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Advancements in Electrical Machines for Aircraft Propulsion (2025)
Journal Article
Gerada, D., Zhang, F., Jiang, J., Zhang, X., Zou, T., Xu, Z., & Gerada, C. (2025). Advancements in Electrical Machines for Aircraft Propulsion. IEEJ Journal of Industry Applications, 14(3), 468-476. https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejjia.24010320

Electrical machines are at the center of future aircraft propulsion architectures, and their improvement is key in increasing the market uptake of cleaner transport. This paper investigates recent/ongoing improvements within the constituent technolog... Read More about Advancements in Electrical Machines for Aircraft Propulsion.

Investigation of On-chip Temperature Measurement in Power Cycling Using Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sherriff, M., Correia, R., He, C., Evans, P., & Li, K. (2025, August). Investigation of On-chip Temperature Measurement in Power Cycling Using Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors. Paper presented at Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE) Europe 2025, Birmingham, UK

Condition monitoring techniques underpin the successful drive towards the net zero economy, providing more accurate predictive maintenance for electrical infrastructure and hence increasing system service life. Fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensors provi... Read More about Investigation of On-chip Temperature Measurement in Power Cycling Using Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors.

An Interleaved Soft-Switching Bidirectional Converter for EV Application (2025)
Journal Article
Chen, Q., Li, Y., Klumpner, C., & Ahmed, R. (2025). An Interleaved Soft-Switching Bidirectional Converter for EV Application. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2025.3595650

This article presents an interleaved unbalanced capacitor voltage bidirectional soft-switching DC-DC converter to achieve a wide soft-switching range and high power density for EV applications. In the proposed circuit, an auxiliary circuit comprising... Read More about An Interleaved Soft-Switching Bidirectional Converter for EV Application.

Mode switching in photonic crystal surface emitting lasers with back reflectors and holes of varying depths (2025)
Journal Article
Lang, B., Sewell, P. D., Vukovic, A., Boylan, K., Rihani, S., Moodie, D., Spalding, R., Hattasan, N., & Berry, G. (2025). Mode switching in photonic crystal surface emitting lasers with back reflectors and holes of varying depths. Optics Express, 33(17), 35257-35269. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.568336

Recent advancements in photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSELs) have incorporated a reflector at the back of the laser to capture light that would otherwise be lost. However, this addition introduces what we believe to be a new interference... Read More about Mode switching in photonic crystal surface emitting lasers with back reflectors and holes of varying depths.

A Current-independent Junction Temperature Estimation Method for IGBTs Based on Initial Turn- on Voltage (2025)
Journal Article
Xu, Z., Ge, X., Wang, H., Liu, J., Zhang, Y., Xie, D., Li, K., Zhang, L., & Zhang, Y. (2025). A Current-independent Junction Temperature Estimation Method for IGBTs Based on Initial Turn- on Voltage. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2025.3588496

The temperature-sensitive electrical parameter (TSEP) method is a widely accepted method to measure the junction temperature (Tj) of insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) noninvasively. However, the existing TSEP methods are typically limited by... Read More about A Current-independent Junction Temperature Estimation Method for IGBTs Based on Initial Turn- on Voltage.

Conversion between longitudinal and shear waves at normal incidence using tailored meta-structures (2025)
Journal Article
Clark, M., Fuentes-Domínguez, R., Jin, P., Patel, R., Simonelli, M., & Smith, R. J. (2025). Conversion between longitudinal and shear waves at normal incidence using tailored meta-structures. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 618(B), Article 119325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2025.119325

The ability to manipulate elastic waves and achieve efficient mode conversion is important for many applications including energy harvesting, vibration mitigation and elastic wave control. In this paper, we present a novel metamaterial-based wave mod... Read More about Conversion between longitudinal and shear waves at normal incidence using tailored meta-structures.

Efficient Current Sensorless Model Predictive Control for Matrix Converter-Fed PMSM Drives (2025)
Journal Article
Sarajian, A., Guan, Q., Harbi, I., Haghgooei, P., Arab Khaburi, D., Kennel, R., Wheeler, P., & Rodriguez, J. (2025). Efficient Current Sensorless Model Predictive Control for Matrix Converter-Fed PMSM Drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2025.3581269

The model predictive control (MPC) for matrix converters (MCs) typically requires multiple sensors and extensive computational resources to measure various quantities and evaluate control objectives. To address this problem, an efficient MPC approach... Read More about Efficient Current Sensorless Model Predictive Control for Matrix Converter-Fed PMSM Drives.

Challenges in the Diagnosis of Biliary Stricture and Cholangiocarcinoma and Perspectives on the Future Applications of Advanced Technologies (2025)
Journal Article
Gaston, K., Mohammad, A., Venkatachalapathy, S. V., Notingher, I., Gordon, G. S. D., Arora, A., Rawson, F. J., Grove, J. I., Mukherjee, A., Gomez, D., Jayaraman, P.-S., & Aithal, G. P. (2025). Challenges in the Diagnosis of Biliary Stricture and Cholangiocarcinoma and Perspectives on the Future Applications of Advanced Technologies. Cancers, 17(14), Article 2301. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17142301

In the management of cholangiocarcinoma, effective biliary drainage and accurate diagnosis are vital to allow further treatment. Confirmation of tissue diagnosis and molecular characterization is also required to guide future treatment options includ... Read More about Challenges in the Diagnosis of Biliary Stricture and Cholangiocarcinoma and Perspectives on the Future Applications of Advanced Technologies.

Consensus statement on Brillouin light scattering microscopy of biological materials (2025)
Journal Article
Bouvet, P., Bevilacqua, C., Ambekar, Y., Antonacci, G., Au, J., Caponi, S., Chagnon-Lessard, S., Czarske, J., Dehoux, T., Fioretto, D., Fu, Y., Guck, J., Hamann, T., Heinemann, D., Jähnke, T., Jean-Ruel, H., Kabakova, I., Koski, K., Koukourakis, N., Krause, D., …Elsayad, K. (2025). Consensus statement on Brillouin light scattering microscopy of biological materials. Nature Photonics, 19(7), 681-691. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-025-01681-6

Brillouin light scattering (BLS) spectroscopy is a non-invasive, non-contact, label-free optical technique that can provide information on the mechanical properties of a material on the submicrometre scale. Over the past decade, BLS has found increas... Read More about Consensus statement on Brillouin light scattering microscopy of biological materials.

A Three Level Interleaved DC-DC Converter for EV Battery Charging from a Residential PV System (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, S., Putera, P., Klumpner, C., Sumner, M., & Hajj, M. (2025, October). A Three Level Interleaved DC-DC Converter for EV Battery Charging from a Residential PV System. Presented at IECON 2025, Madrid, Spain

In a domestic photovoltaic (PV)-battery system, the battery stack serves as a backup power source, supplying household loads overnight and storing the excess solar energy but its expensive due to battery cost. On the other hand, Electric Vehicles whi... Read More about A Three Level Interleaved DC-DC Converter for EV Battery Charging from a Residential PV System.