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The Role of Neural Networks in Predicting the Thermal Life of Electrical Machines (2020)
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© 2013 IEEE. For a continuous mode of operation, insulating material in an electrical machine is subject to constant thermal, electrical, mechanical and environmental stresses where thermal stress is a major cause of gradual insulation deterioration,... Read More about The Role of Neural Networks in Predicting the Thermal Life of Electrical Machines.

High-Speed Electric Drives: A Step Towards System Design (2020)
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Electric drives applications have been worldwide adopted for the transportation electrification. An electric drive system is constituted by two main components: the power electronics converter and the electrical machine. Traditionally the design work... Read More about High-Speed Electric Drives: A Step Towards System Design.

Speed Ripple Reduction of Direct-Drive PMSM Servo System at Low-Speed Operation Using Virtual Cogging Torque Control Method (2020)
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This paper presents a virtual cogging torque (VCT) control method to reduce the speed ripple of direct-drive permanent magnet synchronous machine (DD-PMSM) servo system under low-speed conditions. Compared with other factors, at low speeds, the coggi... Read More about Speed Ripple Reduction of Direct-Drive PMSM Servo System at Low-Speed Operation Using Virtual Cogging Torque Control Method.

Modeling of Classical Synchronous Generators Using Size-Efficient Lookup Tables With Skewing Effect (2019)
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In this paper, an analytical model aimed at reducing computational times for the analysis of classical synchronous generators is proposed and validated. While the proposed model's attractiveness comes from its simple and fast nature, however, it also... Read More about Modeling of Classical Synchronous Generators Using Size-Efficient Lookup Tables With Skewing Effect.

An Analytical Subdomain Model for Dual-Rotor Permanent Magnet Motor With Halbach Array (2019)
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© 1965-2012 IEEE. This article describes the development of an exact analytical model for predicting magnetic field distribution within active parts of a dual-rotor (DR) permanent magnet (PM) synchronous machine with a Halbach array. The model is bas... Read More about An Analytical Subdomain Model for Dual-Rotor Permanent Magnet Motor With Halbach Array.

Reduction of Winding AC Losses by Accurate Conductor Placement in High Frequency Electrical Machines (2019)
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© 1972-2012 IEEE. In the design of electrical machines, the increase in power density has become one of the main research themes. With most of the power loss in high power density electrical machines often being generated in the stator winding assemb... Read More about Reduction of Winding AC Losses by Accurate Conductor Placement in High Frequency Electrical Machines.

Torque Ripple Reduction in Sectored Multi Three-Phase Machines Based on PWM Carrier Phase Shift (2019)
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The interest in multiphase machines for high power and reliable drives has been growing, and many control algorithms have been proposed to improve their torque performance. This work presents a new approach to the modeling of a multi three-phase driv... Read More about Torque Ripple Reduction in Sectored Multi Three-Phase Machines Based on PWM Carrier Phase Shift.

Internal Current Return Path for Ground Leakage Current Mitigation in Current Source Inverters (2019)
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This paper analyzes in detail the effect of a simple solution for ground leakage current mitigation applicable to transformerless three-phase current source inverter (CSI). The circuit modification solution is assessed for both traditional CSI topolo... Read More about Internal Current Return Path for Ground Leakage Current Mitigation in Current Source Inverters.

Comparative study on two modular spoke-type PM machines for in-wheel traction applications (2019)
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This paper focuses on the comparative analysis of modular spoke-type permanent magnet machines with two magnetization modes, which are referred to as M-I and M-II types. The analytical models of the proposed machines are built based on the simple mag... Read More about Comparative study on two modular spoke-type PM machines for in-wheel traction applications.

Layered Al2O3-SiO2 and Al2O3-Ta2O5 thin-film composites for high dielectric strength, deposited by pulsed direct current and radio frequency magnetron sputtering (2019)
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Multilayer thin films have the potential to act as high dielectric strength insulation for wire and microelectronics. In this study, films consisting of 2, 4 or 8 layers, composed of Al2O3 with SiO2 or Ta2O5, were prepared via pulsed direct current a... Read More about Layered Al2O3-SiO2 and Al2O3-Ta2O5 thin-film composites for high dielectric strength, deposited by pulsed direct current and radio frequency magnetron sputtering.

