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Development and Testing of Soft Magnetic Rotor for a Switched Reluctance Motor Built Through Additive Manufacturing Technology (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Gargalis, L., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Rocca, R., Ashcroft, I., Hague, R., & Galea, M. (2020). Development and Testing of Soft Magnetic Rotor for a Switched Reluctance Motor Built Through Additive Manufacturing Technology. In 2020 23rd International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS) (263-268). https://doi.org/10.23919/icems50442.2020.9290893

Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, is an emerging technology that is gaining considerable research interest in recent years. In particular, metal printing methodologies might be successfully employed in developing lightweight and... Read More about Development and Testing of Soft Magnetic Rotor for a Switched Reluctance Motor Built Through Additive Manufacturing Technology.

Investigating Electrical Drive Performance Employing Model Predictive Control and Active Disturbance Rejection Control Algorithms (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Aboelhassan, A., Diab, A. M., Galea, M., & Bozhko, S. (2020). Investigating Electrical Drive Performance Employing Model Predictive Control and Active Disturbance Rejection Control Algorithms. In 2020 23rd International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS) (1379-1384). https://doi.org/10.23919/ICEMS50442.2020.9291218

© 2020 The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Many issues can degrade the electrical drive performance such as cross-coupling, time delay, external disturbances, and parameter variation. The Synchronous Reference Frame (SRF) PI Current Contr... Read More about Investigating Electrical Drive Performance Employing Model Predictive Control and Active Disturbance Rejection Control Algorithms.

3D Printing as a Technology Enabler for Electrical Machines: Manufacturing and Testing of a Salient Pole Rotor for SRM (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Gargalis, L., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Hardy, M., Ashcroft, I., Galea, M., & Hague, R. (2020). 3D Printing as a Technology Enabler for Electrical Machines: Manufacturing and Testing of a Salient Pole Rotor for SRM. In 2020 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (12-18). https://doi.org/10.1109/icem49940.2020.9270737

Among the various technology enablers for modern electrical machines, additive manufacturing plays a key role. The advantage of having a precise control of the shape of ferromagnetic structures, whilst achieving good electromagnetic performance, fits... Read More about 3D Printing as a Technology Enabler for Electrical Machines: Manufacturing and Testing of a Salient Pole Rotor for SRM.

On the Capability of Heat Dissipation in Thermally Aged Electrical Machines (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2020). On the Capability of Heat Dissipation in Thermally Aged Electrical Machines. In 2020 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (954-960). https://doi.org/10.1109/icem49940.2020.9270744

Thermal aging is one of the main causes of progressive deterioration of the insulation system in electrical machines. This because the thermo-physical properties of dielectric materials can undergo severe changes when exposed to high temperature. Acc... Read More about On the Capability of Heat Dissipation in Thermally Aged Electrical Machines.

Novel Parameter Identification Method for Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Curve Fitting (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Lukic, M., Giangrande, P., Klumpner, C., & Galea, M. (2020). Novel Parameter Identification Method for Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Curve Fitting. In 2020 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC). https://doi.org/10.1109/vppc49601.2020.9330955

This paper describes a new curve-fitting lithium-ion battery parameter identification method for equivalent circuit models. The current pulse/relaxation test is carried out and the corresponding terminal voltage is used for extracting the battery mod... Read More about Novel Parameter Identification Method for Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Curve Fitting.

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.

PM Halbach Arrays in Motors: Loss Reduction and Performance Improvements (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., Connor, P. H., Giangrande, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020). PM Halbach Arrays in Motors: Loss Reduction and Performance Improvements. . https://doi.org/10.23919/ICEMS50442.2020.9291234

© 2020 The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Halbach array configurations represent a common choice in high-performance electrical machines, since a stronger magnetic field is generated for the same Permanent Magnet (PM) volume. Hence, high... Read More about PM Halbach Arrays in Motors: Loss Reduction and Performance Improvements.

On single-phase operation of three-phase synchronous generators (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Spagnolo, C., Nuzzo, S., Giangrande, P., Galea, M., & Serra, G. (2020). On single-phase operation of three-phase synchronous generators. In ICEMS2020 Web Remote Conference, The 23rd International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, November 24 to 27, 2020 (1994-1999). https://doi.org/10.23919/icems50442.2020.9290872

Classical synchronous generators have been used for decades in the field of power generation. The traditional manner of operation of these systems is the balanced, three phase configuration. However, recently there has been an interest in re-configur... Read More about On single-phase operation of three-phase synchronous generators.

A Novel Magnetic Coupling Configuration for Enhancing the Torque Density (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Akcay, Y., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2020). A Novel Magnetic Coupling Configuration for Enhancing the Torque Density. . https://doi.org/10.23919/icems50442.2020.9291073

This paper introduces a novel magnetic coupling (MC) topology, which is able to achieve significant torque density values by adding a limited amount of extra permanent magnets (PMs). Indeed, the proposed MC architecture, namely enhanced magnetic coup... Read More about A Novel Magnetic Coupling Configuration for Enhancing the Torque Density.

Influence of Thermal Aging on the Winding Thermal Conductivity in Low Voltage Electrical Machines (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2020). Influence of Thermal Aging on the Winding Thermal Conductivity in Low Voltage Electrical Machines. . https://doi.org/10.23919/icems50442.2020.9291167

It is widely acknowledged that thermal aging can have a detrimental effect on the reliability and lifetime expectancy of electrical machines. Long exposure times to high temperature can deteriorate the dielectric properties of the electrical insulati... Read More about Influence of Thermal Aging on the Winding Thermal Conductivity in Low Voltage Electrical Machines.

