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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.

Influence of Insulation Thermal Aging on the Temperature Assessment in Electrical Machines (2020)
Journal Article
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2021). Influence of Insulation Thermal Aging on the Temperature Assessment in Electrical Machines. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 36(1), 456-467. https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2020.3001053

Thermal modeling and temperature assessment of electrical machines often rely on the use of lumped-parameter thermal networks. A historic limitation of analytical thermal models is their need for an experimental fine-tuning, necessary for selecting t... Read More about Influence of Insulation Thermal Aging on the Temperature Assessment in Electrical Machines.

Reliability-Oriented Design of Electrical Machines: The Design Process for Machines' Insulation Systems MUST Evolve (2020)
Journal Article
Galea, M., Giangrande, P., Madonna, V., & Buticchi, G. (2020). Reliability-Oriented Design of Electrical Machines: The Design Process for Machines' Insulation Systems MUST Evolve. IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine, 14(1), 20-28. https://doi.org/10.1109/MIE.2019.2947688

As the world of transportation keeps moving toward greater electrification, the main design objectives in terms of power density and efficiency of system components are becoming increasingly important. Meanwhile, transportation applications are also... Read More about Reliability-Oriented Design of Electrical Machines: The Design Process for Machines' Insulation Systems MUST Evolve.

Challenges and Opportunities for Wound Field Synchronous Generators in Future More Electric Aircraft (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Nuzzo, S., Zhang, H., Zhao, W., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020). Challenges and Opportunities for Wound Field Synchronous Generators in Future More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 6(4), 1466-1477. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2020.2980189

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.

Predictive Torque Control with Fixed Switching Frequency for Induction Motor Drives (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Riveros, J. A., Rivera, M., Rodriguez, C., Galea, M., Buticchi, G., & Wheeler, P. (2020). Predictive Torque Control with Fixed Switching Frequency for Induction Motor Drives. In Proceedings: 2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT) (211-216). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIT45562.2020.9067232

Predictive torque control is one of the most considered high-performance methods for variable-speed applications. This scheme is characterised by a flexible architecture that provides a fast torque/flux response, while its operation reports variable... Read More about Predictive Torque Control with Fixed Switching Frequency for Induction Motor Drives.

A Novel Sizing Approach for Synchronous Reluctance Machines (2020)
Journal Article
Murataliyev, M., Degano, M., & Galea, M. (2021). A Novel Sizing Approach for Synchronous Reluctance Machines. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 68(3), 2083-2095. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2020.2975461

This paper presents a simple analytical model for the sizing of Synchronous Reluctance (SynRel) machines. The accuracy of the method is achieved by modelling a simple rotor geometry that presents all the characteristics of a real machine. The analyti... Read More about A Novel Sizing Approach for Synchronous Reluctance Machines.

The Role of Neural Networks in Predicting the Thermal Life of Electrical Machines (2020)
Journal Article
Turabee, G., Khowja, M. R., Giangrande, P., Madonna, V., Cosma, G., Vakil, G., …Galea, M. (2020). The Role of Neural Networks in Predicting the Thermal Life of Electrical Machines. IEEE Access, 8, 40283-40297. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2975985

© 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.

Moving Toward a Reliability-Oriented Design Approach of Low-Voltage Electrical Machines by Including Insulation Thermal Aging Considerations (2020)
Journal Article
Giangrande, P., Madonna, V., Nuzzo, S., & Galea, M. (2020). Moving Toward a Reliability-Oriented Design Approach of Low-Voltage Electrical Machines by Including Insulation Thermal Aging Considerations. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 6(1), 16-27. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2020.2971191

© 2020 IEEE. Electrical machines (EMs) are required to consistently perform their intended mission over a specified timeframe. The move toward transportation electrification made the EMs' reliability an even stringent and predominant requirement, sin... Read More about Moving Toward a Reliability-Oriented Design Approach of Low-Voltage Electrical Machines by Including Insulation Thermal Aging Considerations.

The Rebirth of the Current Source Inverter: Advantages for Aerospace Motor Design (2019)
Journal Article
Madonna, V., Migliazza, G., Giangrande, P., Lorenzani, E., Buticchi, G., & Galea, M. (2019). The Rebirth of the Current Source Inverter: Advantages for Aerospace Motor Design. IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine, 13(4), 65-76. https://doi.org/10.1109/MIE.2019.2936319

© 2007-2011 IEEE. It is well known and widely accepted that the voltage source inverter (VSI) now dominates the world of electrical drives. Its success is probably due to its simplicity, high efficiency, and the widespread availability of VSs. This p... Read More about The Rebirth of the Current Source Inverter: Advantages for Aerospace Motor Design.

The potential of exploiting non-symmetric structures in electrical machines (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Nuzzo, S., Marfoli, A., Papini, L., Bolognesi, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2019). The potential of exploiting non-symmetric structures in electrical machines. In IECON 2019 Proceedings - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (1393-1398). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8927001

Typically, electrical machines feature rotor and stator winding configurations and core structures which comply with both simplicity and cost requirements. Such constraints limit the design search space and degrees of freedom, thus leading to exploit... Read More about The potential of exploiting non-symmetric structures in electrical machines.

