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Hybrid photonic-plasmonic platform for high-throughput single-molecule studies (2019)
Journal Article
Mossayebi, M., Parini, A., Wright, A. J., Somekh, M. G., Bellanca, G., & Larkins, E. C. (2019). Hybrid photonic-plasmonic platform for high-throughput single-molecule studies. Optical Materials Express, 9(6), 2511-2522. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.9.002511

We present the design and numerical characterization of a hybrid photonic-plasmonic nanoresonator comprised of a 2D photonic crystal (PhC) cavity, a gold bowtie nanoantenna (BNA) and a silicon dioxide, SiO2, spacer. This device is designed to serve a... Read More about Hybrid photonic-plasmonic platform for high-throughput single-molecule studies.

Hybrid Magnet - Field Winding Solutions for Exciters of Synchronous Generators (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Decuzzi, G., Nuzzo, S., Bolognesi, P., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2019, May). Hybrid Magnet - Field Winding Solutions for Exciters of Synchronous Generators. Presented at IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC 2019), San Diego, CA, USA

For power generation purposes, wound-field synchronous generators are often preferred to permanent magnet machines, due to the need of controlling the field winding voltage and current for guaranteeing a constant voltage at the generator's armature t... Read More about Hybrid Magnet - Field Winding Solutions for Exciters of Synchronous Generators.

Active Thermal Control for Power Converters in Modular Winding Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yan, H., Buticchi, G., Yang, J., Zhao, W., Zhang, H., & Gerada, C. (2019, April). Active Thermal Control for Power Converters in Modular Winding Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor. Presented at IEEE 13th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG 2019), Sonderborg, Denmark

To increase the reliability and reduce the torque ripple, modular winding structure has been employed in the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs). However, the reliability of the motor system depends on the lifetime of the power semiconductor... Read More about Active Thermal Control for Power Converters in Modular Winding Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor.

Extended signal-correction observer and application to aircraft navigation (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, X., & Wang, W. (2019). Extended signal-correction observer and application to aircraft navigation. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(4), 3149-3156. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2019.2912782

An extended signal-correction observer (ES-CO) is presented for signals correction and estimation, which not only can reject the large measurement error, but also the system uncertainty can be estimated, in spite of the existence of intense stochasti... Read More about Extended signal-correction observer and application to aircraft navigation.

Asymmetrical Flux Density Distribution in Stator Teeth of Surface Permanent Magnet Machines (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sala, G., De Gaetano, D., Degano, M., & Gerada, C. (2019, April). Asymmetrical Flux Density Distribution in Stator Teeth of Surface Permanent Magnet Machines. Presented at IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD 2019), Athens, Greece

This work is showing in detail the flux density behaviour in the stator teeth of a synchronous machine. A 3-phase Surface Permanent Magnet (SPM) motor is considered. These motors are widely employed in applications where high efficiency and power den... Read More about Asymmetrical Flux Density Distribution in Stator Teeth of Surface Permanent Magnet Machines.

Implementation of an Advanced Modelica Library for Evaluation of Inverter Loss Modeling (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lai, S. C., Ian Hill, C., & Suchato, N. (2019, February). Implementation of an Advanced Modelica Library for Evaluation of Inverter Loss Modeling. Presented at 2019 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference, TPEC 2019, College Station, Texas, USA

This paper introduces a newly developed Power Electronic Inverter library in Modelica. The library has different levels of complexity to approximate the power losses in the power inverter. In addition, it provides two different modelling domains (ABC... Read More about Implementation of an Advanced Modelica Library for Evaluation of Inverter Loss Modeling.

High Step-Up Y-Source Coupled-Inductor Impedance Network Boost DC–DC Converters With Common Ground and Continuous Input Current (2019)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Liu, H., Feng, Y., Wu, F., & Wheeler, P. (2020). High Step-Up Y-Source Coupled-Inductor Impedance Network Boost DC–DC Converters With Common Ground and Continuous Input Current. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 8(3), 3174-3183. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2019.2892499

High step-up Y-source coupled-inductor impedance network boost dc-dc converter with common ground and continuous input current is presented in this paper. The proposed converter has added auxiliary diodes and capacitors to three-winding Y-shaped coup... Read More about High Step-Up Y-Source Coupled-Inductor Impedance Network Boost DC–DC Converters With Common Ground and Continuous Input Current.

Phase-shift-modulation for a current-fed isolated DC-DC converter in more electric aircraft (2018)
Journal Article
Chen, L., Tarisciotti, L., Costabeber, A., Guan, Q., Wheeler, P., & Zanchetta, P. (2019). Phase-shift-modulation for a current-fed isolated DC-DC converter in more electric aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 34(9), 8528-8543. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2018.2889861

A Phase-Shift-Modulation (PSM) technique is proposed for an Active-Bridge-Active-Clamp (ABAC) topology. This topology is aimed for high power more-electric-aircraft applications. The proposed PSM has a complete switching harmonics cancellation on the... Read More about Phase-shift-modulation for a current-fed isolated DC-DC converter in more electric aircraft.

Simplified Damper Cage Circuital Model and Fast Analytical–Numerical Approach for the Analysis of Synchronous Generators (2018)
Journal Article
Nuzzo, S., Bolognesi, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2019). Simplified Damper Cage Circuital Model and Fast Analytical–Numerical Approach for the Analysis of Synchronous Generators. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(11), 8361-8371. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2018.2885737

The long and enduring history of utilization of the wound-field synchronous generator in a large number of applications makes it one of the most known and consolidated electrical machine technologies. Thus, its design, modeling, and analysis processe... Read More about Simplified Damper Cage Circuital Model and Fast Analytical–Numerical Approach for the Analysis of Synchronous Generators.

A Wideband Fault Location Scheme for Active Distribution Systems (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aboshady, F., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. (2018, October). A Wideband Fault Location Scheme for Active Distribution Systems. Presented at 7th International IEEE Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA 2018), Paris, France

This paper proposes a fault location technique for future distribution systems with distributed generation. The technique considers the circuit analysis at the non-fundamental frequencies that are generated when a fault occurs. To consider both induc... Read More about A Wideband Fault Location Scheme for Active Distribution Systems.