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Design and Evaluation of a Power Converter for an Energy Storage System for Aircrafts (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C., & Rashed, M. (2018, November). Design and Evaluation of a Power Converter for an Energy Storage System for Aircrafts. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Nottingham, UK

This paper presents the design and evaluation of a power converter to be used in an energy storage system for aircrafts that is be able to control the 270V dc bus voltage during large load disturbances and regeneration. A study is conducted in order... Read More about Design and Evaluation of a Power Converter for an Energy Storage System for Aircrafts.

Comparative Study Of Back EMF Based Sensorless Control Methods For Dual Three-Phase PMSM (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fan, L., Yang, T., Rashed, M., & Bozhko, S. (2018, November). Comparative Study Of Back EMF Based Sensorless Control Methods For Dual Three-Phase PMSM. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Nottingham

Multiphase electrical machines have gained increased attentions recently due to its fault tolerance capability which is of great importance for more-electric aircraft application. This paper studies sensorless control of a high-speed dual three-phase... Read More about Comparative Study Of Back EMF Based Sensorless Control Methods For Dual Three-Phase PMSM.

Thermal Analysis of High Power High Voltage DC Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) for Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor-craft (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adhikari, J., Yang, T., Zhang, J., Rashed, M., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2018, November). Thermal Analysis of High Power High Voltage DC Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) for Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor-craft. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Nottingham, UK

This paper explores different possible topologies of a high-power high-voltage bidirectional DC solid state power controller (SSPC) for aerospace applications. The most suitable topology is then selected for design and implementation of the SSPC. A d... Read More about Thermal Analysis of High Power High Voltage DC Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) for Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor-craft.

An Enhanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft Applications (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lang, X., Yang, T., Enalou, H. B., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2018, November). An Enhanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft Applications. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Nottingham

© 2018 IEEE. The more-electric aircraft (MEA) concept has become a major trend due to its multiple advantages. Many functions which are conventionally driven by pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical power systems are replaced by electrical ones onboard... Read More about An Enhanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft Applications.

A Review of Torque Ripple Minimization Techniques in Switched Reluctance Machine (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Velmurugan, G., Bozhko, S., & Yang, T. (2018, November). A Review of Torque Ripple Minimization Techniques in Switched Reluctance Machine. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Nottingham, UK

Torque ripple is a major problem in Switched Reluctance Machine (SRM). Despite the high torque ripple and vibration, SRM has many advantages over many other machines. In this paper, the torque ripple minimization control techniques commonly used are... Read More about A Review of Torque Ripple Minimization Techniques in Switched Reluctance Machine.

High Frequency Harmonic Current Generator for More Electric Aircraft Based on GaN HFETs (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, M., Fan, B., Xu, L., Kuiwang, K., Zheng, Z., Li, Y., Gerada, C., Zhang, H., & Li, J. (2018, November). High Frequency Harmonic Current Generator for More Electric Aircraft Based on GaN HFETs. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Nottingham

© 2018 IEEE. With the development of more electric aircraft (MEA), the number of power electronic equipment and variable frequency electrical loads are increasing rapidly, which leads to challenges in terms of power quality of aircraft power system.... Read More about High Frequency Harmonic Current Generator for More Electric Aircraft Based on GaN HFETs.

Design of Fault-Tolerant Dual Three-Phase Winding PMSM for Helicopter Landing Gear EMA (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Giangrande, P., Madonna, V., Nuzzo, S., & Galea, M. (2018, November). Design of Fault-Tolerant Dual Three-Phase Winding PMSM for Helicopter Landing Gear EMA. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Nottingham, UK

On modern rotorcraft, electro-mechanical actuators (EMAs) are progressively replacing the bulky and more expensive hydraulic and/or pneumatic systems. Although the migration towards alternative actuation solutions, reliability remains a key requireme... Read More about Design of Fault-Tolerant Dual Three-Phase Winding PMSM for Helicopter Landing Gear EMA.

State of the Art of Electric Taxiing Systems (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lukic, M., Hebala, A., Giangrande, P., Klumpner, C., Nuzzo, S., Chen, G., Gerada, C., Eastwick, C., & Galea, M. (2018, November). State of the Art of Electric Taxiing Systems. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Nottingham, UK

The aviation industry represents an ever-expanding economy and the aircraft market forecast reveals an optimistic growth for the coming decades. New requirements and guidelines call for a more efficient, reliable, and environment friendly aircraft op... Read More about State of the Art of Electric Taxiing Systems.

Power Density Optimization of a DC/DC Converter for an Aircraft Supercapacitors Energy Storage (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fritz, N., Rashed, M., & Klumpner, C. (2018, November). Power Density Optimization of a DC/DC Converter for an Aircraft Supercapacitors Energy Storage. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Nottingham, UK

This paper presents a computationally efficient design algorithm for a DC/DC converter, optimized for power density. Interleaving and series-connecting of several converter cells is included in the analysis. The choice of the converter design paramet... Read More about Power Density Optimization of a DC/DC Converter for an Aircraft Supercapacitors Energy Storage.

Impact of thermal overload on the insulation aging in short duty cycle motors for aerospace (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Lusuardi, L., Cavallini, A., & Galea, M. (2018, November). Impact of thermal overload on the insulation aging in short duty cycle motors for aerospace. Presented at 5th International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles (ESARS) and International Transportation Electrification Conference (ITECH), Nottingham, UK

Electric motors for aerospace applications are often characterised by short-time duty rather than continuous-duty operations. Some of the main requirements for these machines are high torque density and reliability. Considerable torque density improv... Read More about Impact of thermal overload on the insulation aging in short duty cycle motors for aerospace.