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Nihal Kularatna
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Publication Activity (10 Years)
Years Active: 2007-2023
Publications (10 Years): 35
Top Topics
Ventilating And Air Conditioning
Storage Devices
Longer Term
Power Supply
Top Venues
IECON
ISIE
ICIT
TENCON
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Publications
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Chamara Dassanayake
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
,
Kosala Gunawardane
,
Nicoloy Gurusinghe
Arc Absorption Options Based on Passive Components in DC Circuit Breakers.
IECON
(2023)
Soniya Raju
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
Marcus Wilson
Supercapacitor Based Adjustable High Power Pulse Generator for Medical Research Applications.
IECON
(2023)
Silva Thotabaddadurage Sadeeshvara Udayanga
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Permeance Based Design and Analysis of Supercapacitor Assisted Surge Absorber for Magnetic Component Selection.
IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron.
70 (4) (2023)
Savin Kokuhennadige
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
Ye Chow Kuang
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Development of numerical analysis techniques for supercapacitor assisted surge absorber (SCASA) technique to validate experimental and simulated results.
IECON
(2022)
Chamara Thilanka Dassanayake
,
Rusiru Sri Gunathilaka
,
Nicoloy Gurusinghe
,
Nihal Kularatna
Supercapacitor based approaches for arc energy absorption in direct current circuit breakers.
IECON
(2022)
Kasun Subasinghage
,
Kosala Gunawardane
,
Nihal Kularatna
Circuit Protection Techniques for Supercapacitor-Assisted Low-Dropout (SCALDO) Regulator.
TENCON
(2021)
Chamara Dassanayake
,
Sachinda Ekanayake
,
Prabath Wijesinghe
,
Nicoloy Gurusinghe
,
Nihal Kularatna
End-to-End Efficiency Improvement Technique for Supercapacitor Energy Stores in Renewable Energy Applications.
ICIT
(2021)
Kasun Subasinghage
,
Kosala Gunawardane
,
Nihal Kularatna
Comparison of Step-Down Charge Pump Converters and Supercapacitor-Assisted Low- Dropout (SCALDO) Regulators.
TENCON
(2021)
Sachinda Ekanayake
,
Prabath Wijesinghe
,
Chamara Dassanayake
,
Vishalya Sooriarachchi
,
Nicoloy Gurusinghe
,
Nihal Kularatna
UPS Capability and End-to-End Efficiency Improvement Technique for DC Microgrids with Supercapacitor Energy Storage.
ISIE
(2021)
Nalin Bandara
,
Kosala Gunawardane
,
Nihal Kularatna
Supercapacitor based RC loop loss circumvention technique to improve the efficiency of photovoltaic inverters.
ICIT
(2020)
P. L. A. K. Piyumal
,
A. L. A. K. Ranaweera
,
S. R. D. Kalingamudali
,
Nihal Kularatna
Analysis of Impedance Matching Technique for Novel Supercapacitor Assisted PV Systems.
IECON
(2020)
P. L. A. K. Piyumal
,
A. L. A. K. Ranaweera
,
S. R. D. Kalingamudali
,
Nihal Kularatna
Improving the Energy Storage of Standalone PV Systems while Enhancing the Charging Efficiency using Supercapacitors.
ICIT
(2019)
Dilini Jayananda
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Performance Characteristics of Energy-Efficient LED Lamps Leading to Supercapacitor Assisted LED (SCALED) Technique for DC-Microgrid Applications.
ICIT
(2019)
Thilanga Ariyarathna
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Magnetic Design Aspects of New Hybrid 48-V DC Power Supply Based on SCALDO.
IECON
(2019)
Dilini Jayananda
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
A Validity of MPPT Technique Using Supercapacitors as Energy Storage Devices: Example of the SCALED converter technique.
IECON
(2019)
Kasun Subasinghage
,
Kosala Gunawardane
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
Tek Tjing Lie
Extending the Supercapacitor-Assisted Low-Dropout Regulator (SCALDO) Technique to a Split-Rail DC-DC Converter Application.
IEEE Access
7 (2019)
Silva Thotabaddadurage Sadeeshvara Udayanga
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Investigating the impact of ferrite magnetic cores on the performance of supercapacitor assisted surge absorber (SCASA) technique.
ISIE
(2019)
Thilanga Ariyarathna
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Analysis and Simulation of Transformer Isolated High Current 48 V DC Power Supply with DC-UPS Capability Based on SCALDO Technique for Google's New Open Rack Power Architecture.
IECON
(2018)
Dilini Jayananda
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Powering 12-V LED luminiaries with supercapacitor-based energy storage in DC-microgrid systems.
IECON
(2018)
Thilanga Ariyarathna
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Developing a high current 48V DC power supply: Design approaches based on SCALDO.
ICIT
(2018)
Priyanwada Nimesha Wijesooriya
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
Jayathu Fernando
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Linear AC Voltage Regulator: Implementation Details of a Multi-Winding Approach.
