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Passive In-Slot Heat Path Realisation for Extending the Operating Limits of an Aircraft Propulsion Motor (2024)
Journal Article
Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., H. Connor, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2024). Passive In-Slot Heat Path Realisation for Extending the Operating Limits of an Aircraft Propulsion Motor. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2024.3520380

This paper studies the combined thermal and electrical characteristics of different in-slot conductive heat path materials and shapes to reduce the winding hotspot temperature and improve electrical motors’ output power and performance. Combinations... Read More about Passive In-Slot Heat Path Realisation for Extending the Operating Limits of an Aircraft Propulsion Motor.

Combined Thermofluid and Electromagnetic Optimisation of Stator Vent Cooling (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bersch, K., Nuzzo, S., Connor, P. H., Eastwick, C. N., Galea, M., Rolston, R., & Vakil, G. (2018, September). Combined Thermofluid and Electromagnetic Optimisation of Stator Vent Cooling. Presented at 2018 XIII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Alexandroupoli, Greece

© 2018 IEEE. A combined electromagnetic and thermal modelling approach has been developed to optimise the design of multiple radial stator vents in an air-cooled, synchronous generator with a power rating of several hundred kVA. An experimentally val... Read More about Combined Thermofluid and Electromagnetic Optimisation of Stator Vent Cooling.

A CFD and experimental investigation into a non-intrusive method for measuring cooling air mass flow rate through a synchronous generator (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bersch, K., Connor, P. H., Eastwick, C. N., & Galea, M. A CFD and experimental investigation into a non-intrusive method for measuring cooling air mass flow rate through a synchronous generator. Presented at 9th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2018)

This paper presents a detailed methodology for a non-intrusive measurement of cooling air mass flow rate that enables an overall machine evaluation. This approach enables the simultaneous measurement of air mass flow with shaft torque at differing op... Read More about A CFD and experimental investigation into a non-intrusive method for measuring cooling air mass flow rate through a synchronous generator.

Design and testing of electromechanical actuator for aerospace applications (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Papini, L., Connor, P., Patel, C., Empringham, L., Gerada, C., & Wheeler, P. (2018, January). Design and testing of electromechanical actuator for aerospace applications. Presented at 2018 25th International Workshop on Electric Drives: Optimization in Control of Electric Drives (IWED), Moscow, Russia

Electromechanical actuators are gaining interest in the aerospace industry within the More Electrical Aircraft (MEA) architecture. The end-goal of fully electric aircraft includes Electromechanical actuation for flight control systems. The design and... Read More about Design and testing of electromechanical actuator for aerospace applications.