 

14. A. Vamvakari, A. Kandianis, A. Kladas and S.N. Manias, “High Fidelity Equivalent Circuit Representation of Induction Motor determined by Finite Elements for Electrical Vehicle Drive Applications”, IEEE CEFC’98, June 1998, page 261.

 

15. A. Vamvakari, A. Kandianis, A. Kladas and S.N. Manias, “Analysis of Supply Voltage Distortion Effects on Induction Motor Operation”, accepted for presentation in the 8^th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power, Oct. 1998, Athens, Greece.

 

16. G.A. Karvelis, M.D. Manolarou, P. Malatestas and S.N. Manias, “Analysis and design of a non-dissipative active clamp for forward converters”, IEEE PESC-2000.

 

17. T. Kaletsanos, S. Xepapas and S.N. Manias, “Sliding Mode Fuzzy Logic Control of Induction motor drive system”, Accepted for publication in IEEE PESC-2001.