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Toward robust stability of aircraft electrical power systems: using a μ-based structural singular value to analyze and ensure network stability (2017)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., Odavic, M., Bozhko, S., & Boroyevich, D. (2017). Toward robust stability of aircraft electrical power systems: using a μ-based structural singular value to analyze and ensure network stability. IEEE Electrification Magazine, 5(4), 62-71. https://doi.org/10.1109/MELE.2017.2757383

Transport accounts for nearly two-thirds of the global crude oil consumption and about a quarter of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (International Energy Agency 2009, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2014). The energy use and CO2 emissions in... Read More about Toward robust stability of aircraft electrical power systems: using a μ-based structural singular value to analyze and ensure network stability.

A semi-flooded cooling for a high speed machine: Concept, design and practice of an oil sleeve (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Xu, Z., La Rocca, A., Arumugam, P., Pickering, S. J., Gerada, C., Bozhko, S., …Zhang, H. (2017). A semi-flooded cooling for a high speed machine: Concept, design and practice of an oil sleeve. In Proceedings IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (8557-8562). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2017.8217503

This paper proposes a semi-flooded cooling concept for a high speed machine design. The electrical machine considered is for an aircraft starter-generator system where power density and efficiency are crucial. In order to achieve the high power densi... Read More about A semi-flooded cooling for a high speed machine: Concept, design and practice of an oil sleeve.

Adaptive Stabilization of Uncontrolled Rectifier Based AC–DC Power Systems Feeding Constant Power Loads (2017)
Journal Article
Areerak, K., Sopapirm, T., Bozhko, S., Hill, C. I., Suyapan, A., & Areerak, K. (2018). Adaptive Stabilization of Uncontrolled Rectifier Based AC–DC Power Systems Feeding Constant Power Loads. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 33(10), 8927-8935. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2017.2779541

© 2017 IEEE. It is known that, when tightly regulated, actively controlled power converters behave as constant power loads (CPLs). These loads can significantly degrade the stability of their feeder system. The loop-cancelation technique has been est... Read More about Adaptive Stabilization of Uncontrolled Rectifier Based AC–DC Power Systems Feeding Constant Power Loads.

Maximum torque-per-amp tracking control of saturated induction motors (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Peresada, S., Kovbasa, S., Dymko, S., & Bozhko, S. (2017). Maximum torque-per-amp tracking control of saturated induction motors. In 2017 Proceedings of the International Conference on Modern Electrical and Energy Systems (MEES) (72-75). https://doi.org/10.1109/MEES.2017.8248955

An improved maximum torque per Ampere (MTPA) controller for induction motor (IM) drives is presented. The proposed MTPA field oriented controller guarantees asymptotic torque tracking of smooth reference trajectories and maximises the torque per Ampe... Read More about Maximum torque-per-amp tracking control of saturated induction motors.

Assessment of torque ripple minimization techniques for aircraft switched reluctance machine starter/generator (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Ding, X., Rashed, M., Bozhko, S., & Hill, C. (2017). Assessment of torque ripple minimization techniques for aircraft switched reluctance machine starter/generator.

This paper presents an assessment of different torque ripple minimization techniques for more electric aircraft Switched Reluctance Machine (SRM) starter/generator (S/G). SRM is one of the most popular potential candidates for future aircraft S/G. SR... Read More about Assessment of torque ripple minimization techniques for aircraft switched reluctance machine starter/generator.

A Novel Space Vector Modulation Technique For Three Level NPC Converters Within Aircraft Starter Generator Systems (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Li, C., Lo Calzo, G., Bozhko, S., Gerada, C., Wheeler, P., & Yang, T. (2017). A Novel Space Vector Modulation Technique For Three Level NPC Converters Within Aircraft Starter Generator Systems

The neutral point voltage balancing issue for three level Neutral point clamped (NPC) converter has been extensively investigated recently. Different solutions to balance the neutral point have been proposed. However the proposed solutions so far eit... Read More about A Novel Space Vector Modulation Technique For Three Level NPC Converters Within Aircraft Starter Generator Systems.

Robust stability analysis of a dc/dc buck converter under multiple parametric uncertainties (2017)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., Odavic, M., Bozhko, S., & Boroyevich, D. (in press). Robust stability analysis of a dc/dc buck converter under multiple parametric uncertainties. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2017.2736023

Stability studies are a crucial part of the design of power electronic systems, especially for safety critical ap¬plications. Standard methods can guarantee stability under nominal conditions but do not take into account the multiple uncertainties th... Read More about Robust stability analysis of a dc/dc buck converter under multiple parametric uncertainties.

