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End barrier shape optimizations and sensitivity analysis of synchrnous reluctance machines (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Galea, M., Di Nardo, M., Gerada, C., Palmieri, M., Gerada, D., Cupertino, F., Degano, M., & Bianchi, N. (2015, November). End barrier shape optimizations and sensitivity analysis of synchrnous reluctance machines. Presented at End barrier shape optimizations and sensitivity analysis of synchrnous reluctance machines, Yokohama, Japan

This paper presents an extensive study on the electromagnetic and structural influences of the end barrier shape of a Synchronous Reluctance Machine (SynRel). One of the most challenging tasks in designing these machines is to achieve a smooth torque... Read More about End barrier shape optimizations and sensitivity analysis of synchrnous reluctance machines.

PM synchronous machine comparison for light electric vehicles (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carraro, E., Degano, M., Morandin, M., & Bianchi, N. (2014, December). PM synchronous machine comparison for light electric vehicles. Presented at 2014 IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference, IEVC 2014, Florence, Italy

The research of rare-earth free alternatives, such as ferrite, hot pressed NdFeB Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance (PMASR) motor or pure reluctance motor, has potentially interesting implications especially in the perspective of indust... Read More about PM synchronous machine comparison for light electric vehicles.

Robust optimization of a traction PMASR motor according to given driving cycles (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Degano, M., Carraro, E., & Bianchi, N. (2014, September). Robust optimization of a traction PMASR motor according to given driving cycles. Presented at 2014 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Berlin, Germany

In the coming years, the electrification and the deployment of the electric motors in the urban transports will become a reality more and more widespread. The optimization stage of the electric motors usually does not consider in detail the real driv... Read More about Robust optimization of a traction PMASR motor according to given driving cycles.

On the analytical estimation of the airgap field in synchronous reluctance machine (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tessarolo, A., Degano, M., & Bianchi, N. (2014, September). On the analytical estimation of the airgap field in synchronous reluctance machine. Presented at 2014 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Berlin, Germany

Synchronous reluctance motors with rotor flux barriers are a promising type of electric machines thanks to various benefits, among the others, the absence of permanent magnets and rotor excitation. A challenge in the study of these motors is the accu... Read More about On the analytical estimation of the airgap field in synchronous reluctance machine.

Analytical modeling of split-phase synchronous reluctance machines (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tessarolo, A., Bruzzese, C., Degano, M., & Branz, L. (2014, October). Analytical modeling of split-phase synchronous reluctance machines. Presented at IECON 2014 - 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Dallas, TX, USA

Synchronous reluctance (SynRel) motors with rotor flux barriers are gaining increasing attractiveness in automotive applications thanks to their cheap, rugged and magnet-free rotor construction. When equipped with a split-phase stator winding and sup... Read More about Analytical modeling of split-phase synchronous reluctance machines.

Sensitivity analysis of torque ripple reduction of synchronous reluctance and interior PM motors (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bianchi, N., Degano, M., & Fornasiero, E. (2013, September). Sensitivity analysis of torque ripple reduction of synchronous reluctance and interior PM motors. Presented at 2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2013, Denver, Colorado, USA

The main drawback of reluctance machines is a high torque ripple, due to the interaction between the stator magneto-motive force and the rotor structure. Adopting a rotor configuration characterized by several flux barriers per pole, there is a high... Read More about Sensitivity analysis of torque ripple reduction of synchronous reluctance and interior PM motors.

Formula SAE electric competition: Electrical motor design (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carraro, E., Degano, M., Morandin, M., & Bianchi, N. (2013, May). Formula SAE electric competition: Electrical motor design. Presented at 2013 International Electric Machines & Drives Conference, Chicago, IL, USA

Electric mobility is becoming a growing reality due to increase of the demand and cost of oil and the enviromental impact of conventional internal combustion engines. To follow this trend, national student competitions belonging to Formula SAE (Socie... Read More about Formula SAE electric competition: Electrical motor design.

Permanent magnet volume minimization in permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance motors (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carraro, E., Degano, M., & Bianchi, N. (2013, March). Permanent magnet volume minimization in permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance motors. Presented at 2013 8th International Conference and Exhibition on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies, EVER 2013, Monte Carlo, Monaco

In the recent years the study on new motor topologies for automotive applications has found an increasing interest. The environmental impact of conventional internal combustion engine, together with the increasing demand and the cost of the oil, are... Read More about Permanent magnet volume minimization in permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance motors.

High frequency modelling method of EMI filters for hybrid Si - SiC matrix converters in aerospace applications (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ragusa, A., Zanchetta, P., Empringham, L., De Lillo, L., & Degano, M. (2013, March). High frequency modelling method of EMI filters for hybrid Si - SiC matrix converters in aerospace applications. Presented at 2013 Twenty-Eighth Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Long Beach, CA, USA

This paper proposes high frequency (HF) modelling method of EMI filters for a 100 kW hybrid Si-SiC matrix converter used in aerospace application. The developed HF models are useful to make an accurate prediction of the effectiveness of the filters a... Read More about High frequency modelling method of EMI filters for hybrid Si - SiC matrix converters in aerospace applications.

On the use of dimensioning equations for surface permanent magnet machines (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Branz, L., Degano, M., De Martin, M., & Tessarolo, A. (2012, June). On the use of dimensioning equations for surface permanent magnet machines. Presented at SPEEDAM 2012 - 21st International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, Sorrento, Italy

Surface permanent magnet (SPM) machines are widely used in a vast variety of industrial, domestic and vehicular applications. In the engineering practice, it is useful to adopt dimensioning equations to quickly predict their size, weight and producti... Read More about On the use of dimensioning equations for surface permanent magnet machines.