All Outputs (12)

Modelling and Sizing Framework for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Architecture Development (2023)
Conference Proceeding

This project aims to develop an electrical system for a hybrid-electric, regional aircraft as part of the drive towards more sustainable transportation. It wants to reduce the aviation industry's contribution to carbon emissions, looking at more gree... Read More about Modelling and Sizing Framework for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Architecture Development.

ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration (2021)
Journal Article

A centralised smart supervisor (CSS) controller with enhanced electrical energy management (E2-EM) capability has been developed for an Iron Bird Electrical Power Generation and Distribution System (EPGDS) within the Clean Sky 2 ENhanced electrical e... Read More about ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration.

Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion (2020)
Conference Proceeding

This paper presents parametric design studies of the on-board Electrical Power System (EPS) for a distributed hybrid aircraft propulsion. The work presents the methodology that has been adopted to develop the physics-based models of the EPS component... Read More about Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion.

A Framework for Optimization of Hybrid Aircraft (2019)
Conference Proceeding

To achieve the goals of substantial improvements in efficiency and emissions set by Flightpath 2050, fundamentally different concepts are required. As one of the most promising solutions, electrification of the aircraft primary propulsion is currentl... Read More about A Framework for Optimization of Hybrid Aircraft.

Optimised low voltage loads allocation for MEA electrical power systems (2019)
Conference Proceeding

This paper proposes a smart controller design for an automated power load allocation for the more electric aircraft application. As the aircraft manufacturers are moving towards more electrified solutions, power management and optimization are becomi... Read More about Optimised low voltage loads allocation for MEA electrical power systems.

Finite state machine control for aircraft electrical distribution system (2019)
Journal Article

This study deals with the development of new control logic for more electric aircraft (MEA) electrical power systems (EPSs). A key aspect of the MEA concept is that traditional pneumatic and hydraulic loads are replaced by electrical equivalents. The... Read More about Finite state machine control for aircraft electrical distribution system.

Generator overload reduction using smart power management (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Weight reduction is a key driver in the aerospace sector. Every kilogram of weight reduction has significant benefits over the aircraft’s life cycle. This paper introduces a smart power management technique which is able to reduce the overload on the... Read More about Generator overload reduction using smart power management.

Smart Controller Design for Safety Operation of the MEA Electrical Distribution System (2018)
Conference Proceeding

As the electrical network of future aircraft become more and more complex, safety issues related with electrification need to be addressed. This paper shows that this can be achieved by developing an advanced control strategy and then applying it, th... Read More about Smart Controller Design for Safety Operation of the MEA Electrical Distribution System.

Toward robust stability of aircraft electrical power systems: using a μ-based structural singular value to analyze and ensure network stability (2017)
Journal Article

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.

Robust stability analysis of a dc/dc buck converter under multiple parametric uncertainties (2017)
Journal Article

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.

? approach to robust stability domains in the space of parametric uncertainties for a power system with ideal CPL (2017)
Journal Article

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.

A modeling methodology for robust stability analysis of nonlinear electrical power systems under parameter uncertainties (2016)
Journal Article

This paper develops a modelling method for robust stability analysis of non-linear electrical power systems over a range of operating points and under parameter uncertainties. Standard methods can guarantee stability under nominal condi¬tions but do... Read More about A modeling methodology for robust stability analysis of nonlinear electrical power systems under parameter uncertainties.