Professor CHRISTOPHER GERADA's Outputs (6)

Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zou, T., Gerada, D., Walker, A., Vakil, G., La Rocca, S., La Rocca, A., Paciura, K., Barden, R., Ernest, E., Zhu, S., Qayyum, N., McQueen, A., Bardalai, A., Ram Kumar, R. M., Marfoli, A., & Gerada, C. (2020, October). Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines. Presented at 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2020), Detroit, MI, USA

In recent years, synchronous reluctance (Syn-Rel) machines are research hotspots in variable speed motor drives due to their robust rotor structure and wide constant power speed range (CPSR). More practically, when kVA limitation is considered, embed... Read More about Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines.

Optimized Magnet wire size and Slot winding height for minimum AC losses in a Traction Machine (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bardalai, A., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., & Gerada, C. (2020, August). Optimized Magnet wire size and Slot winding height for minimum AC losses in a Traction Machine. Presented at 2020 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Gothenburg

The demand for high performance electrical machines that combine high power density (kW/kg or kW/L), light – weighting and high efficiency have become more and more important in recent years. In these machines, mitigation of the parasitic losses asso... Read More about Optimized Magnet wire size and Slot winding height for minimum AC losses in a Traction Machine.

Slot Number Thermal Effects on Electrical Machines (2020)
Journal Article
ZHANG, F., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., Zhang, X., Tighe, C., Zhang, H., Hua, W., & Gerada, C. (2021). Slot Number Thermal Effects on Electrical Machines. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 36(1), 23-35. https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2020.3008219

Analysis and Modelling of High Frequency Effects on Synchronous Generator’s Armature Conductors (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Quadri, Q. H., Nuzzo, S., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020, June). Analysis and Modelling of High Frequency Effects on Synchronous Generator’s Armature Conductors. Presented at IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2020), Delft, Netherlands

This paper investigates the accuracy of the subdomain modelling technique for high frequency copper loss calculation in stator windings of synchronous generators. The methodology's accuracy is studied at a slot level up to 10 kHz against FE model wit... Read More about Analysis and Modelling of High Frequency Effects on Synchronous Generator’s Armature Conductors.

Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., Volpe, G., Connor, P. H., Giangrande, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020, June). Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft. Presented at 2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Delft, Netherlands

This paper deals with the design of a high power-density, high efficiency and low torque ripple propulsion motor for electric aircraft. The proposed design procedure resulted in a high-performance propulsion motor intended for a direct-drive solution... Read More about Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft.

A Hybrid Computational Tool to Analyze the Performance of Electric Machines with Reduced Content of Permanent Magnet (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ram Kumar, R. M., Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, D., Gerada, C., Paciura, K., & Fernandes, B. G. (2020, June). A Hybrid Computational Tool to Analyze the Performance of Electric Machines with Reduced Content of Permanent Magnet. Presented at IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC 2020), Chicago, IL, USA

Electric vehicles (EVs) are equipped with interior permanent magnet (IPM) or permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance (PM-SynRel) machines because of their superior performance in field weakening region. The effect of saturation is more prono... Read More about A Hybrid Computational Tool to Analyze the Performance of Electric Machines with Reduced Content of Permanent Magnet.