Design, Analysis and Dynamic Performance of Radial Magnetic Coupling (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Akcay, Y., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2020). Design, Analysis and Dynamic Performance of Radial Magnetic Coupling. . https://doi.org/10.23919/icems50442.2020.9291124

Contactless torque/speed transmission is gaining an ever-increasing interest in industry and mobile applications, since the mechanical wear-out is avoided resulting in lower maintenance costs. The radial topology is one possible configuration for mag... Read More about Design, Analysis and Dynamic Performance of Radial Magnetic Coupling.

Weibull Distribution and Geometrical Size Factor for Evaluating the Thermal Life of Electrical Machines' Insulation (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2020). Weibull Distribution and Geometrical Size Factor for Evaluating the Thermal Life of Electrical Machines' Insulation. In IECON 2020 The 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (1114-1119). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON43393.2020.9255227

© 2020 IEEE. The thermal lifetime assessment of electrical machines' insulation systems is generally performed at the design and prototyping stages. Hence, the insulation system's thermal endurance curve (or temperature index) can be extrapolated, al... Read More about Weibull Distribution and Geometrical Size Factor for Evaluating the Thermal Life of Electrical Machines' Insulation.

Predicting Insulation Resistance of Enamelled Wire using Neural Network and Curve Fit Methods Under Thermal Aging (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Turabee, G., Cosma, G., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., …Galea, M. (2020). Predicting Insulation Resistance of Enamelled Wire using Neural Network and Curve Fit Methods Under Thermal Aging. In 2020 International Joint Conference onNeural Networks (IJCNN): 2020 conference proceedings (1-7). https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN48605.2020.9207378

© 2020 IEEE. Health monitoring has gained a massive interest in power systems engineering, as it has the advantage to reduce operating costs, improve reliability of power supply and provide a better service to customers. This paper presents surrogate... Read More about Predicting Insulation Resistance of Enamelled Wire using Neural Network and Curve Fit Methods Under Thermal Aging.

Unconventional accelerated thermal ageing test for traction electric motors in vehicles (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Lusuardi, L., Cavallini, A., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2020). Unconventional accelerated thermal ageing test for traction electric motors in vehicles. In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC) (212-216). https://doi.org/10.1109/EIC47619.2020.9158744

© 2020 IEEE. Car manufacturers are increasingly working to make the all-electric car a reliable and affordable mobility option for a larger section of the population. However, several issues need to be addressed before achieving this goal. One of the... Read More about Unconventional accelerated thermal ageing test for traction electric motors in vehicles.

Analysis and Modelling of High Frequency Effects on Synchronous Generator’s Armature Conductors (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Quadri, Q. H., Nuzzo, S., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020). Analysis and Modelling of High Frequency Effects on Synchronous Generator’s Armature Conductors. In 2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE) (253-258). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE45063.2020.9152456

This paper investigates the accuracy of the subdomain modelling technique for high frequency copper loss calculation in stator windings of synchronous generators. The methodology's accuracy is studied at a slot level up to 10 kHz against FE model wit... Read More about Analysis and Modelling of High Frequency Effects on Synchronous Generator’s Armature Conductors.

Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., Volpe, G., Connor, P. H., Giangrande, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020). Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft. In 2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE) (300-306). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE45063.2020.9152551

This paper deals with the design of a high power-density, high efficiency and low torque ripple propulsion motor for electric aircraft. The proposed design procedure resulted in a high-performance propulsion motor intended for a direct-drive solution... Read More about Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft.

RexMoto-A Range Extender Concept for Light Electric Aircraft (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Glassock, R., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2020). RexMoto-A Range Extender Concept for Light Electric Aircraft. In 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC) (930-935). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC48692.2020.9161496

© 2020 IEEE. A main limitation of fully electric vehicles is their maximum range, which is principally constrained by the performance (i.e. energy density) of energy storage systems. A range extender, coupled to an electric vehicle, is a system able... Read More about RexMoto-A Range Extender Concept for Light Electric Aircraft.

Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Electrical Machines Using Neural Network (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Turabee, G., Khowja, M. R., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020). Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Electrical Machines Using Neural Network. In 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC) (1153-1158). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC48692.2020.9161662

© 2020 IEEE. This paper proposes a surrogate approach which utilises an supervised neural network to significantly shorten the time required for thermal qualification of electrical machines' insulation. The proposed approach is based on a feedforward... Read More about Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Electrical Machines Using Neural Network.

Reliability oriented design of low voltage electrical machines based on accelerated thermal aging tests (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Giangrande, P., Madonna, V., & Galea, M. (2020). Reliability oriented design of low voltage electrical machines based on accelerated thermal aging tests. In SPEEDAM 2020 – Proceedings: International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives and Motion: virtual meeting. https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEEDAM48782.2020.9161974

© 2020 IEEE. In transport applications, electrical machines (EMs) are required to be highly reliable, in order to fulfill the intended mission profile over the expected lifetime. This task has been conventionally addressed through the adoption of saf... Read More about Reliability oriented design of low voltage electrical machines based on accelerated thermal aging tests.

Improving Performance and Extending Lifetime of PMSMs via Advanced End-Winding Cooling (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Madonna, V., Spagnolo, C., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2020). Improving Performance and Extending Lifetime of PMSMs via Advanced End-Winding Cooling. In 2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE). https://doi.org/10.1109/isie45063.2020.9152243

© 2020 IEEE. In the automotive field, high performance and high reliable electrical machines are required and an appropriate thermal management allows to fulfil such a demand. Thermal management is also crucial for enhancing the power density, while... Read More about Improving Performance and Extending Lifetime of PMSMs via Advanced End-Winding Cooling.