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Femtocore: An Application Specific Processor for Vertically Integrated High Performance Real-Time Controls (2021)
Journal Article
Savi, F., Harikumaran, J., Barater, D., Buticchi, G., Gerada, C., & Wheeler, P. (2021). Femtocore: An Application Specific Processor for Vertically Integrated High Performance Real-Time Controls. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society, 2, 479-488. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2021.3112124

In applications that require a high availability and high performance (for example aerospace),modular power electronics and multi-phase machines represent an advantageous choice. In this framework, a control system able to handle a high number of PWM... Read More about Femtocore: An Application Specific Processor for Vertically Integrated High Performance Real-Time Controls.

System Level Reliability Assessment of Short Duty Electric Drives for Aerospace (2021)
Journal Article
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Harikumaran, J., Buticchi, G., & Galea, M. (2021). System Level Reliability Assessment of Short Duty Electric Drives for Aerospace. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 7(3), 1888 - 1900. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2021.3053147

The reliability performance of electrical machines and power electronics converters are generally verified separately, even if the two components are meant to be part of the same electric drive. Depending on the application, however, it might be nece... Read More about System Level Reliability Assessment of Short Duty Electric Drives for Aerospace.

Failure modes and reliability oriented system design for aerospace power electronic converters (2020)
Journal Article
Harikumaran, J., Migliazza, G., Buticchi, G., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Costabeber, A., …Galea, M. (2021). Failure modes and reliability oriented system design for aerospace power electronic converters. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society, 2, 53-64. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIES.2020.3047201

Aircraft electrification has been a major trend in aviation industry for past 20 years. Given the increasing electrical power requirement for future more electric aircraft and hybrid electric aircraft, research efforts has been ongoing in high power... Read More about Failure modes and reliability oriented system design for aerospace power electronic converters.

Reliability oriented thermal management of aircraft power converters (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Harikumaran, J., Buticchi, G., MIgliazza, G., Wheeler, P., & Galea, M. (2020). Reliability oriented thermal management of aircraft power converters. In 2020 IEEE 9th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (IPEMC2020-ECCE Asia) (1590-1594). https://doi.org/10.1109/IPEMC-ECCEAsia48364.2020.9367638

On board electrical power generation continue to increase as more aircraft systems are being electrified. Increasingly power converters are the interface of power generation and electrical loads in aircrafts. Reliability of aircraft power electronics... Read More about Reliability oriented thermal management of aircraft power converters.

Reliability Analysis of aircraft starter generator drive converter (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Harikumaran, J., Buticchi, G., Galea, M., Costabeber, A., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Reliability Analysis of aircraft starter generator drive converter. In 2019 IEEE 15th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference and 5th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference (COBEP SPEC)

Under the more electric aircraft (MEA) theme, many aircraft systems are being electrified. In a previous research work, an electric starter generator system for aircrafts was implemented. This paper presents the reliability of the drive converter-a 3... Read More about Reliability Analysis of aircraft starter generator drive converter.