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Optimization and Analysis of a High Power Density and Fault Tolerant Starter–Generator for Aircraft Application (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, B., Vakil, G., Liu, Y., Yang, T., Zhang, Z., & Gerada, C. (2021). Optimization and Analysis of a High Power Density and Fault Tolerant Starter–Generator for Aircraft Application. Energies, 14(1), Article 113. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14010113

Permanent magnet synchronous machines provide many dramatic electromagnetic performances such as high efficiency and high power density, which make them more competitive in aircraft electrification, whereas, designing a permanent magnet starter–gener... Read More about Optimization and Analysis of a High Power Density and Fault Tolerant Starter–Generator for Aircraft Application.

Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Valente, G., Sumsurooah, S., Ian Hill, C., Rashed, M., Vakil, G., Bozhko, S., & Gerada, C. (2020). Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion.

This paper presents parametric design studies of the on-board Electrical Power System (EPS) for a distributed hybrid aircraft propulsion. The work presents the methodology that has been adopted to develop the physics-based models of the EPS component... Read More about Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion.

Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Savi, F., Barater, D., Buticchi, G., Wheeler, P., & Gerada, C. (2020). Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iecon43393.2020.9254985

One of the challenges brought forward by the gradual electrification undertaken by the aviation sector is the requirement of fault tolerance for machine drive systems to be used for critical on-board tasks such as propulsion or primary flight surface... Read More about Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators.

Influence of Rotor Design on Electromagnetic Performance in Interior Permanent Magnet Machines (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Transi, T., Murataliyev, M., Degano, M., Preci, E., Gerada, D., & Gerada, C. (2020). Influence of Rotor Design on Electromagnetic Performance in Interior Permanent Magnet Machines. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iecon43393.2020.9255237

Nowadays, Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines (IPMSM) are widely adopted in various sectors such as automotive, railway or public transportation (e- buses, trams, etc.). Among the benefits that these machines present, they offer a number o... Read More about Influence of Rotor Design on Electromagnetic Performance in Interior Permanent Magnet Machines.

SISO Control Strategy of Resonant Dual Active Bridge with a Tuned CLC Network (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, M., Yang, B., Xu, L., Li, J., Gerada, D., Gu, C., …Li, Y. (2020). SISO Control Strategy of Resonant Dual Active Bridge with a Tuned CLC Network. In 2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe). https://doi.org/10.23919/epe20ecceeurope43536.2020.9215606

This paper proposed a linear state-space model for a resonant dual active bridge with a tuned capacitor-inductor-capacitor network which is applied to an energy storage system. The proposed model is used for predicting the behavior of the proposed sy... Read More about SISO Control Strategy of Resonant Dual Active Bridge with a Tuned CLC Network.

Improved V‐shaped interior permanent magnet rotor topology with inward‐extended bridges for reduced torque ripple (2020)
Journal Article
Gao, P., Sun, X., Gerada, D., Gerada, C., & Wang, X. (2020). Improved V‐shaped interior permanent magnet rotor topology with inward‐extended bridges for reduced torque ripple. IET Electric Power Applications, 14(12), 2404-2411. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-epa.2019.0850

Interior permanent magnet synchronous machines (IPMSMs) with V-shaped permanent magnet (PM) rotors are widely used as traction motors in electric vehicles because of their high torque density and high efficiency. However, the V-shape IPMSMs have the... Read More about Improved V‐shaped interior permanent magnet rotor topology with inward‐extended bridges for reduced torque ripple.

Rotor Position Tracking Control for Low Speed Operation of Direct-Drive PMSM Servo System (2020)
Journal Article
Bu, F., Xuan, F., Yang, Z., Gao, Y., Pan, Z., Degano, M., & Gerada, C. (2021). Rotor Position Tracking Control for Low Speed Operation of Direct-Drive PMSM Servo System. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 26(2), 1129-1139. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2020.3019039

In this paper, a rotor position tracking control (RPTC) strategy is proposed to effectively reduce the speed fluctuation for a direct-drive permanent magnet synchronous motor (DD-PMSM) servo system operating at low speed with different torque disturb... Read More about Rotor Position Tracking Control for Low Speed Operation of Direct-Drive PMSM Servo System.

An Analytical Approach for the Design of Innovative Hairpin Winding Layouts (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Arzillo, A., Nuzzo, S., Braglia, P., Franceschini, G., Barater, D., Gerada, D., & Gerada, C. (2020). An Analytical Approach for the Design of Innovative Hairpin Winding Layouts. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icem49940.2020.9270927

This work deals with an analytical approach aimed at accurately predicting Joule losses in innovative hairpin winding layouts. While hairpin windings are seeing an everincreasing use in automotive and aerospace applications due to their inherently hi... Read More about An Analytical Approach for the Design of Innovative Hairpin Winding Layouts.

Rotor Design Optimization of Squirrel Cage Induction Motor - Part I: Problem Statement (2020)
Journal Article
Marfoli, A., Di Nardo, M., Degano, M., Gerada, C., & Chen, W. (2021). Rotor Design Optimization of Squirrel Cage Induction Motor - Part I: Problem Statement. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 36(2), 1271-1279. https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2020.3019934

Squirrel cage induction motor is the most widely adopted electrical machine in applications directly fed by the main grid. The analysis, design and optimization of this machine topology has been addressed by a considerable amount of literature over t... Read More about Rotor Design Optimization of Squirrel Cage Induction Motor - Part I: Problem Statement.

Challenges and Future opportunities of Hairpin Technologies (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Arzillo, A., Braglia, P., Nuzzo, S., Barater, D., Franceschini, G., Gerada, D., & Gerada, C. (2020). Challenges and Future opportunities of Hairpin Technologies. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE45063.2020.9152417

Hairpin windings are seeing an ever-increasing application and development in electrical machines designed for high power and torque densities. In fact, due to their inherently high fill factor, they are very attractive in applications, such as trans... Read More about Challenges and Future opportunities of Hairpin Technologies.