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Design considerations for the tooth shoe shape for high-speed permanent magnet generators (2015)
Journal Article
Zhang, H., Zhang, X., Gerada, C., Galea, M., Gerada, D., & Li, J. (2015). Design considerations for the tooth shoe shape for high-speed permanent magnet generators. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 51(11), Article 8112904. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2015.2448096

This paper presents a study of the effects that the shoe shape of the teeth of electrical machines has on the performance and losses. This is done by considering a concentrated wound, high-speed permanent magnet generator. The paper investigates the... Read More about Design considerations for the tooth shoe shape for high-speed permanent magnet generators.

Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator (2015)
Journal Article
Guo, L., Zhang, H., Lin, J., Galea, M., & Gerada, C. (2015). Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 51(11), https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2015.2445576

In this paper, the design and development of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator (DSTG) is presented. The characteristics of air-cored slot-less structures are investigated in terms of power density and efficiency. This is highly desirable for... Read More about Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator.

Magnetically geared induction machines (2015)
Journal Article
Mezani, S., Hamiti, T., Belguerras, L., Lubin, T., Rashed, M., & Gerada, C. (2015). Magnetically geared induction machines. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 51(11), https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2015.2443252

A wound-rotor induction machine is artfully coupled to a magnetic gear to achieve a high-torque-density drive system called magnetically geared induction machine (MaGIM). The high-speed rotor of MaGIM is common to both the machine and gear sides. A r... Read More about Magnetically geared induction machines.

Selection criteria and robust optimization of a traction PM-Assisted Synchronous Reluctance motor (2015)
Journal Article
Degano, M., Carraro, M., & Bianchi, N. (2015). Selection criteria and robust optimization of a traction PM-Assisted Synchronous Reluctance motor. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 51(6), https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2015.2443091

In the coming years, the electrification and the deployment of the electric motors in the urban transports will become a more and more widespread reality. The optimization stage of the electric motors usually does not consider in detail the real driv... Read More about Selection criteria and robust optimization of a traction PM-Assisted Synchronous Reluctance motor.

Speed Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of a PMSM fed by Matrix Converter (2015)
Journal Article
Formentini, A., Trentin, A., Marchesoni, M., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2015). Speed Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of a PMSM fed by Matrix Converter. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 62(11), https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2015.2442526

This paper presents a new speed Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control (FCS-MPC) algorithm which has been applied to a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) driven by a Matrix Converter (MC). This method replaces the classical cascaded contr... Read More about Speed Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of a PMSM fed by Matrix Converter.

Implementation of wavelet-based robust differential control for electric vehicle application (2015)
Journal Article
Febin Daya, J., Sanjeevikumar, P., Blaabjerg, F., Wheeler, P., & Ojo Olorunfemi, J. (2015). Implementation of wavelet-based robust differential control for electric vehicle application. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 30(12), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2015.2440297

This research letter presents the modeling and simulation of electronic differential, employing a novel wavelet controller for two brushless dc motors. The proposed controller uses discrete wavelet transform to decompose the error between actual and... Read More about Implementation of wavelet-based robust differential control for electric vehicle application.

Self-tuning resonant control of a 7-leg back-to-back converter for interfacing variable speed generators to 4-wire loads (2015)
Journal Article
Cardenas, R., Espina, E., Clare, J. C., & Wheeler, P. (2015). Self-tuning resonant control of a 7-leg back-to-back converter for interfacing variable speed generators to 4-wire loads. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 62(7), https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2015.2409803

This paper considers the control of a 7-leg back-to-back Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) arrangement feeding a 4-wire load from a 3-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) operating at variable speed. The PMSG is controlled using a sensorle... Read More about Self-tuning resonant control of a 7-leg back-to-back converter for interfacing variable speed generators to 4-wire loads.

Experimental comparison of a matrix converter using Si IGBT and SiC MOSFETs (2015)
Journal Article
Trentin, A., De Lillo, L., Empringham, L., Wheeler, P., & Clare, J. C. (2015). Experimental comparison of a matrix converter using Si IGBT and SiC MOSFETs. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2014.2381001

This paper presents an analytical and experimental comparison between comparable Silicon (Si) IGBTs and Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFETS when used in a direct AC/AC matrix converter circuit. The switching performance of the two devices is analysed and t... Read More about Experimental comparison of a matrix converter using Si IGBT and SiC MOSFETs.

Active front-end rectifier modelling using dynamic phasors for more-electric aircraft applications (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Asher, G. (2015). Active front-end rectifier modelling using dynamic phasors for more-electric aircraft applications. IET Electrical Systems in Transportation, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-est.2014.0030

The More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) has become a dominant trend for next-generation aircraft. The Electrical Power System (EPS) on-board may take many forms: AC, DC, hybrid, frequency-wild, variable voltage, together with the possibility of novel connec... Read More about Active front-end rectifier modelling using dynamic phasors for more-electric aircraft applications.

Fast functional modelling of diode-bridge rectifier using dynamic phasors (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Asher, G. (2015). Fast functional modelling of diode-bridge rectifier using dynamic phasors. IET Power Electronics, 8(6), https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2014.0414

In this paper, a functional model for diode-bridge rectifiers is developed based on the dynamic phasor concept. The developed model is suitable for accelerated simulation studies of the electric power systems under normal, unbalanced and line faulty... Read More about Fast functional modelling of diode-bridge rectifier using dynamic phasors.