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Three-Phase Rectifiers with Current Compensation Schemes - Part I: Passive Circuits (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, M., Faundez, D., Kolar, J., Wheeler, P., Riveros, J. A., & Toledo, S. (2018, November). Three-Phase Rectifiers with Current Compensation Schemes - Part I: Passive Circuits. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles and International Transportation Electrification Conference, ESARS-ITEC 2018, Nottingham, UK

Three-phase rectifiers are widely used in several applications. The main feature desired in these power converters is a satisfying regulation of dc output voltage/current, but this ought to be achieved with high quality ac currents and unitary power... Read More about Three-Phase Rectifiers with Current Compensation Schemes - Part I: Passive Circuits.

Model Predictive Control Based PID Controller for PMSM for Propulsion Systems (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdelrauf, A. A., Saad, W. W., Hebala, A., & Galea, M. (2018, November). Model Predictive Control Based PID Controller for PMSM for Propulsion Systems. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles and International Transportation Electrification Conference, ESARS-ITEC 2018, Nottingham, UK

Model Predictive Control (MPC) is one of the most suitable controllers for industrial applications, especially for constrained systems. However, it requires high computational burden, which is considered as the main drawback. Proportional Integral De... Read More about Model Predictive Control Based PID Controller for PMSM for Propulsion Systems.

Generator overload reduction using smart power management (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spagnolo, C., Sumsurooah, S., Hill, C., & Bozhko, S. (2018, November). Generator overload reduction using smart power management. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)

Weight reduction is a key driver in the aerospace sector. Every kilogram of weight reduction has significant benefits over the aircraft’s life cycle. This paper introduces a smart power management technique which is able to reduce the overload on the... Read More about Generator overload reduction using smart power management.

A reliability approach for the MEA power system architecture design optimization problem (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Recalde, A., Bozhko, S., Atkin, J., & Hill, C. (2018, November). A reliability approach for the MEA power system architecture design optimization problem. Presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)

In the literature, there has been thorough research on reliability-based design in different fields. However, aircraft power system investigations have mostly dealt with sub-system optimization. Hence, there is considerable potential to excel innova... Read More about A reliability approach for the MEA power system architecture design optimization problem.

Super-resolution imaging using nano-bells (2018)
Journal Article
Fuentes-Dominguez, R., Pérez-Cota, F., Naznin, S., Smith, R. J., & Clark, M. (2018). Super-resolution imaging using nano-bells. Scientific Reports, 8, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34744-6

In this paper we demonstrate a new scheme for optical super-resolution, inspired, in-part, by PALM and STORM. In this scheme each object in the field of view is tagged with a signal that allows them to be detected separately. By doing this we can ide... Read More about Super-resolution imaging using nano-bells.

Potential Improvements in Turbofan's Performance by Electric Power Transfer (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Enalou, H. B., Le-Peuvedic, J. M., Rashed, M., & Bozhko, S. (2018, May). Potential Improvements in Turbofan's Performance by Electric Power Transfer. Presented at Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference, Doubletree Club Hotel, Orange County Airport 7 Hutton Centre Drive Santa Ana, CA 92707

© 2018 SAE International. All Rights Reserved. Bleeding in engines is essential to mitigate the unmatched air massflow between low and High Pressure (HP) compressors at low speed settings, thus avoiding unstable operation due to surge and phenomena.... Read More about Potential Improvements in Turbofan's Performance by Electric Power Transfer.

A Novel Newton-Raphson-Based Searching Method for the MTPA Control of Pmasynrm Considering Magnetic and Cross Saturation (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, S., Degano, M., Kang, J., Galassini, A., & Gerada, C. (2018, September). A Novel Newton-Raphson-Based Searching Method for the MTPA Control of Pmasynrm Considering Magnetic and Cross Saturation. Presented at 2018 XIII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Alexandroupoli, Greece

Maximum torque per ampere control (MTPA) takes full advantage of the reluctance torque aiming at the minimum copper loss, which can increase the torque output under the minimum current conditions. The traditional MTPA method makes use of equations wi... Read More about A Novel Newton-Raphson-Based Searching Method for the MTPA Control of Pmasynrm Considering Magnetic and Cross Saturation.

Analysis of Nonstationary Emissions for Efficient Characterization of Stochastic em Fields (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baharuddin, M. H., Smartt, C., Maricar, M. I., Thomas, D. W., Gradoni, G., Creagh, S. C., & Tanner, G. (2018, August). Analysis of Nonstationary Emissions for Efficient Characterization of Stochastic em Fields. Presented at International Symposium and Exhibition on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC EUROPE 2018), Amsterdam, Netherlands

A statistical approach using field-field correlation functions which is obtained from two-probe time domain measurement is used to characterize the radiation from complex devices. The time-frequency analysis provided by the measurement data has shown... Read More about Analysis of Nonstationary Emissions for Efficient Characterization of Stochastic em Fields.

An active modulation scheme to boost voltage utilisation of the dual converter with a floating bridge (2018)
Journal Article
Huang, Z., Yang, T., Wheeler, P., Galea, M., Giangrande, P., & Chowdhury, S. (2019). An active modulation scheme to boost voltage utilisation of the dual converter with a floating bridge. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(7), 5623-5633. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2018.2873539

This paper proposes a capacitor voltage regulation method for the dual converter with a floating bridge for aerospace applications. This topology has previously been reported, but with a constrained voltage utilisation factor due to the need for capa... Read More about An active modulation scheme to boost voltage utilisation of the dual converter with a floating bridge.

Neutral Point Voltage Control Method for Three-Level Diode-Clamped Converter Based on Fourth Harmonic Current Injection (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, C., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2018, September). Neutral Point Voltage Control Method for Three-Level Diode-Clamped Converter Based on Fourth Harmonic Current Injection. Presented at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2018), Portland, Oregon, USA

DC-link neutral point voltage balancing for three level neutral point clamped converters has been extensively investigated. Many effective methods have been reported with desirable performances under high power factor conditions. However, most of the... Read More about Neutral Point Voltage Control Method for Three-Level Diode-Clamped Converter Based on Fourth Harmonic Current Injection.