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Development of a smart supercapacitor energy storage system for aircraft electric power systems (2021)
Journal Article
Fares, A. M., Kippke, M., Rashed, M., Klumpner, C., & Bozhko, S. (2021). Development of a smart supercapacitor energy storage system for aircraft electric power systems. Energies, 14(23), Article 8056. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14238056

This paper presents the development of a supercapacitor energy storage system (ESS) aimed to minimize weight, which is very important for aerospace applications, whilst integrating smart functionalities like voltage monitoring, equalization, and over... Read More about Development of a smart supercapacitor energy storage system for aircraft electric power systems.

An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Wang, C., & Bozho, S. (2021, October). An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft. Paper presented at MEA2021, Bordeaux, France

The more electric aircraft concept has been identified as the major trend of future aircraft. The DC distribution network where multiple electrical sources are connected to a common HVDC bus is a promising architecture for more electric aircraft appl... Read More about An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft.

A Simple PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Converters in Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System With Improved DC-Link Voltage Utilization and Reduced Common-Mode Voltage (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Guo, F., Yang, T., Yeoh, S. S., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Diab, A. M. (2021). A Simple PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Converters in Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System With Improved DC-Link Voltage Utilization and Reduced Common-Mode Voltage. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595933

Due to the employment of three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) converters in the aircraft electric starter/generator (ESG) systems, the pulse-width-modulation (PWM) strategy plays a significant role in the converter-fed PMSM drives. However, the... Read More about A Simple PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Converters in Aircraft Electric Starter/Generator System With Improved DC-Link Voltage Utilization and Reduced Common-Mode Voltage.

Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mohamed, M. A. A., Yeoh, S., Atkin, J., Khalaf, M., & Bozhko, S. (2021). Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application. . https://doi.org/10.1109/IPRECON52453.2021.9640691

This paper deals with innovative multi-function battery controller with seamless transition between controllers for future MEA platforms. The battery controller performs different functions i.e. providing DC power, maintaining DC bus voltage, control... Read More about Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application.

Neural Network aided PMSM multi-objective design and optimization for more-electric aircraft applications (2021)
Journal Article
Gao, Y., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., Dragicevic, T.-L., & Gerada, C. (2022). Neural Network aided PMSM multi-objective design and optimization for more-electric aircraft applications. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 35(10), 233-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2021.08.006

This study uses the Neural Network (NN) technique to optimize design of surface-mounted Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs) for More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) applications. The key role of NN is to provide dedicated correction factors for the a... Read More about Neural Network aided PMSM multi-objective design and optimization for more-electric aircraft applications.

An Overmodulation Algorithm With Neutral-Point Voltage Balancing for Three-Level Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives (2021)
Journal Article
Guo, F., Yang, T., Diab, A. M., Yeoh, S. S., Li, C., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2022). An Overmodulation Algorithm With Neutral-Point Voltage Balancing for Three-Level Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 37(2), 2021-2032. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2021.3105752

In this article, a virtual space vector based overmodulation algorithm is presented for three-level neutral-point (NP) clamped converters in high-speed aerospace motor drives. With the proposed inscribed polygonal-boundary compression technique, the... Read More about An Overmodulation Algorithm With Neutral-Point Voltage Balancing for Three-Level Converters in High-Speed Aerospace Drives.

An enhanced feedforward flux weakening control for high-speed permanent magnet machine drive applications (2021)
Journal Article
Lang, X., Yang, T., Li, C., Yeoh, S. S., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2021). An enhanced feedforward flux weakening control for high-speed permanent magnet machine drive applications. IET Power Electronics, 14(13), 2179-2193. https://doi.org/10.1049/pel2.12170

Permanent magnet machines have been used in the high-speed drive applications due to their high-efficiency, high-power-density, and wide-speed range characteristics. However, control of such high-speed permanent magnet machines machine is always chal... Read More about An enhanced feedforward flux weakening control for high-speed permanent magnet machine drive applications.

Using DC-DC Converters as Active Harmonic Suppression Device for More Electric Aircraft Applications (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, C., Yang, T., Hussaini, H., & Bozhko, S. (2022). Using DC-DC Converters as Active Harmonic Suppression Device for More Electric Aircraft Applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 69(7), 6508-6518. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2021.3099239

Harmonics generated from power electronic converters will impose significant power quality challenges to the electric grid onboard future aircraft. In this article, we propose an innovative modulation scheme that enables using a buck-boost dc-dc conv... Read More about Using DC-DC Converters as Active Harmonic Suppression Device for More Electric Aircraft Applications.

An Enhanced and Cost Saving Droop Control Method for Improved Load Sharing for the MEA Application (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Wang, C., & Bozhko, S. (2021). An Enhanced and Cost Saving Droop Control Method for Improved Load Sharing for the MEA Application. In 2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC) (84-89). https://doi.org/10.1109/itec51675.2021.9490097

The more electric aircraft (MEA) concept has been identified as the major trend of future aircraft. The DC distribution network is a promising architecture for more-electric aircraft application, where multiple electrical sources are connected to a c... Read More about An Enhanced and Cost Saving Droop Control Method for Improved Load Sharing for the MEA Application.

Droop Coefficient Design in Droop Control of Power Converters for Improved Load Sharing: An Artificial Neural Network Approach (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Gao, Y., Wang, C., Dragicevic, T., & Bozhko, S. (2021). Droop Coefficient Design in Droop Control of Power Converters for Improved Load Sharing: An Artificial Neural Network Approach. In Proceedings of 30th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2021). https://doi.org/10.1109/isie45552.2021.9576482

In this paper, a new approach for the design of the droop coefficient in the droop control of power converters using the artificial neural network (ANN) is proposed. In the first instance, a detailed more electric aircraft (MEA) electrical power syst... Read More about Droop Coefficient Design in Droop Control of Power Converters for Improved Load Sharing: An Artificial Neural Network Approach.