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Optimal load and energy management of aircraft microgrids using multi-objective model predictive control (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Atkin, J., Bazmohammadi, N., Bozhko, S., & Guerrero, J. M. (2021). Optimal load and energy management of aircraft microgrids using multi-objective model predictive control. Sustainability, 13(24), Article 13907. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413907

Safety issues related to the electrification of more electric aircraft (MEA) need to be addressed because of the increasing complexity of aircraft electrical power systems and the growing number of safety-critical sub-systems that need to be powered.... Read More about Optimal load and energy management of aircraft microgrids using multi-objective model predictive control.

Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mohamed, M. A. A., Yeoh, S., Atkin, J., Khalaf, M., & Bozhko, S. (2021, September). Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application. Presented at 2021 IEEE International Power and Renewable Energy Conference (IPRECON), Kollam, India

This paper deals with innovative multi-function battery controller with seamless transition between controllers for future MEA platforms. The battery controller performs different functions i.e. providing DC power, maintaining DC bus voltage, control... Read More about Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application.

ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration (2021)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., He, Y., Torchio, M., Kouramas, K., Guida, B., Cuomo, F., Atkin, J., Bozhko, S., Renzetti, A., Russo, A., Riverso, S., & Cavallo, A. (2021). ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration. Energies, 14(17), Article 5518. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175518

A centralised smart supervisor (CSS) controller with enhanced electrical energy management (E2-EM) capability has been developed for an Iron Bird Electrical Power Generation and Distribution System (EPGDS) within the Clean Sky 2 ENhanced electrical e... Read More about ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration.

Droop control design to minimize losses in DC microgrid for more electric aircraft (2021)
Journal Article
Mohamed, M. A., Rashed, M., Lang, X., Atkin, J., Yeoh, S., & Bozhko, S. (2021). Droop control design to minimize losses in DC microgrid for more electric aircraft. Electric Power Systems Research, 199, Article 107452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2021.107452

Droop control has been widely used as a load-sharing method between paralleled power sources in DC microgrid due to its modularity and reliability. Existing droop gains design methods rely on computationally intensive supervisory control algorithms a... Read More about Droop control design to minimize losses in DC microgrid for more electric aircraft.

Methodologies for the Synthesis of Reliable MEA Electrical Power System Architectures (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Recalde, A., Bozhko, S., & Atkin, J. (2020, November). Methodologies for the Synthesis of Reliable MEA Electrical Power System Architectures. Presented at 2020 IEEE Vehicular Power and Propulsion Conference (IEEE VPPC 2020), Gijon, Spain

This paper reviews the main optimization approaches and design frameworks found in the literature for the synthesis of power system architectures for More Electric Aircraft (MEA). System- and network- engineering are the main interdisciplinary fields... Read More about Methodologies for the Synthesis of Reliable MEA Electrical Power System Architectures.