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Wide Bandgap Voltage Source Inverter Design for Automotive Electric Drivetrain (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Savi, F., Buticchi, G., Gerada, C., Wheeler, P., & Barater, D. (2018, November). Wide Bandgap Voltage Source Inverter Design for Automotive Electric Drivetrain. 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

In this paper a high power, high frequency voltage source inverter for automotive traction application is reviewed. The main objectives of the design process is the maximization of power density, while keeping high efficiency and low weight. In this... Read More about Wide Bandgap Voltage Source Inverter Design for Automotive Electric Drivetrain.

The Influence of Stator Material on the Power Density and Iron Loss of a High-Performace Starter-Generator for More Electric Aircraft (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Golovanov, D., Xu, Z., Gerada, D., Degano, M., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2018, October). The Influence of Stator Material on the Power Density and Iron Loss of a High-Performace Starter-Generator for More Electric Aircraft. Presented at 2018 21st International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS), Jeju, South Korea

Maximizing the power density as well as efficiency are two of the main critical aspects for engineers who are designing electrical machines for aerospace applications. Iron losses have a significant impact on the total machine efficiency, thermal sta... Read More about The Influence of Stator Material on the Power Density and Iron Loss of a High-Performace Starter-Generator for More Electric Aircraft.

Design and testing of PMSM for aerospace EMA applications (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Giangrande, P., Madonna, V., Sala, G., Kladas, A., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2018, October). Design and testing of PMSM for aerospace EMA applications. Presented at IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Washington, DC

The more-electric aircraft initiative represents an important technology step-change for the aircraft industry. The reduction of both fuel consumption and environmental impact are leading to alternative solutions for actuating the flight control surf... Read More about Design and testing of PMSM for aerospace EMA applications.

Consideration on Eddy Current Reduction Techniques for Solid Materials Used in Unconventional Magnetic Circuits (2018)
Journal Article
Mohammed, A. M., Galea, M., Cox, T., & Gerada, C. (2019). Consideration on Eddy Current Reduction Techniques for Solid Materials Used in Unconventional Magnetic Circuits. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(6), 4870-4879. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2018.2875641

The use of solid materials in tubular, linear machines has significant manufacturing benefits, as this removes the need for an axially laminated stator. However, this comes at the cost of extra eddy current losses. In this paper, a detailed analysis... Read More about Consideration on Eddy Current Reduction Techniques for Solid Materials Used in Unconventional Magnetic Circuits.

Enhanced power sharing transient with droop controllers for multi-three-phase synchronous electrical machines (2018)
Journal Article
Galassini, A., Costabeber, A., Degano, M., Gerada, C., Tessarolo, A., & Menis, R. (2019). Enhanced power sharing transient with droop controllers for multi-three-phase synchronous electrical machines. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(7), 5600-5610. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2018.2868029

This paper presents a droop-based dis- tributed control strategy for multi-three-phase machines that provides augmented controllability during power shar- ing transients. The proposed strategy is able to mitigate the mutual interactions among differe... Read More about Enhanced power sharing transient with droop controllers for multi-three-phase synchronous electrical machines.

Double Rotor Synchronous Reluctance Machine: Analysis towards Torque Capability (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Ani, M., Mahmoud, H., Degano, M., & Gerada, C. (2018, September). Double Rotor Synchronous Reluctance Machine: Analysis towards Torque Capability. Presented at 23rd International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM 2018), Alexandroupoli, Greece

© 2018 IEEE. This paper presents a comparative analysis of double rotor synchronous reluctance machines. Different topologies of the proposed machine have been investigated, such as double rotor with double-sided stator and double rotor with single-s... Read More about Double Rotor Synchronous Reluctance Machine: Analysis towards Torque Capability.

Dielectric breakdown of alumina thin films produced by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering (2018)
Journal Article
Hanby, B. V., Stuart, B. W., Grant, C., Moffat, J., Blissett, J., Gerada, C., Gimeno-Fabra, M., & Grant, D. M. (2018). Dielectric breakdown of alumina thin films produced by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering. Thin Solid Films, 662, 145-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2018.07.004

Alumina films (~2 μm thick) were deposited with a mixed Cu/Al interlayer onto copper. Direct current (DC)/Pulsed DC (PDC) magnetron sputtering techniques were independently compared for reactive alumina sputtering. In DC sputtered films, elemental al... Read More about Dielectric breakdown of alumina thin films produced by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering.

A Smart Transformer-Rectifier Unit for the More Electric Aircraft (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buticchi, G., Gerada, C., Ko, Y. J., & Liserre, M. (2018, June). A Smart Transformer-Rectifier Unit for the More Electric Aircraft. Presented at 2018 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Cairns, Australia

In the framework of the More Electric Aircraft (MEA), an efficient and flexible power distribution system is of paramount importance. Considering the presence of both AC and DC loads at multiple voltage levels, the distribution system of the most mod... Read More about A Smart Transformer-Rectifier Unit for the More Electric Aircraft.

Multi-Physics and Multi-Objective Optimization of a High Speed PMSM for High Performance Applications (2018)
Journal Article
Zhao, W., Wang, X., Gerada, C., Zhang, H., Liu, C., & Wang, Y. (2018). Multi-Physics and Multi-Objective Optimization of a High Speed PMSM for High Performance Applications. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 54(11), Article 8106405. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2018.2835504

© 1965-2012 IEEE. High-speed permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) can provide high power density and high efficiency, which is often highly desirable in high performance applications. A multi-physics optimization program based on the multi-obj... Read More about Multi-Physics and Multi-Objective Optimization of a High Speed PMSM for High Performance Applications.

A Modified Neutral Point Balancing Space Vector Modulation for Three-Level Neutral Point Clamped Converters in High-Speed Drives (2018)
Journal Article
Li, C., Yang, T., Kulsangcharoen, P., Lo Calzo, G., Bozhko, S., Gerada, C., & Wheeler, P. (2019). A Modified Neutral Point Balancing Space Vector Modulation for Three-Level Neutral Point Clamped Converters in High-Speed Drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(2), 910-921. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2018.2835372

© 2018 IEEE. This paper describes a high-performance neutral point voltage balancing technique for a neutral point clamped (NPC) converter. Conventional neutral point voltage balancing methods do not function well under low power factor, low pulse ra... Read More about A Modified Neutral Point Balancing Space Vector Modulation for Three-Level Neutral Point Clamped Converters in High-Speed Drives.