Permanent magnet machine based starter-generator system with modulated model predictive control (2017)
Journal Article
Yeoh, S. S., Yang, T., Tariscotti, L., Hill, C. I., Bozhko, S., & Zanchetta, P. (in press). Permanent magnet machine based starter-generator system with modulated model predictive control. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2017.2731626

The paper describes a hybrid control scheme for a permanent magnet machine based starter-generator (S/G) system. There has been increased usage of electric drive systems in the transportation sector for increased efficiency and reduced emissions. One... Read More about Permanent magnet machine based starter-generator system with modulated model predictive control.

A detailed modular governor-turbine model for multiple-spool gas turbine with scrutiny of bleeding effect (2017)
Journal Article
Balaghi Enalou, H., Abbasi Soreshjani, E., Rashed, M., Shen Yeoh, S., & Bozhko, S. (in press). A detailed modular governor-turbine model for multiple-spool gas turbine with scrutiny of bleeding effect. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 139(11), Article 114501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036947

Multiple-spool gas turbines are usually utilized for power supply in aircrafts, ships, and terrestrial electric utility plants. As a result, having a reliable model of them can aid with the control design process and stability analysis. Since several... Read More about A detailed modular governor-turbine model for multiple-spool gas turbine with scrutiny of bleeding effect.

Flux weakening control of electric starter-generator based on permanent-magnet machine (2017)
Journal Article
Bozhko, S., Rashed, M., Hill, C. I., Yeoh, S. S., & Yang, T. (2017). Flux weakening control of electric starter-generator based on permanent-magnet machine. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 3(4), 864-877. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2017.2718221

The paper presents control analysis and design for a Permanent Magnet Machine (PMM) operated in Flux-Weakening (FW) mode for an aircraft electric starter-generator application. Previous literature has focused on FW control of PMMs in motoring (starti... Read More about Flux weakening control of electric starter-generator based on permanent-magnet machine.

Control Design and Voltage Stability Analysis of a Droop-Controlled Electrical Power System for More Electric Aircraft (2017)
Journal Article
Gao, F., Bozhko, S., Costabeber, A., Asher, G., & Wheeler, P. (2017). Control Design and Voltage Stability Analysis of a Droop-Controlled Electrical Power System for More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 64(12), 9271-9281. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2017.2711552

This paper focuses on the analysis of a single DC bus multi-generator Electrical Power System (EPS) for future More Electric Aircrafts (MEA). Within such a single bus paradigm, the paper proposes a detailed control design procedure and provides a sta... Read More about Control Design and Voltage Stability Analysis of a Droop-Controlled Electrical Power System for More Electric Aircraft.

DC-Link Capacitor Second Carrier Band Switching Harmonic Current Reduction in Two-Level Back-to-Back Converters (2017)
Journal Article
Shen, L., Bozhko, S., Hill, C. I., & Wheeler, P. (2018). DC-Link Capacitor Second Carrier Band Switching Harmonic Current Reduction in Two-Level Back-to-Back Converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 33(4), 3567-3574. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2017.2706972

© 1986-2012 IEEE. This paper proposes an active switching harmonic current reduction method within the dc-link capacitor of two-level, three-phase, back-to-back converters. This method is based on the derived analytical solution for switching harmoni... Read More about DC-Link Capacitor Second Carrier Band Switching Harmonic Current Reduction in Two-Level Back-to-Back Converters.

Stability assessment of a droop-controlled multi-generator electrical power system in the more electric aircraft using parameter space approach (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Gao, F., Zheng, X., & Bozhko, S. (in press). Stability assessment of a droop-controlled multi-generator electrical power system in the more electric aircraft using parameter space approach.

This paper investigates the dynamic stability of a droop-controlled multi-generator system in the more electric aircraft (MEA). Based on the developed state-space model of the potential dc electrical power system (EPS) architecture, the stability bou... Read More about Stability assessment of a droop-controlled multi-generator electrical power system in the more electric aircraft using parameter space approach.

? approach to robust stability domains in the space of parametric uncertainties for a power system with ideal CPL (2017)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., Odavic, M., & Bozhko, S. (in press). ? approach to robust stability domains in the space of parametric uncertainties for a power system with ideal CPL. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2017.2668900

Power electronic systems are prone to instability. The problem, generally attributed to the constant power load (CPL) behaviour of their power electronic controlled loads, can become more acute when the systems are subject to parametric uncertainties... Read More about ? approach to robust stability domains in the space of parametric uncertainties for a power system with ideal CPL.

Robust indirect field oriented control of induction generator (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Bozhko, S., Peresada, S., Kovbasa, S., & Zhelinskyi, M. (in press). Robust indirect field oriented control of induction generator.

The paper presents a novel robust field oriented vector control for induction generators. The proposed controller exploits the concept of indirect field orientation and guarantees asymptotic DC-link voltage regulations when DC-load is constant or slo... Read More about Robust indirect field oriented control of induction generator.