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Life Characterization of PEEK and Nanofilled Enamel Insulated Wires Under Thermal Ageing (2024)
Journal Article
Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., Ahmad, S. S., Ramanathan, R., Gerada, C., & Benarous, M. (2024). Life Characterization of PEEK and Nanofilled Enamel Insulated Wires Under Thermal Ageing. IEEE Access, 12, 39470- 39483. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3374637

This paper characterizes and develops life models for two different wire insulating materials: Poly-ether-ketone (PEEK) and nanofilled enamel (Allotherm wire). The article focuses on predicting the lifespan of PEEK and Allotherm wire insulating mater... Read More about Life Characterization of PEEK and Nanofilled Enamel Insulated Wires Under Thermal Ageing.

Review on the Traditional and Integrated Passives: State-of-the-Art Design and Technologies (2021)
Journal Article
Khowja, M. R., Abebe, R., Vakil, G., Walker, A., Patel, C., Gerada, C., …Cascella, G. L. (2021). Review on the Traditional and Integrated Passives: State-of-the-Art Design and Technologies. Energies, 15(1), Article 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15010088

With the increased necessity of a high power density and efficient system in aerospace and marine industries, integrated motor drives provide an excellent solution in the modern era. Therefore, a close structural and functional integration of passive... Read More about Review on the Traditional and Integrated Passives: State-of-the-Art Design and Technologies.

Integrated motor drive: Mass and volume optimization of the motor with an integrated filter inductor (2021)
Journal Article
Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., Patel, C., Odhano, S., & Wheeler, P. (2021). Integrated motor drive: Mass and volume optimization of the motor with an integrated filter inductor. Energies, 14(15), Article 4564. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14154564

The present trend of aerospace industries is being shifted towards a “More Electric Aircraft” system which needs to be high power dense. For this purpose, the integration technologies have gained massive interest, providing the benefits of reduced lo... Read More about Integrated motor drive: Mass and volume optimization of the motor with an integrated filter inductor.

Novel Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Integrated Filter Inductor Using Motor's Inherent Magnetics (2020)
Journal Article
Khowja, M. R., Gerada, C., Vakil, G., Patel, C., Odhano, S. A., Walker, A., & Wheeler, P. (2021). Novel Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Integrated Filter Inductor Using Motor's Inherent Magnetics. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 68(7), 5638-5649. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2020.3000110

A close functional and structural integration of passive elements is required to improve the power density of motor drives. Such power-dense motor drives are prerequisites in aerospace and automotive applications. This article presents a permanent ma... Read More about Novel Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Integrated Filter Inductor Using Motor's Inherent Magnetics.

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.