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Implementation of an Advanced Modelica Library for Evaluation of Inverter Loss Modeling (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lai, S. C., Ian Hill, C., & Suchato, N. (2019, February). Implementation of an Advanced Modelica Library for Evaluation of Inverter Loss Modeling. Presented at 2019 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference, TPEC 2019, College Station, Texas, USA

This paper introduces a newly developed Power Electronic Inverter library in Modelica. The library has different levels of complexity to approximate the power losses in the power inverter. In addition, it provides two different modelling domains (ABC... Read More about Implementation of an Advanced Modelica Library for Evaluation of Inverter Loss Modeling.

A reliability approach for the MEA power system architecture design optimization problem (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Recalde, A., Bozhko, S., Atkin, J., & Hill, C. (2018, November). A reliability approach for the MEA power system architecture design optimization problem. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)

In the literature, there has been thorough research on reliability-based design in different fields. However, aircraft power system investigations have mostly dealt with sub-system optimization. Hence, there is considerable potential to excel innova... Read More about A reliability approach for the MEA power system architecture design optimization problem.

Generator overload reduction using smart power management (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spagnolo, C., Sumsurooah, S., Hill, C., & Bozhko, S. (2018, November). Generator overload reduction using smart power management. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)

Weight reduction is a key driver in the aerospace sector. Every kilogram of weight reduction has significant benefits over the aircraft’s life cycle. This paper introduces a smart power management technique which is able to reduce the overload on the... Read More about Generator overload reduction using smart power management.

Development of aircraft electric starter-generator system based-on active rectification technology (2018)
Journal Article
Bozhko, S., Yang, T., Le Peuvedic, J.-M., Arumugam, P., Degano, M., La Rocca, A., Xu, Z., Rashed, M., Fernando, W., Hill, C. I., Eastwick, C., Pickering, S., Gerada, C., & Wheeler, P. (2018). Development of aircraft electric starter-generator system based-on active rectification technology. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 4(4), 985-996. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2018.2863031

More-electric aircraft (MEA) has become a dominant trend for modern aircraft. On-board MEA, many functions, which are conventionally driven by pneumatic and hydraulic power, are replaced with electrical subsystems. Starting aircraft engines with an e... Read More about Development of aircraft electric starter-generator system based-on active rectification technology.

Adaptive Stabilization of Uncontrolled Rectifier Based AC–DC Power Systems Feeding Constant Power Loads (2017)
Journal Article
Areerak, K., Sopapirm, T., Bozhko, S., Hill, C. I., Suyapan, A., & Areerak, K. (2018). Adaptive Stabilization of Uncontrolled Rectifier Based AC–DC Power Systems Feeding Constant Power Loads. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 33(10), 8927-8935. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2017.2779541

© 2017 IEEE. It is known that, when tightly regulated, actively controlled power converters behave as constant power loads (CPLs). These loads can significantly degrade the stability of their feeder system. The loop-cancelation technique has been est... Read More about Adaptive Stabilization of Uncontrolled Rectifier Based AC–DC Power Systems Feeding Constant Power Loads.

Assessment of torque ripple minimization techniques for aircraft switched reluctance machine starter/generator (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ding, X., Rashed, M., Bozhko, S., & Hill, C. Assessment of torque ripple minimization techniques for aircraft switched reluctance machine starter/generator. Presented at 4th International Symposium on More Electric Aircraft Technology (MEA 2017)

This paper presents an assessment of different torque ripple minimization techniques for more electric aircraft Switched Reluctance Machine (SRM) starter/generator (S/G). SRM is one of the most popular potential candidates for future aircraft S/G. SR... Read More about Assessment of torque ripple minimization techniques for aircraft switched reluctance machine starter/generator.

Permanent magnet machine based starter-generator system with modulated model predictive control (2017)
Journal Article
Yeoh, S. S., Yang, T., Tariscotti, L., Hill, C. I., Bozhko, S., & Zanchetta, P. (in press). Permanent magnet machine based starter-generator system with modulated model predictive control. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2017.2731626

The paper describes a hybrid control scheme for a permanent magnet machine based starter-generator (S/G) system. There has been increased usage of electric drive systems in the transportation sector for increased efficiency and reduced emissions. One... Read More about Permanent magnet machine based starter-generator system with modulated model predictive control.

Flux weakening control of electric starter-generator based on permanent-magnet machine (2017)
Journal Article
Bozhko, S., Rashed, M., Hill, C. I., Yeoh, S. S., & Yang, T. (2017). Flux weakening control of electric starter-generator based on permanent-magnet machine. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 3(4), 864-877. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2017.2718221

The paper presents control analysis and design for a Permanent Magnet Machine (PMM) operated in Flux-Weakening (FW) mode for an aircraft electric starter-generator application. Previous literature has focused on FW control of PMMs in motoring (starti... Read More about Flux weakening control of electric starter-generator based on permanent-magnet machine.

DC-Link Capacitor Second Carrier Band Switching Harmonic Current Reduction in Two-Level Back-to-Back Converters (2017)
Journal Article
Shen, L., Bozhko, S., Hill, C. I., & Wheeler, P. (2018). DC-Link Capacitor Second Carrier Band Switching Harmonic Current Reduction in Two-Level Back-to-Back Converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 33(4), 3567-3574. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2017.2706972

© 1986-2012 IEEE. This paper proposes an active switching harmonic current reduction method within the dc-link capacitor of two-level, three-phase, back-to-back converters. This method is based on the derived analytical solution for switching harmoni... Read More about DC-Link Capacitor Second Carrier Band Switching Harmonic Current Reduction in Two-Level Back-to-Back Converters.

Analytical modelling approach for switched reluctance machines with deep saturation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ding, X., Rashed, M., Hill, C. I., & Bozhko, S. (2016, November). Analytical modelling approach for switched reluctance machines with deep saturation. Presented at 2016 International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Toulouse, France

This paper presents an analytical modelling approach for Switched Reluctance Machines (SRMs) with a wide saturation range. There are many existing analytical modelling approaches in literature that give good accuracy, however most do not consider mod... Read More about Analytical modelling approach for switched reluctance machines with deep saturation.