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Influence of Emitter Side Design on the Unintentional Turn-on of 10kV+ SiC n-IGBTs (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Almpanis, I., Antoniou, M., Evans, P., Empringham, L., Gammon, P., Udrea, F., …Lophitis, N. (2022). Influence of Emitter Side Design on the Unintentional Turn-on of 10kV+ SiC n-IGBTs. In 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ecce50734.2022.9947492

Silicon Carbide (SiC) N-channel Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (n-IGBTs) rated higher than 10kV can improve Medium Voltage and High Voltage power electronics due to the favourable combination of SiC material with the nIGBT device structure. This... Read More about Influence of Emitter Side Design on the Unintentional Turn-on of 10kV+ SiC n-IGBTs.

Short-Circuit Performance Investigation of 10kV+ Rated SiC n-IGBT (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Almpanis, I., Gammon, P., Mawby, P., Evans, P., Empringham, L., Lophitis, N., …Udrea, F. (2022). Short-Circuit Performance Investigation of 10kV+ Rated SiC n-IGBT. In IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications in Europe (WiPDA-Europe). https://doi.org/10.1109/WiPDAEurope55971.2022.9936475

This paper presents a comprehensive short-circuit robustness investigation of 4H- Silicon Carbide (SiC) n-type Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (nIGBTs) for Medium-Voltage and High- Voltage applications. Numerical electrothermal TCAD simulations ev... Read More about Short-Circuit Performance Investigation of 10kV+ Rated SiC n-IGBT.

Cooling System Sizing using LPTN Analysis and Multiphysics Modelling for an Axial Flux Machine and Integrated Drive (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Jeffrey, A. J., Connor, P. H., Vakil, G., Evans, P., Wheeler, P., & Hart, S. (2022). Cooling System Sizing using LPTN Analysis and Multiphysics Modelling for an Axial Flux Machine and Integrated Drive. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icem51905.2022.9910820

In this paper a Lumped Parameter Thermal Network (LPTN) is proposed for a Yokeless and Segmented Armature (YASA) axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) machine. A simulation model is used to examine the machine in isolation, with an Integrated Motor Driv... Read More about Cooling System Sizing using LPTN Analysis and Multiphysics Modelling for an Axial Flux Machine and Integrated Drive.

Reduce-Order Analysis and Circuit-Level Cost Function for the Numerical Optimization of Power Electronics Modules (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Cairnie, M., DiMarino, C., Evans, P., & Lophitis, N. (2021). Reduce-Order Analysis and Circuit-Level Cost Function for the Numerical Optimization of Power Electronics Modules. In 2021 IEEE 22nd Workshop on Control and Modelling of Power Electronics (COMPEL). https://doi.org/10.1109/compel52922.2021.9645944

Energy innovation trends such as sustainable grids, and the electrification of the consumer transportation market are accelerating the adoption of medium-voltage (MV) silicon-carbide (SiC) technology. The fast switching times and higher operating tem... Read More about Reduce-Order Analysis and Circuit-Level Cost Function for the Numerical Optimization of Power Electronics Modules.

Real-Time Thermal Imaging Using Augmented Reality and Accelerated 3D Models (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Jalal, B., Greedy, S., & Evans, P. (2020). Real-Time Thermal Imaging Using Augmented Reality and Accelerated 3D Models. . https://doi.org/10.1109/compel49091.2020.9265658

We present an innovative method to allow real-time visualisation of temperature fields on power electronic circuits using augmented reality. A real-time time-domain simulation incorporating the Block Arnoldi model order reduction techniques is implem... Read More about Real-Time Thermal Imaging Using Augmented Reality and Accelerated 3D Models.

Multi-Frequency Averaging (MFA) Model of Electric-Hybrid Powertrain Suitable for Variable Frequency Operation Applied in Geographically-Distributed Power Hardware-in-the-Loop (GD-PHiL) Simulation (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Sen, S., Evans, P. L., & Johnson, C. M. (2018). Multi-Frequency Averaging (MFA) Model of Electric-Hybrid Powertrain Suitable for Variable Frequency Operation Applied in Geographically-Distributed Power Hardware-in-the-Loop (GD-PHiL) Simulation. In Proceedings - 2018 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/VPPC.2018.8604967

© 2018 IEEE Project aims to develop capability for OEMs and suppliers to 'virtually-connect' multiple prototype powertrain components (engine, motor-drive etc.) and engage in real-time system simulation, thereby reducing cost by eliminating co-locati... Read More about Multi-Frequency Averaging (MFA) Model of Electric-Hybrid Powertrain Suitable for Variable Frequency Operation Applied in Geographically-Distributed Power Hardware-in-the-Loop (GD-PHiL) Simulation.