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Using DC-DC Converters as Active Harmonic Suppression Device for More Electric Aircraft Applications (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, C., Yang, T., Hussaini, H., & Bozhko, S. (2022). Using DC-DC Converters as Active Harmonic Suppression Device for More Electric Aircraft Applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 69(7), 6508-6518. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2021.3099239

Harmonics generated from power electronic converters will impose significant power quality challenges to the electric grid onboard future aircraft. In this article, we propose an innovative modulation scheme that enables using a buck-boost dc-dc conv... Read More about Using DC-DC Converters as Active Harmonic Suppression Device for More Electric Aircraft Applications.

An Enhanced and Cost Saving Droop Control Method for Improved Load Sharing for the MEA Application (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Wang, C., & Bozhko, S. (2021, June). An Enhanced and Cost Saving Droop Control Method for Improved Load Sharing for the MEA Application. Presented at 2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), Chicago, IL, USA

The more electric aircraft (MEA) concept has been identified as the major trend of future aircraft. The DC distribution network is a promising architecture for more-electric aircraft application, where multiple electrical sources are connected to a c... Read More about An Enhanced and Cost Saving Droop Control Method for Improved Load Sharing for the MEA Application.

Development of High-Current Solid-State Power Controllers for Aircraft High-Voltage DC Network Applications (2021)
Journal Article
Huang, Z., Yang, T., Adhikari, J., Wang, C., Wang, Z., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2021). Development of High-Current Solid-State Power Controllers for Aircraft High-Voltage DC Network Applications. IEEE Access, 9, 105048-105059. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3099257

Solid-state power controllers (SSPCs) have been received increasing attention as they can configure the electrical system and protect the system by fast tripping mechanism at the same time. Although the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical s... Read More about Development of High-Current Solid-State Power Controllers for Aircraft High-Voltage DC Network Applications.

Droop control design to minimize losses in DC microgrid for more electric aircraft (2021)
Journal Article
Mohamed, M. A., Rashed, M., Lang, X., Atkin, J., Yeoh, S., & Bozhko, S. (2021). Droop control design to minimize losses in DC microgrid for more electric aircraft. Electric Power Systems Research, 199, Article 107452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2021.107452

Droop control has been widely used as a load-sharing method between paralleled power sources in DC microgrid due to its modularity and reliability. Existing droop gains design methods rely on computationally intensive supervisory control algorithms a... Read More about Droop control design to minimize losses in DC microgrid for more electric aircraft.

Stability Improvement of Onboard HVdc Grid and Engine Using an Advanced Power Generation Center for the More-Electric Aircraft (2021)
Journal Article
Lang, X., Yang, T., Huang, Z., Wang, C., Wang, Z., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2021). Stability Improvement of Onboard HVdc Grid and Engine Using an Advanced Power Generation Center for the More-Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8(1), 660-674. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2021.3095256

In the high-power settings of engine, such as maximum take-off, more power should be extracted from the high-pressure spool of engine (HPS) than the low-pressure spool of engine (LPS) to avoid the overspeed and potential instability of the HPS. Howev... Read More about Stability Improvement of Onboard HVdc Grid and Engine Using an Advanced Power Generation Center for the More-Electric Aircraft.

Fault Tolerant Control of Advanced Power Generation Center for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2021)
Journal Article
Lang, X., Yang, T., Wang, Z., Wang, C., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2022). Fault Tolerant Control of Advanced Power Generation Center for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8, 4173-4189. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2021.3093506

This paper presents a control scheme for a recently reported aircraft advanced power generation center (APGC) during postfault operation conditions. Within the APGC, two electrical generators extract power from two separate engine shafts and supply e... Read More about Fault Tolerant Control of Advanced Power Generation Center for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

Torque-Performance Improvement for Direct Torque-Controlled PMSM Drives Based on Duty-Ratio Regulation (2021)
Journal Article
Nasr, A., Gu, C., Wang, X., Buticchi, G., Bozhko, S., & Gerada, C. (2022). Torque-Performance Improvement for Direct Torque-Controlled PMSM Drives Based on Duty-Ratio Regulation. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 37(1), 749-760. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2021.3093344

This article proposes a new duty-ratio regulation-based strategy to improve the torque performance for the direct torque control (DTC) of three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs). The conventional DTC schemes utilize two hysteresis reg... Read More about Torque-Performance Improvement for Direct Torque-Controlled PMSM Drives Based on Duty-Ratio Regulation.

Droop Coefficient Design in Droop Control of Power Converters for Improved Load Sharing: An Artificial Neural Network Approach (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Gao, Y., Wang, C., Dragicevic, T., & Bozhko, S. (2021, June). Droop Coefficient Design in Droop Control of Power Converters for Improved Load Sharing: An Artificial Neural Network Approach. Presented at 2021 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Kyoto, Japan

In this paper, a new approach for the design of the droop coefficient in the droop control of power converters using the artificial neural network (ANN) is proposed. In the first instance, a detailed more electric aircraft (MEA) electrical power syst... Read More about Droop Coefficient Design in Droop Control of Power Converters for Improved Load Sharing: An Artificial Neural Network Approach.

Open and Short Circuit Post-Fault Control Strategies for Multi-Three-Phase Interior Permanent Magnet Machines (2021)
Journal Article
Abdul Rahman, A., Galassini, A., Degano, M., Buticchi, G., Cristian Pesce, G., Gerada, C., Bozhko, S., & Almurib, H. A. (2022). Open and Short Circuit Post-Fault Control Strategies for Multi-Three-Phase Interior Permanent Magnet Machines. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 37(1), 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2021.3090982

This paper presents a post-fault current control strategy for dual three-phase Interior Permanent Magnet (IPM) synchronous machines. The current controllers are designed based on the Vector Space Decomposition (VSD) algorithm. This take into account... Read More about Open and Short Circuit Post-Fault Control Strategies for Multi-Three-Phase Interior Permanent Magnet Machines.

Model Predictive Control for DC Offset Suppression of Dual Active Bridge Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhu, Y., Wang, Z., Yang, T., Dragicevic, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2021, June). Model Predictive Control for DC Offset Suppression of Dual Active Bridge Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. Presented at 2021 ISIE-30th IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Kyoto, Japan (online)

In this paper, the Dual Active Bridge (DAB) converter used to interface batteries for 270/28V on-board grid in More electric aircraft (MEA) applications is investigated. In order to transfer the desired rated power of 3kW, the low voltage terminal cu... Read More about Model Predictive Control for DC Offset Suppression of Dual Active Bridge Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.