Professor TAO YANG's Outputs (120)

An Advanced Power Generation Architecture for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bai, G., Yang, T., Yeoh, S. S., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2023, March). An Advanced Power Generation Architecture for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. Presented at 2023 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Venice, Italy

The trend towards development of More Electric Aircraft (MEA) has been driven by increased fuel fossil prices and stricter environmental policies. With breakthroughs in power electronic systems and electrical machines, the targets of MEA to reduce th... Read More about An Advanced Power Generation Architecture for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

An Improved Model Predictive Torque Control for PMSM Drives Based on Discrete Space Vector Modulation (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Yang, Y., Fan, M., He, L., Ji, A., Xiao, Y., Wen, H., Zhang, X., Yang, T., Mekhilef, S., & Rodriguez, J. (2023). An Improved Model Predictive Torque Control for PMSM Drives Based on Discrete Space Vector Modulation. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 38(6), 7535-7545. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2023.3257399

In this article, an improved model predictive torque control (MPTC) method based on discrete space vector modulation (DSVM) is proposed for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives. Aiming at solving the two problems of large torque ripples a... Read More about An Improved Model Predictive Torque Control for PMSM Drives Based on Discrete Space Vector Modulation.

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.

An Advanced Switching Harmonic Cancellation Method for A Dual-Generator Power System in More-Electric Aircraft (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, C., Yang, T., Lang, X., & Bozhko, S. (2022). An Advanced Switching Harmonic Cancellation Method for A Dual-Generator Power System in More-Electric Aircraft. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 10(6), 7120-7132. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2022.3188912

Dual-generator power systems have attracted increased attention in recent years as it can significantly reduce the fuel assumption of aircraft engines allowing power transfer between different engine shafts. In such a system, two generators supply a... Read More about An Advanced Switching Harmonic Cancellation Method for A Dual-Generator Power System in More-Electric Aircraft.

Field Weakening Design for a High Speed Nine-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine in More Electric Aircraft (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tang, M., Chen, Y., & Yang, T. (2022, June). Field Weakening Design for a High Speed Nine-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine in More Electric Aircraft. Presented at 2022 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2022, Anaheim, CA, USA

High speed multi-phase permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) offers increased power density and fault-tolerant ability, which qualifies it a promising solution for the ever-increasing power and reliability demands of more electric aircraft (MEA... Read More about Field Weakening Design for a High Speed Nine-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine in More Electric Aircraft.

Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft: Hydrogen–electric hybrid propulsion for aviation (2022)
Journal Article
Gao, Y., Jausseme, C., Huang, Z., & Yang, T. (2022). Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft: Hydrogen–electric hybrid propulsion for aviation. IEEE Electrification Magazine, 10(2), 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1109/MELE.2022.3165725

The ever-increasing demand for passenger air travel means unprecedented aircraft market growth in the coming decades. However, large airline fleets lead to serious environmental concerns. A clear goal was set during the 2021 United Nations Climate Ch... Read More about Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft: Hydrogen–electric hybrid propulsion for aviation.

Hybrid Active Modulation Strategy for Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives (2022)
Journal Article
Guo, F., Yang, T., Diab, A. M., Huang, Z., Yeoh, S. S., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2023). Hybrid Active Modulation Strategy for Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 70(4), 3449-3460. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2022.3176309

In the aircraft electric starter/generator system, the three-level neutral-point-clamped converters play a crucial role in driving turbofan engines and delivering onboard electrical power. However, the conventional pulsewidth modulation (PWM) strateg... Read More about Hybrid Active Modulation Strategy for Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives.

Active Disturbance Rejection Control of DC-Bus Voltages Within a High-Speed Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System (2022)
Journal Article
Lang, X., Yang, T., Bai, G., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2022). Active Disturbance Rejection Control of DC-Bus Voltages Within a High-Speed Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8(4), 4229-4241. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2022.3164351

Wide-speed range operation capabilities in both motoring and generation modes are essential for an aircraft electrical starter/generator (ESG) drive system for more-electric aircraft applications. When running as a generator, the ESG is supplying pow... Read More about Active Disturbance Rejection Control of DC-Bus Voltages Within a High-Speed Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System.

Mild hybridisation of turboprop engine with high-power-density integrated electric drives (2022)
Journal Article
Cossart, G., Chen, Y., Yang, T., Khowja, M., La Rocca, A., Nasir, U., Chowdhury, S., Evans, D., Kember, D., Klonowski, T., Arnaud, Y., Apostin, L., Liger, T., Cossart, G., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., Bozhko, S., Detry, S., Diette, C., & Wheeler, P. (2022). Mild hybridisation of turboprop engine with high-power-density integrated electric drives. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8(4), 4148-4162. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2022.3160153

This paper shares with the aerospace community a case study of turboprop mild hybridisation using a recently developed integrated drive system in the University of Nottingham, UK, within the ACHIEVE project under EU H2020 CleanSky 2 program (project... Read More about Mild hybridisation of turboprop engine with high-power-density integrated electric drives.

Mild Hybridization of Turboprop Engine With High-Power-Density Integrated Electric Drives (2022)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Yang, T., Khowja, M. R., La Rocca, A., Nasir, U., Chowdhury, S., Evans, D., Kember, D., Klonowski, T., Arnaud, Y., Apostin, L., Liger, T., Cossart, G., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., Bozhko, S., Detry, S., Diette, C., & Wheeler, P. (2022). Mild Hybridization of Turboprop Engine With High-Power-Density Integrated Electric Drives. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8(4), 4148-4162. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2022.3160153

This article shares with the aerospace community a case study of turboprop mild hybridization using a recently developed integrated drive system in the University of Nottingham, U.K., within the ACHIEVE project under EU H2020 CleanSky 2 program (proj... Read More about Mild Hybridization of Turboprop Engine With High-Power-Density Integrated Electric Drives.

An Online Groundwall Insulation Monitoring Method Based on Transient Characteristics of Leakage Current for Inverter-Fed Motors (2022)
Journal Article
Niu, F., Wang, Y., Huang, S., Wu, L., Huang, X., Fang, Y., & Yang, T. (2022). An Online Groundwall Insulation Monitoring Method Based on Transient Characteristics of Leakage Current for Inverter-Fed Motors. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 37(8), 9745-9753. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2022.3157571

With the wide application of inverter-fed motors (IFMs), it is necessary to monitor the groundwall (GW) insulation status to guarantee the reliable operation of motor drive system. This article first proposes a mathematical model of leakage current i... Read More about An Online Groundwall Insulation Monitoring Method Based on Transient Characteristics of Leakage Current for Inverter-Fed Motors.