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Simplified Analytical Machine Sizing for Surface Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xie, P., Ramanathan, R., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2019). Simplified Analytical Machine Sizing for Surface Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines.

This paper proposes a simple analytical machine sizing process for a three-phase surface mounted permanent magnet synchronous machines appropriate for both system level analysis and preliminary machine design. For system-level analysis, the proposed... Read More about Simplified Analytical Machine Sizing for Surface Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines.

Sizing, design, and modelling of aerospace electric drive system with long feeder cables (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xie, P., Vakil, G., & Gerarda, C. (2019). Sizing, design, and modelling of aerospace electric drive system with long feeder cables.

The aviation industry is tending towards more electric aircraft, replacing conventionally pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems with electrical solutions. The electrification of actuators is motivated by increased efficiency, reduced maintenan... Read More about Sizing, design, and modelling of aerospace electric drive system with long feeder cables.

A Novel Concept of Ribless Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Enhanced Torque Capability (2019)
Journal Article
Bao, Y., Degano, M., Wang, S., Chuan, L., Xu, Z., Zhang, H., & Gerada, C. (2020). A Novel Concept of Ribless Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Enhanced Torque Capability. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(4), 2553-2563. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2019.2914616

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)
Journal Article
Liu, H., Bu, F., Huang, W., Liu, L., Hu, Y., Degano, M., & Gerada, C. (2020). Control Strategy for Five-Phase Dual-Stator Winding Induction Starter/Generator System. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(4), 2607-2617. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2019.2912767

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)
Journal Article
Wang, T., Zhang, Y., Wen, F., Gerada, C., Liu, G., Rui, D., & Zerun, W. (2019). Coupling calculation and analysis of three-dimensional temperature and fluid field for high-power high-speed permanent magnet machine. IET Electric Power Applications, 13(6), 812-818. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-epa.2018.5725

© 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)
Journal Article
Xu, Z. J., Zhang, T., Bao, Y., Zhang, H., & Gerada, C. (2020). A Nonlinear Extended State Observer for Rotor Position and Speed Estimation for Sensorless IPMSM Drives. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 35(1), 733-743. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2019.2914119

© 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.

Active Thermal Control for Power Converters in Modular Winding Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yan, H., Buticchi, G., Yang, J., Zhao, W., Zhang, H., & Gerada, C. (2019). Active Thermal Control for Power Converters in Modular Winding Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor. In Proceedings - 2019 IEEE 13th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2019.8862416

To increase the reliability and reduce the torque ripple, modular winding structure has been employed in the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs). However, the reliability of the motor system depends on the lifetime of the power semiconductor... Read More about Active Thermal Control for Power Converters in Modular Winding Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor.

Asymmetrical Flux Density Distribution in Stator Teeth of Surface Permanent Magnet Machines (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sala, G., De Gaetano, D., Degano, M., & Gerada, C. (2019). Asymmetrical Flux Density Distribution in Stator Teeth of Surface Permanent Magnet Machines. In Proceedings - 2019 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD) (29-33). https://doi.org/10.1109/WEMDCD.2019.8887831

This work is showing in detail the flux density behaviour in the stator teeth of a synchronous machine. A 3-phase Surface Permanent Magnet (SPM) motor is considered. These motors are widely employed in applications where high efficiency and power den... Read More about Asymmetrical Flux Density Distribution in Stator Teeth of Surface Permanent Magnet Machines.

Flux-Density Harmonics Analysis of Switched-Flux Permanent Magnet Machines (2019)
Journal Article
Zeng, Z., Shen, Y., Lu, Q., Gerada, D., Wu, B., Huang, X., & Gerada, C. (2019). Flux-Density Harmonics Analysis of Switched-Flux Permanent Magnet Machines. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 55(6), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2019.2908250

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.

High Torque Density Torque Motor With Hybrid Magnetization Pole Arrays for Jet Pipe Servo Valve (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, Q., Yan, L., Duan, Z., Jiao, Z., Gerada, C., & Chen, I.-M. (2020). High Torque Density Torque Motor With Hybrid Magnetization Pole Arrays for Jet Pipe Servo Valve. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(3), 2133-2142. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2019.2903761

Torque motor is one key component that directly influences the dynamic performance of jet pipe servo valve in aircraft. In this paper, a novel torque motor with hybrid-magnetization pole arrays is proposed. By changing the magnetization patterns of p... Read More about High Torque Density Torque Motor With Hybrid Magnetization Pole Arrays for Jet Pipe Servo Valve.

Fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of TEFC machine end regions using more realistic end-winding geometry (2019)
Journal Article
La Rocca, S., Pickering, S. J., Eastwick, C. N., Gerada, C., & Rönnberg, K. (2019). Fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of TEFC machine end regions using more realistic end-winding geometry. Journal of Engineering, 2019(17), 3831-3835. https://doi.org/10.1049/joe.2018.8026

Here, a typical small low-voltage totally enclosed fan-cooled (TEFC) motor (output power ∼10 kW) has been studied using computational fluid dynamics. The complexity of the end-winding geometries, often consisting of several insulated copper strands b... Read More about Fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of TEFC machine end regions using more realistic end-winding geometry.

The Influence of Winding Location in Flux-Switching Permanent-Magnet Machines (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, H., Hua, W., Hu, M., Gerada, D., & Gerada, C. (2019). The Influence of Winding Location in Flux-Switching Permanent-Magnet Machines. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 55(7), Article 8104205. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2018.2886686

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of winding location on back electromotive force (EMF) and armature inductance in flux-switching permanent-magnet (FSPM) machines. To obtain an analytical solution, a double-stator-pitch m... Read More about The Influence of Winding Location in Flux-Switching Permanent-Magnet Machines.

