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Enhancing electromagnetic launch capability: design of a small launch system for large UAVs (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cox, T., Yang, T., & Gerada, C. (2017). Enhancing electromagnetic launch capability: design of a small launch system for large UAVs.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) play a critical and increasing role in modern combat, giving significantly enhanced surveillance, communication and strike capabilities. There are currently a large range of UAV’s available, but in general the more cap... Read More about Enhancing electromagnetic launch capability: design of a small launch system for large UAVs.

The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems (2017)
Journal Article
Gan, Y., Zhang, X., Li, H., Tong, Y., Shi, Y., & Yan, Y. (2017). The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems. Journal of Electrostatics, 87, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2017.05.003

An experimental study on electro-spraying from small-scale combustors is carried out using liquid ethanol as fuel. Two systems of electro-spraying are employed in the present study; one is a nozzle system (without a ring electrode) and the other is a... Read More about The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems.

History and recent advancements of electric propulsion and integrated electrical power systems for commercial & naval vessels (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yang, T., Cox, T., Degano, M., Bozhko, S., & Gerada, C. (2016). History and recent advancements of electric propulsion and integrated electrical power systems for commercial & naval vessels.

Due to developments in power electronics, electric machines, energy storage and control, electric propulsion and integrated electrical power systems have become major trends for commercial and naval vessels. This is mainly due to the fact that the us... Read More about History and recent advancements of electric propulsion and integrated electrical power systems for commercial & naval vessels.

Flux weakening control of Permanent Magnet Machine based aircraft electric starter-generator (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bozhko, S., Rashed, M., Yeoh, S. S., Yang, T., & Hill, C. I. (in press). Flux weakening control of Permanent Magnet Machine based aircraft electric starter-generator.

This paper presents control analysis and design for an aircraft electric starter-generator system based on a Permanent Magnet Machine (PMM) operated in Flux-Weakening mode (FW). The focus is on detailed stability analysis which helped to discover an... Read More about Flux weakening control of Permanent Magnet Machine based aircraft electric starter-generator.

Minimization of electro-mechanical interaction with posicast strategies for more-electric aircraft applications (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahumada, C., Garvey, S. D., Yang, T., Kulsangcharoen, P., Wheeler, P., & Morvan, H. (2016). Minimization of electro-mechanical interaction with posicast strategies for more-electric aircraft applications.

This paper studies strategies to minimize the electromechanical interaction (EMI) within aircraft power systems. With the growth of electrical power on-board aircraft, the interaction between the electrical systems and the engine core will become sig... Read More about Minimization of electro-mechanical interaction with posicast strategies for more-electric aircraft applications.

Stability assessment of a high speed permanent magnet machine based aircraft electrical power system (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gao, F., Yeoh, S. S., Hill, C. I., Yang, T., & Bozhko, S. (2016). Stability assessment of a high speed permanent magnet machine based aircraft electrical power system.

Starting an aircraft engine with an electrical machine has been one of the major trends for future aircraft. This paper studies the stability of a permanent-magnet machine (PMM) based aircraft starter/generator (S/G) system. Using control-to-output t... Read More about Stability assessment of a high speed permanent magnet machine based aircraft electrical power system.

Functional modelling of symmetrical multi-pulse auto- transformer rectifier units for aerospace applications (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Asher, G. (2015). Functional modelling of symmetrical multi-pulse auto- transformer rectifier units for aerospace applications. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 30(9), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2014.2364682

This paper aims to develop a functional model of symmetrical multi-pulse Auto-Transformer Rectifier Units (ATRUs) for More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) applications. The ATRU is seen as the most reliable way readily to be applied in the MEA. Interestingly... Read More about Functional modelling of symmetrical multi-pulse auto- transformer rectifier units for aerospace applications.

Active front-end rectifier modelling using dynamic phasors for more-electric aircraft applications (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Asher, G. (2015). Active front-end rectifier modelling using dynamic phasors for more-electric aircraft applications. IET Electrical Systems in Transportation, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-est.2014.0030

The More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) has become a dominant trend for next-generation aircraft. The Electrical Power System (EPS) on-board may take many forms: AC, DC, hybrid, frequency-wild, variable voltage, together with the possibility of novel connec... Read More about Active front-end rectifier modelling using dynamic phasors for more-electric aircraft applications.

Fast functional modelling of diode-bridge rectifier using dynamic phasors (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Asher, G. (2015). Fast functional modelling of diode-bridge rectifier using dynamic phasors. IET Power Electronics, 8(6), https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2014.0414

In this paper, a functional model for diode-bridge rectifiers is developed based on the dynamic phasor concept. The developed model is suitable for accelerated simulation studies of the electric power systems under normal, unbalanced and line faulty... Read More about Fast functional modelling of diode-bridge rectifier using dynamic phasors.

Dynamic phasor modelling of multi-generator variable frequency electrical power systems (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, T., Bozhko, S., Le-Peuvedic, J.-M., Asher, G., & Hill, C. I. (2016). Dynamic phasor modelling of multi-generator variable frequency electrical power systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 31(1), 563-571. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2015.2399371

The Dynamic Phasor (DP) concept has been widely used in modelling electrical power systems. So far, the DP concept has been restricted to modelling systems with one single electrical source at a fixed fundamental frequency; either one generator or an... Read More about Dynamic phasor modelling of multi-generator variable frequency electrical power systems.

Bogoliubov excitation spectrum of an elongated condensate throughout a transition from quasi-one-dimensional to three-dimensional (2014)
Journal Article

More electric aircraft starter-generator system with utilization of hybrid modulated model predictive control
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yoeh, S. S., Yang, T., Tarisciotti, L., Hill, C. I., & Bozhko, S. (in press). More electric aircraft starter-generator system with utilization of hybrid modulated model predictive control.

The current trend for future aircraft is the adoption of the More Electric Aircraft (MEA) concept. The electrical based starter-generator (S/G) system is one of the core ideas from the MEA concept. The PI based control scheme has been investigated in... Read More about More electric aircraft starter-generator system with utilization of hybrid modulated model predictive control.