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Optimization and Analysis of a High Power Density and Fault Tolerant Starter–Generator for Aircraft Application (2020)
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Permanent magnet synchronous machines provide many dramatic electromagnetic performances such as high efficiency and high power density, which make them more competitive in aircraft electrification, whereas, designing a permanent magnet starter–gener... Read More about Optimization and Analysis of a High Power Density and Fault Tolerant Starter–Generator for Aircraft Application.

Electrical Machines for the More Electric Aircraft: Partial Discharges Investigation (2020)
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Modern electrical machines employed in transportation applications are required to provide high performance in terms of power (and torque) density. At the same time, being these applications safety-critical, a significant level of reliability and/or... Read More about Electrical Machines for the More Electric Aircraft: Partial Discharges Investigation.

Research and Realization of High-Power Medium-Voltage Active Rectifier Concepts for Future Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Generation (2020)
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In this article, we describe the research and development of a 3 kV active rectifier for a 4 MW aerospace generator drive system demonstrator. The converter is fed by a multiphase high-speed/high-frequency permanent magnet generator. The main aim of... Read More about Research and Realization of High-Power Medium-Voltage Active Rectifier Concepts for Future Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Generation.

Homothetic Design in Synchronous Reluctance Machines and Effects on Torque Ripple (2020)
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This paper presents a novel design concept for Synchronous Reluctance (SynRel) machines aimed at reducing the torque ripple. Two general sizing approaches based on the homothetic scaling principle are defined and compared. An in depth analysis on the... Read More about Homothetic Design in Synchronous Reluctance Machines and Effects on Torque Ripple.

Experimental Statistical Method Predicting AC Losses on Random Windings and PWM Effect Evaluation (2020)
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Nowadays, one of the challenges in transport electrification is the reduction of the components' size and weight in order to improve the power density. This is often achieved by designing electrical machines with higher rotational speeds and excitati... Read More about Experimental Statistical Method Predicting AC Losses on Random Windings and PWM Effect Evaluation.

Highly Ordered BN⊥–BN⊥ Stacking Structure for Improved Thermally Conductive Polymer Composites (2020)
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The substantial heat generation in modern electronic devices is one of the major issues requiring efficient thermal management. This work demonstrates a novel concept for the design of thermally conducting networks inside a polymer matrix for the dev... Read More about Highly Ordered BN⊥–BN⊥ Stacking Structure for Improved Thermally Conductive Polymer Composites.

Power-Sharing Control in Bearingless Multi-Sector and Multi-Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Machines (2020)
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This paper deals with the power-sharing control of bearingless multi-sector and multi-three-phase permanent magnet machines. The proposed control strategy allows to distribute the power flows among the three-phase inverters supplying the machine duri... Read More about Power-Sharing Control in Bearingless Multi-Sector and Multi-Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Machines.

Improved V?shaped interior permanent magnet rotor topology with inward?extended bridges for reduced torque ripple (2020)
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Interior permanent magnet synchronous machines (IPMSMs) with V-shaped permanent magnet (PM) rotors are widely used as traction motors in electric vehicles because of their high torque density and high efficiency. However, the V-shape IPMSMs have the... Read More about Improved V?shaped interior permanent magnet rotor topology with inward?extended bridges for reduced torque ripple.

Rotor Position Tracking Control for Low Speed Operation of Direct-Drive PMSM Servo System (2020)
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In this paper, a rotor position tracking control (RPTC) strategy is proposed to effectively reduce the speed fluctuation for a direct-drive permanent magnet synchronous motor (DD-PMSM) servo system operating at low speed with different torque disturb... Read More about Rotor Position Tracking Control for Low Speed Operation of Direct-Drive PMSM Servo System.

Rotor Design Optimization of Squirrel Cage Induction Motor - Part I: Problem Statement (2020)
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Squirrel cage induction motor is the most widely adopted electrical machine in applications directly fed by the main grid. The analysis, design and optimization of this machine topology has been addressed by a considerable amount of literature over t... Read More about Rotor Design Optimization of Squirrel Cage Induction Motor - Part I: Problem Statement.

A Homothetic Scaling Criteria for Synchronous Reluctance Machines Design (2020)
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This paper proposes a concept for homothetic scaling of Synchronous Reluctance (SynRel) machines with the aim to generate a design for a wide range of power ratings. A generalized modeling approach, based on the saliency ratio, is presented in detail... Read More about A Homothetic Scaling Criteria for Synchronous Reluctance Machines Design.

Slot Number Thermal Effects on Electrical Machines (2020)
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An Analytical-Numerical Approach to Model and Analyse Squirrel Cage Induction Motors (2020)
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Nowadays, finite element analysis represents the most accurate tool to analyse electrical machines. However, the time domain resolution of electromagnetic problem, in some cases, requires long simulation time due to the induced nature of the currents... Read More about An Analytical-Numerical Approach to Model and Analyse Squirrel Cage Induction Motors.

Novel Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Integrated Filter Inductor Using Motor's Inherent Magnetics (2020)
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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.

Performance Enhancement of Direct Torque-Controlled Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with a Flexible Switching Table (2020)
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In this paper, a flexible switching table (FST) for direct torque control (DTC) of permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) was proposed to enhance the steady-state and dynamic performances of the drive system. First, the influence of each convert... Read More about Performance Enhancement of Direct Torque-Controlled Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with a Flexible Switching Table.

Challenges and Opportunities for Wound Field Synchronous Generators in Future More Electric Aircraft (2020)
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Electrical machines and drives keep moving away from traditional technologies such as brushed machines and wound field machines towards lighter, ‘easier to maintain’ machines. A very interesting aspect is that certain transport applications, especial... Read More about Challenges and Opportunities for Wound Field Synchronous Generators in Future More Electric Aircraft.

Analytical Model of Modular Spoke-Type Permanent Magnet Machines for In-Wheel Traction Applications (2020)
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This paper proposes an analytical model of modular spoke-type permanent magnet (MSTPM) machines based on air-gap field modulation (AFM) theory. Firstly, a fundamental AFM model of open-circuit MSTPM machines is introduced. The open-circuit air-gap fi... Read More about Analytical Model of Modular Spoke-Type Permanent Magnet Machines for In-Wheel Traction Applications.

Thermal Model Approach to Multisector Three-Phase Electrical Machines (2020)
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© 1982-2012 IEEE. Multisector machines reveal a high fault-tolerant capability, since failure events can be isolated by de-energizing the faulty sector, while the healthy ones contribute in delivering the required power. This article is focused on th... Read More about Thermal Model Approach to Multisector Three-Phase Electrical Machines.

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.