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Permanent Magnet Reduction by Current Harmonics Injection for Surface Permanent Magnet Machines (2021)
Conference Proceeding
De Gaetano, D., Sala, G., Degano, M., & Gerada, C. (2021). Permanent Magnet Reduction by Current Harmonics Injection for Surface Permanent Magnet Machines. In 2021 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD) (137-142). https://doi.org/10.1109/wemdcd51469.2021.9425662

This paper presents the analysis of multi-harmonic current injection in multi-three phase surface permanent magnet (SPM) machines. An analytical model, extended to a generic harmonic order, is used to describe and determine the no load flux density,... Read More about Permanent Magnet Reduction by Current Harmonics Injection for Surface Permanent Magnet Machines.

Improving the Saliency of a High Speed SynRel Rotor by using High Strength Martensitic Sleeve (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Ram Kumar, R. M., Vakil, G., La Rocca, A., Gerada, D., Gerada, C., & Fernandes, B. G. (2021). Improving the Saliency of a High Speed SynRel Rotor by using High Strength Martensitic Sleeve. In 2021 International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation (SEFET). https://doi.org/10.1109/sefet48154.2021.9375705

High strength magnetic steel laminations are the invariable choice to achieve the power density demands of high speed electric machines required in the automotive industry. However, the cost competitive automobile market, favours the use of conventio... Read More about Improving the Saliency of a High Speed SynRel Rotor by using High Strength Martensitic Sleeve.

Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Valente, G., Sumsurooah, S., Ian Hill, C., Rashed, M., Vakil, G., Bozhko, S., & Gerada, C. (2020). Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion.

This paper presents parametric design studies of the on-board Electrical Power System (EPS) for a distributed hybrid aircraft propulsion. The work presents the methodology that has been adopted to develop the physics-based models of the EPS component... Read More about Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion.

AC loss Analysis in Winding of Electrical Machines with varying Strands-in-hand and Bundle Shapes (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Bardalai, A., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., & Gerada, C. (2020). AC loss Analysis in Winding of Electrical Machines with varying Strands-in-hand and Bundle Shapes. In 2020 23rd International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS) (845-850). https://doi.org/10.23919/icems50442.2020.9290897

This paper presents an investigation into the sensitivity of high-frequency AC effects on the winding with varying number of parallel strands. Based on numerical analysis, a methodology to segregate the losses into components is presented. It is show... Read More about AC loss Analysis in Winding of Electrical Machines with varying Strands-in-hand and Bundle Shapes.

A PM-Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor with Two Slot-Pitch Winding (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Zhu, S., Cox, T., Xu, Z., & Gerada, C. (2020). A PM-Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor with Two Slot-Pitch Winding. . https://doi.org/10.23919/icems50442.2020.9291090

This paper presents a novel electric motor solution to tackle the increasing demand on the traction motor for electric vehicles. The proposed electric motor has a 24 slots 10 poles fractional slot two-slot pitch winding and a PM-assisted synchronous... Read More about A PM-Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor with Two Slot-Pitch Winding.

Comparison of slotted and slotless PM machines for high kW/kg aerospace applications (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Dave, N., Vakil, G., Xu, Z., Gerada, C., Zhang, H., & Gerada, D. (2020). Comparison of slotted and slotless PM machines for high kW/kg aerospace applications. . https://doi.org/10.23919/icems50442.2020.9291221

With the ambitious targeted emissions reduction, the aircraft industry is moving towards drastically different aircraft architectures including hybrid-electric. These in turn require electrical machines with a step change improvement in power-density... Read More about Comparison of slotted and slotless PM machines for high kW/kg aerospace applications.

PM Halbach Arrays in Motors: Loss Reduction and Performance Improvements (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., Connor, P. H., Giangrande, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020). PM Halbach Arrays in Motors: Loss Reduction and Performance Improvements. . https://doi.org/10.23919/ICEMS50442.2020.9291234

© 2020 The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Halbach array configurations represent a common choice in high-performance electrical machines, since a stronger magnetic field is generated for the same Permanent Magnet (PM) volume. Hence, high... Read More about PM Halbach Arrays in Motors: Loss Reduction and Performance Improvements.

Influence of Rotor Design on Electromagnetic Performance in Interior Permanent Magnet Machines (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Transi, T., Murataliyev, M., Degano, M., Preci, E., Gerada, D., & Gerada, C. (2020). Influence of Rotor Design on Electromagnetic Performance in Interior Permanent Magnet Machines. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iecon43393.2020.9255237

Nowadays, Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines (IPMSM) are widely adopted in various sectors such as automotive, railway or public transportation (e- buses, trams, etc.). Among the benefits that these machines present, they offer a number o... Read More about Influence of Rotor Design on Electromagnetic Performance in Interior Permanent Magnet Machines.

Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Savi, F., Barater, D., Buticchi, G., Wheeler, P., & Gerada, C. (2020). Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iecon43393.2020.9254985

One of the challenges brought forward by the gradual electrification undertaken by the aviation sector is the requirement of fault tolerance for machine drive systems to be used for critical on-board tasks such as propulsion or primary flight surface... Read More about Multiphase fault tolerant distributed control techniques for integrated drives based on resonant regulators.

Influence of Optimisation Target Functions on Synchronous Reluctance Machines Design (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Korman, O., Nardo, M. D., Degano, M., & Gerada, C. (2020). Influence of Optimisation Target Functions on Synchronous Reluctance Machines Design. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iecon43393.2020.9254529

Synchronous reluctance machines (SynRel) are becoming very attractive for different applications because of their reluctance nature, easy manufacturability and low cost. Their design still represents a challange because of the many degrees of freedom... Read More about Influence of Optimisation Target Functions on Synchronous Reluctance Machines Design.

