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Comparison of V-shaped IPM Machines Winding Topologies for Heavy-duty EV Applications (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
George, L., Walker, A., Zhang, F., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2023, March). Comparison of V-shaped IPM Machines Winding Topologies for Heavy-duty EV Applications. Presented at 2023 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Venice, Italy

High performance electric machines are critical for heavy-duty electric vehicles (HDEV) to enable transportation electrification, where there is a significant performance gap between the traditional internal combustion engines and electrical machine... Read More about Comparison of V-shaped IPM Machines Winding Topologies for Heavy-duty EV Applications.

Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zou, T., Gerada, D., Walker, A., Vakil, G., La Rocca, S., La Rocca, A., …Gerada, C. (2020). Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines. In 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (1357-1363). https://doi.org/10.1109/ecce44975.2020.9235712

In recent years, synchronous reluctance (Syn-Rel) machines are research hotspots in variable speed motor drives due to their robust rotor structure and wide constant power speed range (CPSR). More practically, when kVA limitation is considered, embed... Read More about Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines.

Novel Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Integrated Filter Inductor Using Motor's Inherent Magnetics (2020)
Journal Article
Khowja, M. R., Gerada, C., Vakil, G., Patel, C., Odhano, S. A., Walker, A., & Wheeler, P. (2021). Novel Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Integrated Filter Inductor Using Motor's Inherent Magnetics. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 68(7), 5638-5649. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2020.3000110

A close functional and structural integration of passive elements is required to improve the power density of motor drives. Such power-dense motor drives are prerequisites in aerospace and automotive applications. This article presents a permanent ma... Read More about Novel Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Integrated Filter Inductor Using Motor's Inherent Magnetics.

Enhancing the Torque Density of Conventional PM-SynRel Machine with Hybrid Flux Barrier (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kumar, R. M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, D., Walker, A., La Rocca, S., Al-Ani, M., …Fernandes, B. G. (2019). Enhancing the Torque Density of Conventional PM-SynRel Machine with Hybrid Flux Barrier. In IECON 2019 Proceedings - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (4347-4352). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8926624

Electrical machines with high torque density are required for traction application. Availability of bonded magnets with complex shapes and magnetization pattern can significantly extend the design space of electrical machines. This paper introduces a... Read More about Enhancing the Torque Density of Conventional PM-SynRel Machine with Hybrid Flux Barrier.

Contextual Dishonest Behaviour Detection for Cognitive Adaptive Charging in Dynamic Smart Micro-Grids (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Radenkovic, M., & Walker, A. (2019). Contextual Dishonest Behaviour Detection for Cognitive Adaptive Charging in Dynamic Smart Micro-Grids. In Proceedings on 2019 15th Annual Conference on Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services (WONS) (44-51). https://doi.org/10.23919/WONS.2019.8795461

The emerging Smart Grid (SG) paradigm promises to address decreasing grid stability from thinning safe operating margins, meet continually rising demand from pervasive high capacity devices such as electric vehicles (EVs), and fully embrace the shift... Read More about Contextual Dishonest Behaviour Detection for Cognitive Adaptive Charging in Dynamic Smart Micro-Grids.

Towards Better Understanding the Challenges of Reliable and Trust-Aware Critical Communications in the Aftermath of Disaster (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Radenkovic, M., Walker, A., & Bai, L. (2018). Towards Better Understanding the Challenges of Reliable and Trust-Aware Critical Communications in the Aftermath of Disaster. In IWCMC 2018: the 14th International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (648-653). https://doi.org/10.1109/IWCMC.2018.8450430

This paper seeks to better understand the highly multi-dimensional, multi-faceted challenges of meeting trust and reliability requirements in critical, disaster aftermath communication networks comprising heterogeneous groups of sensor equipped nodes... Read More about Towards Better Understanding the Challenges of Reliable and Trust-Aware Critical Communications in the Aftermath of Disaster.

CognitiveCharge: disconnection tolerant adaptive collaborative and predictive vehicular charging (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Radenkovic, M., & Walker, A. (2018). CognitiveCharge: disconnection tolerant adaptive collaborative and predictive vehicular charging.

Electric vehicles (EVs) are rapidly becoming more common and ownership is set to rise globally in coming years. The potential impacts of increased EVs on the electrical grid have been widely investigated and in its current state, existing grid infras... Read More about CognitiveCharge: disconnection tolerant adaptive collaborative and predictive vehicular charging.

Novel core designs to miniaturise passive magnetic components (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walker, A., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2018). Novel core designs to miniaturise passive magnetic components. In NA

Converter sizes are often dominated by passive magnetic components. Passive magnetic component sizes are in turn limited by electromagnetic saturation and thermal limits. This paper covers two modifications to the air gaps of tape wound amorphous mag... Read More about Novel core designs to miniaturise passive magnetic components.

GPSR-TARS: congestion aware geographically targeted remote surveillance for VANETs (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walker, A., & Radenkovic, M. (2017). GPSR-TARS: congestion aware geographically targeted remote surveillance for VANETs.

Video over vehicular networks continues to receive warranted attention, with envisioned applications having the potential to present entirely new opportunities and revolutionise existing services. Many video systems have been proposed, ranging from s... Read More about GPSR-TARS: congestion aware geographically targeted remote surveillance for VANETs.

Development and design of a high performance traction machine for the FreedomCar 2020 traction machine targets (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walker, A., Galea, M., Gerada, D., Gerada, C., Mebraki, A., & Brown, N. (2016). Development and design of a high performance traction machine for the FreedomCar 2020 traction machine targets. In Proceedings - 2016 XXII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (1611-1617). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICELMACH.2016.7732739

This paper details the design process of a high performance electrical machine with the objective of achieving US Department of Energy FreedomCar 2020 targets, namely meeting the high speed efficiency requirement without sacrificing performance elsew... Read More about Development and design of a high performance traction machine for the FreedomCar 2020 traction machine targets.

A topology selection consideration of electrical machines for traction applications: towards the FreedomCar 2020 targets (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walker, A., Galea, M., Gerada, C., Mebarki, A., & Gerada, D. (2015). A topology selection consideration of electrical machines for traction applications: towards the FreedomCar 2020 targets. . https://doi.org/10.1109/EVER.2015.7112923

This paper details a qualitative comparison between different types of electrical machine for hybrid electric vehicle traction applications. Targets set by the US Department of Energy for the year 2020 are used as goals. Several types of machine for... Read More about A topology selection consideration of electrical machines for traction applications: towards the FreedomCar 2020 targets.

Design considerations for high performance traction machines: Aiming for the FreedomCar 2020 targets (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walker, A., Galea, M., Gerada, C., Mebarki, A., & Gerada, D. (2015). Design considerations for high performance traction machines: Aiming for the FreedomCar 2020 targets. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS.2015.7101451

This paper presents considerations for the design of high performance, interior permanent magnet machines for traction applications. These machines will be designed to reach the FreedomCar 2020 targets set by the US Department of Energy for the year... Read More about Design considerations for high performance traction machines: Aiming for the FreedomCar 2020 targets.