A Time-Saving Approach for the Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Low Voltage Electrical Machines (2019)
Journal Article
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Migliazza, G., Buticchi, G., & Galea, M. (2020). A Time-Saving Approach for the Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Low Voltage Electrical Machines. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(11), 9195 -9205. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2019.2956378

Modern electrical machines, such as those employed in transportation applications are required to provide very high performance in terms of power (and torque) density and efficiency. The reality, however, is that the more these machines are “pushed“... Read More about A Time-Saving Approach for the Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Low Voltage Electrical Machines.

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.

Modeling of Classical Synchronous Generators Using Size-Efficient Lookup Tables With Skewing Effect (2019)
Journal Article
Quadri, Q. H., Nuzzo, S., Rashed, M., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2019). Modeling of Classical Synchronous Generators Using Size-Efficient Lookup Tables With Skewing Effect. IEEE Access, 7, 174551-174561. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2957102

In this paper, an analytical model aimed at reducing computational times for the analysis of classical synchronous generators is proposed and validated. While the proposed model's attractiveness comes from its simple and fast nature, however, it also... Read More about Modeling of Classical Synchronous Generators Using Size-Efficient Lookup Tables With Skewing Effect.

Review, Challenges, and Future Developments of Electric Taxiing Systems (2019)
Journal Article
Lukic, M., Giangrande, P., Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., & Galea, M. (2019). Review, Challenges, and Future Developments of Electric Taxiing Systems. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 5(4), 1441-1457. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2019.2956862

The ever-increasing demand for passenger air traffic results in larger airline fleets every year. The aircraft market forecast reveals an unprecedented growth for the coming decades, leading to serious environmental and economic concerns among airlin... Read More about Review, Challenges, and Future Developments of Electric Taxiing Systems.

On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Migliazza, G., Buticchi, G., & Galea, M. (2019). On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines. In Proceedings: IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (7115-7120). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8927464

Electrical motors are required to perform reliably for a certain number of hours/cycles. Assuming the insulation breakdown as the predominant source of failure, then the lifetime of an electrical machine can generally be said to correspond to that of... Read More about On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines.

Fast and Accurate Multi-Physics Model for Optimization-based Design of VSBBC (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Cheong, B., Giangrande, P., Zhang, X., Galea, M., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Fast and Accurate Multi-Physics Model for Optimization-based Design of VSBBC. In IECON Proceedings 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (1762-1767). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8927694

The development and validation of an advanced two-level Voltage Source Back-to-Back Converter model, considering its multi-physics operation, is presented in this paper. Based on a set of input parameters, the proposed model evaluates the converter i... Read More about Fast and Accurate Multi-Physics Model for Optimization-based Design of VSBBC.

An Improved Automatic Voltage Regulator for Self-Excited, Small-to-Medium Power Generating Sets equipped with Brushless Excitation Systems (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Nuzzo, S., Bolognesi, P., Galea, M., & Barater, D. (2019). An Improved Automatic Voltage Regulator for Self-Excited, Small-to-Medium Power Generating Sets equipped with Brushless Excitation Systems. In IECON 2019 Proceedings - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (904-909). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8927675

The classical, wound-field, synchronous generator is currently enjoying a revamped interest in its design and development, partly due to the ever-increasing requirements in terms of power quality standards, efficiency and power density and partly due... Read More about An Improved Automatic Voltage Regulator for Self-Excited, Small-to-Medium Power Generating Sets equipped with Brushless Excitation Systems.

An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Huang, Z., Yang, T., Giangrande, P., Wheeler, P., & Galea, M. (2019). An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies. In Proceedings: IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (3511-3516). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8927538

This paper presents an enhanced modulation technique for dual converters with isolated supplies. This unified modulation technique is applicable for any positive voltage ratio between the isolated supplies. The modulation technique enhances the quali... Read More about An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies.

Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Lukic, M., Giangrande, P., Klumpner, C., & Galea, M. (2019). Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations. . https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8926797

This paper focuses on evaluating the energy and power requirements of a specific aircraft on-board electric taxiing (ET) system. The developed model of the investigated system is used to determine the requisites for a typical taxiing profile mission... Read More about Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations.

An Active Modulation Scheme for Avoiding Overcharging in the Dual Converter with Isolated Asymmetric Supplies (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Huang, Z., Yang, T., Giangrande, P., Wheeler, P., & Galea, M. (2019). An Active Modulation Scheme for Avoiding Overcharging in the Dual Converter with Isolated Asymmetric Supplies. In 2019 21st European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE '19 ECCE Europe)https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE.2019.8915181

This paper presents an enhanced modulation technique for dual converters with isolated supplies. This unified modulation technique is applicable for any positive voltage ratio between the isolated supplies. The modulation technique enhances the quali... Read More about An Active Modulation Scheme for Avoiding Overcharging in the Dual Converter with Isolated Asymmetric Supplies.