ISIE
(2018)
Kasun Subasinghage
,
Kosala Gunawardane
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
Tek Tjing Lie
Selection of the Stable Range of the Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) of the Output Capacitor for a SCALDO Regulator.
ISIE
(2018)
Peter Leijen
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
,
Nihal Kularatna
Use of Effective Capacitance Variation as a Measure of State-of-Health in a Series-Connected Automotive Battery Pack.
IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol.
67 (3) (2018)
Kosala Gunawardane
,
Kasun Subasinghage
,
Nihal Kularatna
Efficiency enhanced linear DC-DC converter topology with integrated DC-UPS capability.
ICIT
(2018)
Priyanwada Nimesha Wijesooriya
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
Jayathu Fernando
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Two-transformer-series approach in developing a transistor based-AC voltage regulator for consumer-end applications.
IECON
(2017)
Thilanga Ariyarathna
,
Dilini Jayananda
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Potential of supercapacitors in novel power converters as semi-ideal lossless voltage droppers.
IECON
(2017)
Junaid Ali Qureshi
,
Tek Tjing Lie
,
Kosala Gunawardane
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
Waqar Ahmed Qureshi
AC source vs DC source: Charging efficiency in battery storage systems for residential houses.
ISGT Asia
(2017)
Priyanwada Nimesha Wijesooriya
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
Jayathu Fernando
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Series transistor array-based linear AC regulator: Role of multiple buck-boost transformers in efficiency improvements.
ISIE
(2017)
Kasun Subasinghage
,
Kosala Gunawardane
,
Tek Tjing Lie
,
Nihal Kularatna
Single-input, dual polarity, dual output DC-DC converter implementation based on the SCALDO technique.
ICIT
(2017)
Kosala Gunawardane
,
Sting Xie
,
Nihal Kularatna
Back-to-back MOSFET switches to reduce the losses in SCALDO implementation.
ICIT
(2017)
Nicoloy Gurusinghe
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
W. Howell Round
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Single-stage fast supercapacitor charger with inherent power factor correction for energy-limited applications.
IECON
(2016)
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
,
Kaveh Milani
A designer's view on non-traditional supercapacitor techniques for sustainable energy applications.
ISIE
(2016)
Nihal Kularatna
,
Kaveh Milani
,
W. Howell Round
Supercapacitor energy storage in solar application: A design approach to minimize a fundamental loss issue by partitioning the load and the storage device.
ISIE
(2015)
Nicoloy Gurusinghe
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
Sean A. Charleston
,
Jayathu Fernando
System implementation aspects of supercapacitor based fast in-line water heating system.
ISIE
(2015)
Nicoloy Gurusinghe
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
Sean A. Charleston
,
Jayathu Fernando
,
W. Howell Round
Hybridisation techniques for a supercapacitor-assisted temperature modification apparatus for inline water heating.
IECON
(2015)
Nihal Kularatna
,
Alessandro Gattuso
,
Nicoloy Gurusinghe
,
Tanya Jayasuriya
,
Johann du Toit
Pre-stored supercapacitor energy as a solution for burst energy requirements in domestic in-line fast water heating systems.
IECON
(2014)
Jayathu Fernando
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
W. Howell Round
,
Sadhana Talele
Implementation of the supercapacitor-assisted surge absorber (SCASA) technique in a practical surge protector.
IECON
(2014)
Kosala Kankanamge
,
Nihal Kularatna
Improving the End-to-End Efficiency of DC-DC Converters Based on a Supercapacitor-Assisted Low-Dropout Regulator Technique.
IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron.
61 (1) (2014)
Peter Leijen
,
Nihal Kularatna
Developing a monitoring system for Toyota Prius battery-packs for longer term performance issues.
ISIE
(2013)
Jayathu Fernando
,
Nihal Kularatna
A supercapacitor based enhancement technique for stand-alone surge protection circuits.
ISIE
(2013)
Thilini Wickramasinghe
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
Reduced-switch SCALDO technique for high-current VRM implementation.
IECON
(2013)
Nihal Kularatna
,
Thilini Wickramasinghe
Supercapacitor assisted low dropout regulators (SCALDO) with reduced switches: A new approach to high efficiency VRM designs.
ISIE
(2013)
Sisira James
,
Nihal Kularatna
,
D. Alistair Steyn-Ross
,
Rainer Künnemeyer
Numerical simulation of surge protection circuits and experimental verification using a lightning surge simulator.
IECON
(2012)
Nihal Kularatna
,
Chandani Jindasa
Analysis and Design Aspects of a Series Power Semiconductor Array with Digital Waveform Control Capability for Single Phase AC Voltage Regulators and Other Applications.
Circuits Syst.
2 (3) (2011)
Nihal Kularatna
,
Jayathu Fernando
,
Amit Pandey
,
Sisira James
Surge Capability Testing of Supercapacitor Families Using a Lightning Surge Simulator.
IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron.
58 (10) (2011)
Udaya K. Madawala
,
Duleepa J. Thrimawithana
,
Nihal Kularatna
An ICPT-Supercapacitor Hybrid System for Surge-Free Power Transfer.
IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron.
54 (6) (2007)