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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.

An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Huang, Z., Yang, T., Giangrande, P., Wheeler, P., & Galea, M. (2019, October). An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

This paper presents an enhanced modulation technique for dual converters with isolated supplies. This unified modulation technique is applicable for any positive voltage ratio between the isolated supplies. The modulation technique enhances the quali... Read More about An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies.

Analytical Tool to Generate Torque-Speed Characteristics for Surface Mounted PM Machines in Constant Torque and Field Weakening Regions (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2019, October). Analytical Tool to Generate Torque-Speed Characteristics for Surface Mounted PM Machines in Constant Torque and Field Weakening Regions. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

This paper presents an analytical tool to generate torque vs speed characteristics of the surface-mounted permanent magnet machines to minimize the computation time and efforts. The paper also derives an expression of d-axis current in the field weak... Read More about Analytical Tool to Generate Torque-Speed Characteristics for Surface Mounted PM Machines in Constant Torque and Field Weakening Regions.

Design-of-Experiments Analysis of Li-Ion Cell Capacity Fading in High Temperature Automotive Conditions (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stocker, R., Mumtaz, A., & Lophitis, N. (2019, October). Design-of-Experiments Analysis of Li-Ion Cell Capacity Fading in High Temperature Automotive Conditions. Presented at 2019 Electric Vehicles International Conference (EV), Bucharest, Romania

This paper examines the evolution of performance degradation through capacity fade in Li-ion cells when subjected to 8 months of automotive drive cycles in high temperature conditions. This is done by combining a temperature controlled, highly transi... Read More about Design-of-Experiments Analysis of Li-Ion Cell Capacity Fading in High Temperature Automotive Conditions.

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.

Comparative Evaluation of High Power Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) With and Without Auxiliary Over-current Bypass Circuit (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adhikari, J., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2019, October). Comparative Evaluation of High Power Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) With and Without Auxiliary Over-current Bypass Circuit. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

This paper explores the possibility of a semiconductor-based over-current bypass circuit for high current solid-state power controllers (SSPCs). Therefore, two different topologies of the bidirectional DC SSPCs: a. without over-current bypass circuit... Read More about Comparative Evaluation of High Power Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) With and Without Auxiliary Over-current Bypass Circuit.

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.

Electrospun composite nanofibre supercapacitors enhanced with electrochemically 3D printed current collectors (2019)
Journal Article
Chen, X., Liu, X., Ouyang, M., Childs, P., Brandon, N., & Wu, B. (2019). Electrospun composite nanofibre supercapacitors enhanced with electrochemically 3D printed current collectors. Journal of Energy Storage, 26, Article 100993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2019.100993

Carbonised electrospun nanofibres are attractive for supercapacitors due to their relatively high surface area, facile production routes and flexibility. With the addition of materials such as manganese oxide (MnO), the specific capacitance of the ca... Read More about Electrospun composite nanofibre supercapacitors enhanced with electrochemically 3D printed current collectors.