Synchronous Reluctance Motor Iron Losses: Analytical Model and Optimization (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mahmoud, H., Degano, M., Bacco, G., Bianchi, N., & Gerada, C. (2018). Synchronous Reluctance Motor Iron Losses: Analytical Model and Optimization. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (1640-1647). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8558292

The complex rotor structure of synchronous reluctance machines causes a high harmonic content in the air-gap flux density and then flux density fluctuations in different iron parts. The importance of determining accurately the total iron losses in th... Read More about Synchronous Reluctance Motor Iron Losses: Analytical Model and Optimization.

Performance Analysis of PMSM for High-Speed Starter-Generator System (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Diab, A., Gerada, C., Rashed, M., Bozhko, S., & Li, J. (2018). Performance Analysis of PMSM for High-Speed Starter-Generator System. In Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-7). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607764

© 2018 IEEE. This paper presents the operating characteristics of surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous machine taking into account the influence of stator resistance and inductance variation at high frequencies, whose effect are always neglec... Read More about Performance Analysis of PMSM for High-Speed Starter-Generator System.

High Frequency Harmonic Current Generator for More Electric Aircraft Based on GaN HFETs (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, M., Fan, B., Xu, L., Kuiwang, K., Zheng, Z., Li, Y., …Li, J. (2018). High Frequency Harmonic Current Generator for More Electric Aircraft Based on GaN HFETs. In Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-7). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607717

© 2018 IEEE. With the development of more electric aircraft (MEA), the number of power electronic equipment and variable frequency electrical loads are increasing rapidly, which leads to challenges in terms of power quality of aircraft power system.... Read More about High Frequency Harmonic Current Generator for More Electric Aircraft Based on GaN HFETs.

Performance Comparison of Doubly Salient Reluctance Generators for High-Voltage DC Power System of More Electric Aircraft (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, Y., Zhang, Z., Gerada, D., & Gerada, C. (2018). Performance Comparison of Doubly Salient Reluctance Generators for High-Voltage DC Power System of More Electric Aircraft. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607694

The generation performance of the switched reluctance machine (SRM)-based starter/generator (S/G) and the doubly salient electromagnetic machine (DSEM)-based S/G is analyzed and compared in this paper. The topologies, operation principles of the doub... Read More about Performance Comparison of Doubly Salient Reluctance Generators for High-Voltage DC Power System of More Electric Aircraft.

A Novel Thermal Network Model Used for Temperature Calculation and Analysis on Brushless Doubly-Fed Generator With Winding Encapsulating Structure (2018)
Journal Article
Jiang, X., Zhang, Y., Jin, S., Zhang, F., & Gerada, C. (2019). A Novel Thermal Network Model Used for Temperature Calculation and Analysis on Brushless Doubly-Fed Generator With Winding Encapsulating Structure. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 55(2), 1473-1483. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2018.2883542

© 1972-2012 IEEE. In recent years, magnetic-barrier rotor has been put forward for brushless doubly-fed generator (BDFG) application owing to its desirable performance, such as high power density and strong magnetic coupling ability. However, it also... Read More about A Novel Thermal Network Model Used for Temperature Calculation and Analysis on Brushless Doubly-Fed Generator With Winding Encapsulating Structure.

Mid-Complexity Circuital Model of Induction Motor with Rotor Cage: A Numerical Resolution (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bolognesi, P., Gerada, C., Papini, L., & Marfoli, A. (2018). Mid-Complexity Circuital Model of Induction Motor with Rotor Cage: A Numerical Resolution. In Proceedings 2018 XIII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (277 - 283). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICELMACH.2018.8506685

A general middle complexity model of electromagnetic devices is applied to a cage induction motor. Such modelling approach has been simplified and adapted in order to pursue a fair representation of the electrical machine. Particular attention was gi... Read More about Mid-Complexity Circuital Model of Induction Motor with Rotor Cage: A Numerical Resolution.

An Integrated Method for Three-Phase AC Excitation and High-Frequency Voltage Signal Injection for Sensorless Starting of Aircraft Starter/Generator (2018)
Journal Article
Wei, J., Xu, H., Zhou, B., Zhang, Z., & Gerada, C. (2019). An Integrated Method for Three-Phase AC Excitation and High-Frequency Voltage Signal Injection for Sensorless Starting of Aircraft Starter/Generator. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(7), 5611-5622. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2018.2871795

© 1982-2012 IEEE. This paper proposes an integrated method of three-phase ac excitation and high-frequency voltage signal injection (HFVSI) for sensorless controlled starting of brushless synchronous machines (BSM) used as starter/generator in variab... Read More about An Integrated Method for Three-Phase AC Excitation and High-Frequency Voltage Signal Injection for Sensorless Starting of Aircraft Starter/Generator.

Mass Production Costing of Induction Machines for Automotive Applications (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hundak, V., Cox, T., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2018). Mass Production Costing of Induction Machines for Automotive Applications. In 2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC) (500-505). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC.2018.8450116

Cost is one of the key parameters of electric machines designed for automotive applications. In order to keep manufacturing cost low, it is desirable to estimate the manufacturing cost of the machine in the early stages of the design process. For thi... Read More about Mass Production Costing of Induction Machines for Automotive Applications.