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Advancements in Electrical Machines for Aircraft Propulsion (2025)
Journal Article
Gerada, D., Zhang, F., Jiang, J., Zhang, X., Zou, T., Xu, Z., & Gerada, C. (2025). Advancements in Electrical Machines for Aircraft Propulsion. IEEJ Journal of Industry Applications, https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejjia.24010320

Electrical machines are at the center of future aircraft propulsion architectures, and their improvement is key in increasing the market uptake of cleaner transport. This paper investigates recent/ongoing improvements within the constituent technolog... Read More about Advancements in Electrical Machines for Aircraft Propulsion.

Optimization and Comparison of 1MW-Class PM Motors for Aircraft Propulsion Using Litz Wire and Hairpin Windings (2025)
Journal Article
Huynh, A. T., Huang, H., Jiang, J., Zou, T., Gerada, D., Yang, T., & Gerada, C. (2025). Optimization and Comparison of 1MW-Class PM Motors for Aircraft Propulsion Using Litz Wire and Hairpin Windings. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2025.3547237

Choosing the right winding technology is key to maximizing power density and efficiency in electric aircraft propulsion. This paper presents a two-level optimization strategy to evaluate Litz wire and hairpin winding configurations in two 1 MW-class... Read More about Optimization and Comparison of 1MW-Class PM Motors for Aircraft Propulsion Using Litz Wire and Hairpin Windings.

Replacing Copper With Aluminum in Hairpin Windings Motors Intended for Utility Cars (2025)
Journal Article
Cutuli, G., Nuzzo, S., Barater, D., Zou, T., & Nategh, S. (2025). Replacing Copper With Aluminum in Hairpin Windings Motors Intended for Utility Cars. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestie.2025.3546030

Along with efficiency and torque density, one of the key design objectives in today's traction electric machines is sustainability. This is expecially true in the automotive segment, where a transition to electrification is occurring. A sustainable e... Read More about Replacing Copper With Aluminum in Hairpin Windings Motors Intended for Utility Cars.