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Optimal load and energy management of aircraft microgrids using multi-objective model predictive control (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Atkin, J., Bazmohammadi, N., Bozhko, S., & Guerrero, J. M. (2021). Optimal load and energy management of aircraft microgrids using multi-objective model predictive control. Sustainability, 13(24), Article 13907. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413907

Safety issues related to the electrification of more electric aircraft (MEA) need to be addressed because of the increasing complexity of aircraft electrical power systems and the growing number of safety-critical sub-systems that need to be powered.... Read More about Optimal load and energy management of aircraft microgrids using multi-objective model predictive control.

Development of a smart supercapacitor energy storage system for aircraft electric power systems (2021)
Journal Article
Fares, A. M., Kippke, M., Rashed, M., Klumpner, C., & Bozhko, S. (2021). Development of a smart supercapacitor energy storage system for aircraft electric power systems. Energies, 14(23), Article 8056. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14238056

This paper presents the development of a supercapacitor energy storage system (ESS) aimed to minimize weight, which is very important for aerospace applications, whilst integrating smart functionalities like voltage monitoring, equalization, and over... Read More about Development of a smart supercapacitor energy storage system for aircraft electric power systems.

An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Wang, C., & Bozho, S. (2021, October). An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft. Paper presented at MEA2021, Bordeaux, France

The more electric aircraft concept has been identified as the major trend of future aircraft. The DC distribution network where multiple electrical sources are connected to a common HVDC bus is a promising architecture for more electric aircraft appl... Read More about An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft.

A Simple PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Converters in Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System With Improved DC-Link Voltage Utilization and Reduced Common-Mode Voltage (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Guo, F., Yang, T., Yeoh, S. S., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Diab, A. M. (2021, October). A Simple PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Converters in Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System With Improved DC-Link Voltage Utilization and Reduced Common-Mode Voltage. Presented at 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Vancouver, BC, Canada

Due to the employment of three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) converters in the aircraft electric starter/generator (ESG) systems, the pulse-width-modulation (PWM) strategy plays a significant role in the converter-fed PMSM drives. However, the... Read More about A Simple PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Converters in Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System With Improved DC-Link Voltage Utilization and Reduced Common-Mode Voltage.

Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mohamed, M. A. A., Yeoh, S., Atkin, J., Khalaf, M., & Bozhko, S. (2021, September). Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application. Presented at 2021 IEEE International Power and Renewable Energy Conference (IPRECON), Kollam, India

This paper deals with innovative multi-function battery controller with seamless transition between controllers for future MEA platforms. The battery controller performs different functions i.e. providing DC power, maintaining DC bus voltage, control... Read More about Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application.

Neural Network aided PMSM multi-objective design and optimization for more-electric aircraft applications (2021)
Journal Article
Gao, Y., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., Dragicevic, T.-L., & Gerada, C. (2022). Neural Network aided PMSM multi-objective design and optimization for more-electric aircraft applications. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 35(10), 233-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2021.08.006

This study uses the Neural Network (NN) technique to optimize design of surface-mounted Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs) for More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) applications. The key role of NN is to provide dedicated correction factors for the a... Read More about Neural Network aided PMSM multi-objective design and optimization for more-electric aircraft applications.

Co-Simulation Analysis for Performance Prediction of Synchronous Reluctance Drives (2021)
Journal Article
Varvolik, V., Prystupa, D., Buticchi, G., Peresada, S., Galea, M., & Bozhko, S. (2021). Co-Simulation Analysis for Performance Prediction of Synchronous Reluctance Drives. Electronics, 10(17), Article 2154. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172154

To improve the design of electric drives and to better predict the system performance, numerical simulation has been widely employed. Whereas in the majority of the approaches, the machines and the power electronics are designed and simulated separat... Read More about Co-Simulation Analysis for Performance Prediction of Synchronous Reluctance Drives.

ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration (2021)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., He, Y., Torchio, M., Kouramas, K., Guida, B., Cuomo, F., Atkin, J., Bozhko, S., Renzetti, A., Russo, A., Riverso, S., & Cavallo, A. (2021). ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration. Energies, 14(17), Article 5518. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175518

A centralised smart supervisor (CSS) controller with enhanced electrical energy management (E2-EM) capability has been developed for an Iron Bird Electrical Power Generation and Distribution System (EPGDS) within the Clean Sky 2 ENhanced electrical e... Read More about ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration.

An Overmodulation Algorithm With Neutral-Point Voltage Balancing for Three-Level Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives (2021)
Journal Article
Guo, F., Yang, T., Diab, A. M., Yeoh, S. S., Li, C., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2022). An Overmodulation Algorithm With Neutral-Point Voltage Balancing for Three-Level Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 37(2), 2021-2032. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2021.3105752

In this article, a virtual space vector based overmodulation algorithm is presented for three-level neutral-point (NP) clamped converters in high-speed aerospace motor drives. With the proposed inscribed polygonal-boundary compression technique, the... Read More about An Overmodulation Algorithm With Neutral-Point Voltage Balancing for Three-Level Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives.

An enhanced feedforward flux weakening control for high-speed permanent magnet machine drive applications (2021)
Journal Article
Lang, X., Yang, T., Li, C., Yeoh, S. S., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2021). An enhanced feedforward flux weakening control for high-speed permanent magnet machine drive applications. IET Power Electronics, 14(13), 2179-2193. https://doi.org/10.1049/pel2.12170

Permanent magnet machines have been used in the high-speed drive applications due to their high-efficiency, high-power-density, and wide-speed range characteristics. However, control of such high-speed permanent magnet machines machine is always chal... Read More about An enhanced feedforward flux weakening control for high-speed permanent magnet machine drive applications.