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Towards digital metal additive manufacturing via high-temperature drop-on-demand jetting (2019)
Journal Article
Simonelli, M., Aboulkhair, N., Rasa, M., East, M., Tuck, C., Wildman, R., Salomons, O., & Hague, R. (2019). Towards digital metal additive manufacturing via high-temperature drop-on-demand jetting. Additive Manufacturing, 30, Article 100930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.100930

Drop-on-demand jetting of metals offers a fully digital manufacturing approach to surpass the limitations of the current generation powder-based additive manufacturing technologies. However, research on this topic has been restricted mainly to near-n... Read More about Towards digital metal additive manufacturing via high-temperature drop-on-demand jetting.

SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Papadopoulos, S., Galassini, A., Ruksnaitis, L., Farhat, N., Kiselychnyk, O., Midgley, W., & Degano, M. (2019, October). SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

This paper proposes a new ultra-reliable architecture for fully electric propulsion primarily aimed at the automotive sector. The system considers a direct drive arrangement, minimizing the number of moving components and is based on a network of mul... Read More about SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation.

Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dewar, D., Rhoten, J., Formentini, A., & Zanchetta, P. (2019, October). Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

In this paper, a novel approach to variable frequency optimal controller design for the application of aircraft embedded grids is presented. Aircraft power grids by industrial standards need to be able to operate across a range of frequencies. Often,... Read More about Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids.

Transfer Function Based Input Impedance Determination of Triple Active Bridge Converter (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yang, J., Buticchi, G., Gu, C., Günter, S., Yan, H., & Wheeler, P. (2019, October). Transfer Function Based Input Impedance Determination of Triple Active Bridge Converter. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

The concept of multiport dc-dc converter was proposed to reduce the conversion stages of dc microgrid on more electric aircraft (MEA). The structure of multiport dc-dc converter is basically developed from the dual active bridge (DAB) converter becau... Read More about Transfer Function Based Input Impedance Determination of Triple Active Bridge Converter.

Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lukic, M., Giangrande, P., Klumpner, C., & Galea, M. (2019, October). Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

This paper focuses on evaluating the energy and power requirements of a specific aircraft on-board electric taxiing (ET) system. The developed model of the investigated system is used to determine the requisites for a typical taxiing profile mission... Read More about Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations.

Multi-physics Design Optimisation of PM-assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Traction Application (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Ani, M., Walker, A., Vakil, G., Ramanathan, R., Zou, T., La Rocca, S., La Rocca, A., Gerada, D., Gerada, C., Paciura, K., & McQueen, A. (2019, October). Multi-physics Design Optimisation of PM-assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Traction Application. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

Recently, the synchronous reluctance machine limits have been pushed toward meeting the requirements of traction applications. A skilled electromagnetic architecture of a synchronous reluctance machine with the help of permanent magnets can push the... Read More about Multi-physics Design Optimisation of PM-assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Traction Application.

On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Migliazza, G., Buticchi, G., & Galea, M. (2019, October). On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

Electrical motors are required to perform reliably for a certain number of hours/cycles. Assuming the insulation breakdown as the predominant source of failure, then the lifetime of an electrical machine can generally be said to correspond to that of... Read More about On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines.

An Exploration of Design Options for Integrated Residential PV-ESS (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Panagiotou, K., Klumpner, C., Sumner, M., & Georghiou, G. E. (2019, October). An Exploration of Design Options for Integrated Residential PV-ESS. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

The behind-the-meter integration of the distributed energy sources and the energy storage systems (ESSs) presents one of the key solutions for the 21st century energy and power challenges. A comprehensive design and development procedure, which integ... Read More about An Exploration of Design Options for Integrated Residential PV-ESS.

Modulation Limit Based Control Strategy for More Electric Aircraft Generator System (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shen Yeoh, S., Rashed, M., & Bozhko, S. Modulation Limit Based Control Strategy for More Electric Aircraft Generator System

Vector based control strategies have been extensively employed for drive systems, and in recent times to the More Electric Aircraft (MEA) generator based systems. The control schemes should maintain the bus voltage and adhere to the generator system... Read More about Modulation Limit Based Control Strategy for More Electric Aircraft Generator System.

Users’ Perceptions of Mobile Weather Applications’ Usability (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khamaj, A., Kang, Z., & Argyle, E. (2019, October). Users’ Perceptions of Mobile Weather Applications’ Usability. Presented at Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 63rd International Annual Meeting 2019, Seattle, Washington, USA

The advancements of smartphone technology have led to a significant growth of smartphone weather applications (i.e. apps) on the market. Due to the high risk and time-critical situations associated with severe weather conditions (e.g. floods, tornado... Read More about Users’ Perceptions of Mobile Weather Applications’ Usability.