Rectangular and Random Conductors: AC Losses Evaluations and Manufacturing Considerations (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Preci, E., Valente, G., Bardalai, A., Transi, T., Zou, T., Gerada, D., …Gerada, C. (2020). Rectangular and Random Conductors: AC Losses Evaluations and Manufacturing Considerations. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iecon43393.2020.9254278

This paper presents a comparison between hairpin and random distributed winding in electrical machines for automotive applications. Indeed, the overall performance of an electrical drive system is seriously affected by its winding design. The conside... Read More about Rectangular and Random Conductors: AC Losses Evaluations and Manufacturing Considerations.

Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines (2020)
Conference Proceeding
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.

Analysis of a Five-Phase PM Vernier Machine Topology with Two-Slot Pitch Winding (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Zhu, S., Cox, T., Xu, Z., & Gerada, C. (2020). Analysis of a Five-Phase PM Vernier Machine Topology with Two-Slot Pitch Winding. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ecce44975.2020.9235833

This paper presents a five-phase permanent magnet (PM) vernier machine topology equipped with a two-slot pitch winding. The two-slot pitch winding provides a trade-off between fractional slots concentrated winding (FSCW) and integrated slot distribut... Read More about Analysis of a Five-Phase PM Vernier Machine Topology with Two-Slot Pitch Winding.

SISO Control Strategy of Resonant Dual Active Bridge with a Tuned CLC Network (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Wang, M., Yang, B., Xu, L., Li, J., Gerada, D., Gu, C., …Li, Y. (2020). SISO Control Strategy of Resonant Dual Active Bridge with a Tuned CLC Network. In 2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe). https://doi.org/10.23919/epe20ecceeurope43536.2020.9215606

This paper proposed a linear state-space model for a resonant dual active bridge with a tuned capacitor-inductor-capacitor network which is applied to an energy storage system. The proposed model is used for predicting the behavior of the proposed sy... Read More about SISO Control Strategy of Resonant Dual Active Bridge with a Tuned CLC Network.

Optimized Magnet wire size and Slot winding height for minimum AC losses in a Traction Machine (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Bardalai, A., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., & Gerada, C. (2020). Optimized Magnet wire size and Slot winding height for minimum AC losses in a Traction Machine. In 2020 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (266-271). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEM49940.2020.9270762

The demand for high performance electrical machines that combine high power density (kW/kg or kW/L), light – weighting and high efficiency have become more and more important in recent years. In these machines, mitigation of the parasitic losses asso... Read More about Optimized Magnet wire size and Slot winding height for minimum AC losses in a Traction Machine.

An Analytical Approach for the Design of Innovative Hairpin Winding Layouts (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Arzillo, A., Nuzzo, S., Braglia, P., Franceschini, G., Barater, D., Gerada, D., & Gerada, C. (2020). An Analytical Approach for the Design of Innovative Hairpin Winding Layouts. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icem49940.2020.9270927

This work deals with an analytical approach aimed at accurately predicting Joule losses in innovative hairpin winding layouts. While hairpin windings are seeing an everincreasing use in automotive and aerospace applications due to their inherently hi... Read More about An Analytical Approach for the Design of Innovative Hairpin Winding Layouts.

Multi-Sector Windings For Bearing Relief E-Machine: Saturation and Cross Coupling Effects (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Mahmoud, H., Valente, G., Degano, M., Nardo, M. D., Gerada, C., & James, B. (2020). Multi-Sector Windings For Bearing Relief E-Machine: Saturation and Cross Coupling Effects. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icem49940.2020.9270761

The key driving elements for any electrical machine (EM) used in aerospace and other safety critical applications are the reliability, mass, volume, and efficiency. To reduce mass/volume while satisfying the power required, the option is to increase... Read More about Multi-Sector Windings For Bearing Relief E-Machine: Saturation and Cross Coupling Effects.

Advantages of a Double Three-Phase Winding Layout for a Dual Rotor E-Bike Motor Considering Third Current Harmonic Injection Technique (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Gaetano, D. D., Golovanov, D., Sala, G., Galassini, A., Degano, M., Mahmoud, H., & Gerada, C. (2020). Advantages of a Double Three-Phase Winding Layout for a Dual Rotor E-Bike Motor Considering Third Current Harmonic Injection Technique. In 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC) (1159-1164). https://doi.org/10.1109/itec48692.2020.9161620

The transportation electrification process is rapidly demanding for drivers with enhanced performance. Modern systems are moving from fossil fuel technologies toward hybrid and fully electric solutions. Consequently, in automotive and motorcycle sect... Read More about Advantages of a Double Three-Phase Winding Layout for a Dual Rotor E-Bike Motor Considering Third Current Harmonic Injection Technique.

Predicting Insulation Resistance of Enamelled Wire using Neural Network and Curve Fit Methods Under Thermal Aging (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Turabee, G., Cosma, G., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., …Galea, M. (2020). Predicting Insulation Resistance of Enamelled Wire using Neural Network and Curve Fit Methods Under Thermal Aging. In 2020 International Joint Conference onNeural Networks (IJCNN): 2020 conference proceedings (1-7). https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN48605.2020.9207378

© 2020 IEEE. Health monitoring has gained a massive interest in power systems engineering, as it has the advantage to reduce operating costs, improve reliability of power supply and provide a better service to customers. This paper presents surrogate... Read More about Predicting Insulation Resistance of Enamelled Wire using Neural Network and Curve Fit Methods Under Thermal Aging.

Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., Volpe, G., Connor, P. H., Giangrande, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020). Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft. In 2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE) (300-306). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE45063.2020.9152551

This paper deals with the design of a high power-density, high efficiency and low torque ripple propulsion motor for electric aircraft. The proposed design procedure resulted in a high-performance propulsion motor intended for a direct-drive solution... Read More about Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft.