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Starter/Generator Systems and Solid-State Power Controllers (2022)
Book Chapter
Yang, T., Lang, X., & Huang, Z. (2022). Starter/Generator Systems and Solid-State Power Controllers. In Transportation Electrification: Breakthroughs in Electrified Vehicles, Aircraft, Rolling Stock, and Watercraft (159--188). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119812357.ch7

The application of the more-electric aircraft (MEA) concept will lead to the use of a large number of motor drives for functions such as fuel pumping, cabin pressurization, air conditioning, engine start, and flight control actuation, making power el... Read More about Starter/Generator Systems and Solid-State Power Controllers.

Fundamental PWM Excitation Based Rotor Position Estimation for a Dual Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine (2022)
Journal Article
Chen, H., Gao, Q., Yang, T., & Sumner, M. (2023). Fundamental PWM Excitation Based Rotor Position Estimation for a Dual Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, 4(2), 659-668. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestie.2022.3223880

Two rotor position estimation methods for a dual three-phase (DTP) permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) are investigated in this paper, where the rotor position is estimated by exploiting the saliency of the motor through the phase current der... Read More about Fundamental PWM Excitation Based Rotor Position Estimation for a Dual Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine.

Half-Bridge-Active-Clamp Converter with High Step-down Capabilities for More Electric Aircraft Applications (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhu, Y., Yan, X., Wang, Z., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2022, October). Half-Bridge-Active-Clamp Converter with High Step-down Capabilities for More Electric Aircraft Applications. Presented at IECON 2022 – 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Brussels, Belgium

A Half-bridge-active-clamp (HBAC) converter is used as an alternative to replace Dual active bridge (DAB) converter for 540V/28V on-board grid in more electric aircraft applications. The HBAC converter provides an opportunity to reduce the turn-ratio... Read More about Half-Bridge-Active-Clamp Converter with High Step-down Capabilities for More Electric Aircraft Applications.

Droop Coefficient Design and Optimization Using Genetic Algorithm-A Case Study of the More Electric Aircraft DC Microgrid (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Gao, Y., Wang, C., Bai, G., & Bozhko, S. (2022, October). Droop Coefficient Design and Optimization Using Genetic Algorithm-A Case Study of the More Electric Aircraft DC Microgrid. Presented at IECON 2022 – 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Brussels, Belgium

The droop control method is usually employed in the DC microgrids to share the load current demand among multiple sources due to its advantage of being independent of a communication network. However, the performance of the droop control method is af... Read More about Droop Coefficient Design and Optimization Using Genetic Algorithm-A Case Study of the More Electric Aircraft DC Microgrid.

Inverse Application of Artificial Intelligence for the Control of Power Converters (2022)
Journal Article
Gao, Y., Wang, S., Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Dragicevic, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Vazquez, S. (2023). Inverse Application of Artificial Intelligence for the Control of Power Converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 38(2), 1535-1548. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2022.3209093

This article proposes a novel application method, inverse application of artificial intelligence (IAAI) for the control of power electronic converter systems. The proposed method can give the desired control coefficients/references in a simple way be... Read More about Inverse Application of Artificial Intelligence for the Control of Power Converters.

Inverse application of artificial intelligence for the control of power converters (2022)
Journal Article
Gao, Y., Wang, S., Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Dragicevic, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Vazquez, S. (2023). Inverse application of artificial intelligence for the control of power converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 38(2), 1535-1548. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2022.3209093

This article proposes a novel application method, inverse application of artificial intelligence (IAAI) for the control of power electronic converter systems. The proposed method can give the desired control coefficients/references in a simple way be... Read More about Inverse application of artificial intelligence for the control of power converters.

Paralleling of Transient Overvoltage Protection Elements within High Power DC Solid-State Circuit Breaker (SSCB) for Electric/Hybrid-Electric Aircraft (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fayyaz, A., Ortiz, M. U., Wang, Z., Yang, T., & Wheeler, P. (2022, September). Paralleling of Transient Overvoltage Protection Elements within High Power DC Solid-State Circuit Breaker (SSCB) for Electric/Hybrid-Electric Aircraft. Presented at 2022 IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications in Europe (WiPDA Europe), Coventry, United Kingdom

This paper discusses the use of different parallel transient overvoltage protection elements to deal with transient overvoltages within high-voltage high-current bidirectional DC solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs) for electric/hybrid-electric aircr... Read More about Paralleling of Transient Overvoltage Protection Elements within High Power DC Solid-State Circuit Breaker (SSCB) for Electric/Hybrid-Electric Aircraft.

Sensorless Control Design of High-Speed Electric Drives in Discrete-Time Domain for Mild-Hybrid Turboprop Aircraft Applications (2022)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Yang, T., Fan, L., & Bozhko, S. (2023). Sensorless Control Design of High-Speed Electric Drives in Discrete-Time Domain for Mild-Hybrid Turboprop Aircraft Applications. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 9(3), 3601-3619. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2022.3206718

High-speed permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) sensorless control design is not without challenges, especially when the ratio of power electronic modulation frequency to the electrical fundamental frequency (M-F ratio) is relatively low. The... Read More about Sensorless Control Design of High-Speed Electric Drives in Discrete-Time Domain for Mild-Hybrid Turboprop Aircraft Applications.

Surrogate role of machine learning in motor-drive optimization for more-electric aircraft applications (2022)
Journal Article
Gao, Y., Cheong, B., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., Gerada, C., & Yang, T. (2023). Surrogate role of machine learning in motor-drive optimization for more-electric aircraft applications. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 36(2), 213-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2022.08.011

Motor drives form an essential part of the electric compressors, pumps, braking and actuation systems in the More-Electric Aircraft (MEA). In this paper, the application of Machine Learning (ML) in motor-drive design and optimization process is inves... Read More about Surrogate role of machine learning in motor-drive optimization for more-electric aircraft applications.

Speed/Torque Ripple Reduction of High-speed Permanent Magnet Starters/Generators with Low Inductance for More Electric Aircraft Applications (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Yang, T., & Bozhko, S. (2022). Speed/Torque Ripple Reduction of High-speed Permanent Magnet Starters/Generators with Low Inductance for More Electric Aircraft Applications. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8, 4431-4443. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2022.3194972

With the electrification trend of future aircraft, high-speed Permanent Magnet Starters/Generators (PMS/Gs) will potentially be widely used in onboard generation systems due to their high power density and high efficiency. However, the per-unit react... Read More about Speed/Torque Ripple Reduction of High-speed Permanent Magnet Starters/Generators with Low Inductance for More Electric Aircraft Applications.