A Novel Concept of Ribless Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Enhanced Torque Capability (2019)
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The rotor structure of synchronous reluctance machines (SynRel) is conventionally retained mechanically by iron ribs. In this paper a novel structure for high speed synchronous reluctance rotor is presented. The novelty of this work is the proof of a... Read More about A Novel Concept of Ribless Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Enhanced Torque Capability.

Control Strategy for Five-Phase Dual-Stator Winding Induction Starter/Generator System (2019)
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This paper presents an integrated control strategy for a starter/generator (S/G) system based on five-phase dual-stator winding induction machine (FPDWIM). The FPDWIM has a cage-type rotor and two sets of stator windings. One is a five-phase control... Read More about Control Strategy for Five-Phase Dual-Stator Winding Induction Starter/Generator System.

Coupling calculation and analysis of three-dimensional temperature and fluid field for high-power high-speed permanent magnet machine (2019)
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© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2019. In order to accurately estimate the temperature rise for high-power high-speed permanent magnet machines (HSPMMs), a novel temperature calculation method considering the non-linear variation of ma... Read More about Coupling calculation and analysis of three-dimensional temperature and fluid field for high-power high-speed permanent magnet machine.

A Nonlinear Extended State Observer for Rotor Position and Speed Estimation for Sensorless IPMSM Drives (2019)
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© 1986-2012 IEEE. Sensorless machine drives in vehicle traction frequently experience rapidly-changing load disturbance and demand fast speed dynamics. Without gain-scheduling or compensation, conventional quadrature phase-locked-loop (Q-PLL) is unab... Read More about A Nonlinear Extended State Observer for Rotor Position and Speed Estimation for Sensorless IPMSM Drives.

An accurate wide-speed range control method of IPMSM considering resistive voltage drop and magnetic saturation (2019)
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This paper deals with the high accurate current set-points solution for Interior Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motors (IPMSM) in wide-speed range applications. Considering voltage and current constraints, the operating regions can be divided into Maxi... Read More about An accurate wide-speed range control method of IPMSM considering resistive voltage drop and magnetic saturation.

Flux-Density Harmonics Analysis of Switched-Flux Permanent Magnet Machines (2019)
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By developing a simple permeance-magnetomotive force (MMF) model of switched-flux permanent magnet (SFPM) machines, the air-gap flux density produced by both PMs and armature current can be derived, in which harmonics with the same order and rotation... Read More about Flux-Density Harmonics Analysis of Switched-Flux Permanent Magnet Machines.

Effective Thermal Conductivity Calculation and Measurement of Litz Wire based on the Porous Metal Materials Structure (2019)
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Litz wires are employed in high-frequency electrical machines due to their advantages of reducing the ac losses, including minimizing the skin effect and the proximity effect. In order to improve the reliability of such machines, and enable accurate... Read More about Effective Thermal Conductivity Calculation and Measurement of Litz Wire based on the Porous Metal Materials Structure.

Numerical investigations of convective phenomena of oil impingement on end-windings (2019)
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A novel experimental rig for analysing intensive liquid cooling of highly power-dense electrical machine components has been developed. Coupled fluid flow and heat transfer have been modelled, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), to inform the d... Read More about Numerical investigations of convective phenomena of oil impingement on end-windings.

Novel Motor-Shaped Rotational Inductor for Motor Drive Applications (2019)
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This paper presents a validation of the novel motor-shaped rotational inductor. To validate the concept, 12 slots 2 poles rotational inductor is tested at different supply frequencies and rotor speeds. Experimental results have shown that the iron lo... Read More about Novel Motor-Shaped Rotational Inductor for Motor Drive Applications.

Considerations on the Development of an Electric Drive for a Secondary Flight Control Electromechanical Actuator (2019)
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The more electric aircraft concept aims to improve the fuel consumption, the weight, and both the maintenance and operating costs of the aircraft, by promoting the use of electric power in actuation systems. According to this scenario, electromechani... Read More about Considerations on the Development of an Electric Drive for a Secondary Flight Control Electromechanical Actuator.