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Radial force control of Multi-Sector Permanent Magnet machines considering radial rotor displacement (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Valente, G., Papini, L., Formentini, A., Gerada, C., & Zanchetta, P. (2017). Radial force control of Multi-Sector Permanent Magnet machines considering radial rotor displacement. In Proceedings - 2017 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD) (140-145). https://doi.org/10.1109/WEMDCD.2017.7947737

A mathematical model enabling to predict the electromagnetic x-y forces and torque for a given input current in a Multi-Sector Permanent Magnet Synchronous (MSPMS) machine is presented. The rotor static eccentricity is also accounted and the analytic... Read More about Radial force control of Multi-Sector Permanent Magnet machines considering radial rotor displacement.

Fast fault location scheme for distribution systems based on fault transients (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Aboshady, F., Thomas, D. W., & Sumner, M. (2017). Fast fault location scheme for distribution systems based on fault transients. In IET International Conference on Resilience of Transmission and Distribution Networks (RTDN 2017) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2017.0327

This paper presents a combined double-end and single-end fault locator for distribution systems. The technique lies under the impedance based category and uses the fault generated high frequency components to locate the faults. The combination of dou... Read More about Fast fault location scheme for distribution systems based on fault transients.

Per-phase controller for medium voltage full-bridge modular multilevel converters (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Noori, A., Costabeber, A., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. (2017). Per-phase controller for medium voltage full-bridge modular multilevel converters. In International Conference on Resilience of Transmission and Distribution Networks (RTDN 2017). https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2017.0331

This work proposes a per-phase control architecture for a fullbridge modular multilevel converter (FB-MMC) intended for medium voltage applications, such as MVDC multi-terminal distribution networks in off-shore wind farms or MVDC networks in industr... Read More about Per-phase controller for medium voltage full-bridge modular multilevel converters.

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.

Indirect model predictive control strategy with active damping implementation for a direct matrix converter operating at fixed switching frequency (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., Dan, H., Tarisciotti, L., & Wheeler, P. (2017). Indirect model predictive control strategy with active damping implementation for a direct matrix converter operating at fixed switching frequency.

One of the main drawbacks of the implementation of predictive control in a direct matrix converter is the high com¬putational cost and the adequate selection of weighting factors in order to control both input and output sides. In this paper is propo... Read More about Indirect model predictive control strategy with active damping implementation for a direct matrix converter operating at fixed switching frequency.

Near-field scanning and propagation of correlated low-frequency radiated emissions (2017)
Journal Article
Gradoni, G., Madenoor Ramapriya, D., Creagh, S. C., Tanner, G., Baharuddin, M. H., Nasser, H., …Thomas, D. W. (2017). Near-field scanning and propagation of correlated low-frequency radiated emissions. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 60(6), 2045-2048. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMC.2017.2778046

Electromagnetic radiation from complex printed circuit boards can occur over a broad frequency bandwidth, ranging from hundreds of MHz to tens of GHz. This is becoming a critical issue for assessment of EMC and interoperability as electronic componen... Read More about Near-field scanning and propagation of correlated low-frequency radiated emissions.

Position control study of a bearingless multi-sector permanent magnet machine (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Valente, G., Formentini, A., Papini, L., Zanchetta, P., & Gerada, C. (2017). Position control study of a bearingless multi-sector permanent magnet machine. In Proceedings IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (8808-8813). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2017.8217548

Bearingless motors combine in the same structure the characteristics of conventional motors and magnetic bearings. Traditional bearingless machines rely on two independent sets of winding for suspension force and torque production, respectively. The... Read More about Position control study of a bearingless multi-sector permanent magnet machine.

The design of a position-based repetitive control for speed ripple reduction in PMLSMs (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Tang, M., Formentini, A., Odhano, S., & Zanchetta, P. (2017). The design of a position-based repetitive control for speed ripple reduction in PMLSMs. In Proceedings IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (3688-3692). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2017.8216626

Periodic speed errors can occur in permanent magnet linear synchronous machines for two reasons: 1) a periodic reference signal; 2) cogging force and friction. For reducing such periodic errors, iterative learning control or repetitive control approa... Read More about The design of a position-based repetitive control for speed ripple reduction in PMLSMs.

Indirect predictive control strategy with fixed switching frequency for a direct matrix converter (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., Tariscotti, L., Wheeler, P., & Bayhan, S. (in press). Indirect predictive control strategy with fixed switching frequency for a direct matrix converter.

The direct matrix converter has a large number of available switching states which implies that the implementation of predictive control techniques in this converter requires high computational cost while an adequate selection of weighting factors in... Read More about Indirect predictive control strategy with fixed switching frequency for a direct matrix converter.

The impact of impulsive voltage waveforms on the electrical insulation of actuators for more electrical aircraft (MEA) (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Cavallini, A., Lusaurdi, L., & Degano, M. (in press). The impact of impulsive voltage waveforms on the electrical insulation of actuators for more electrical aircraft (MEA).

To reduce the size and weight of aircraft actuators, wide band-gap semiconductor devices (SiC and GaN) are the most promising solution. These devices have switching times well below those of silicon devices. Very short rise times may enhance the elec... Read More about The impact of impulsive voltage waveforms on the electrical insulation of actuators for more electrical aircraft (MEA).

Electric superbike racing: the design and construction of a championship winning electric superbike (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Wheeler, P., Blissett, J., & Gimeno-Fabra, M. (2017). Electric superbike racing: the design and construction of a championship winning electric superbike.

The electric superbikes recently developed at The University of Nottingham have to be considered as a high performance vehicles, competing with its internal combustion engine driven counterparts. This paper presents the motivations for this work as w... Read More about Electric superbike racing: the design and construction of a championship winning electric superbike.

Indirect model predictive control strategies with input filter resonance mitigation for a matrix converter operating at fixed switching frequency (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., Nikolic, A., Tarisciotti, L., & Wheeler, P. (2017). Indirect model predictive control strategies with input filter resonance mitigation for a matrix converter operating at fixed switching frequency.

The main issues of the implementation of model predictive control in a direct matrix converter are the high com¬putational cost, the adequate selection of weighting factors and the variable switching frequency which could produce resonances in the in... Read More about Indirect model predictive control strategies with input filter resonance mitigation for a matrix converter operating at fixed switching frequency.

A minimally invasive optical trapping system to understand cellular interactions at onset of an immune response (2017)
Journal Article
Glass, D. G., McAlinden, N., Millington, O. R., & Wright, A. J. (2017). A minimally invasive optical trapping system to understand cellular interactions at onset of an immune response. PLoS ONE, 12(12), Article e0188581. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188581

T-cells and antigen presenting cells are an essential part of the adaptive immune response system and how they interact is crucial in how the body effectively fights infection or responds to vaccines. Much of the experimental work studying interactio... Read More about A minimally invasive optical trapping system to understand cellular interactions at onset of an immune response.

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.

A new AC/AC power converter (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Nasir, U., Costabeber, A., Wheeler, P., & Rivera, M. (2017). A new AC/AC power converter.

The Future Electrical Network will be based on the integration of different renewable energy sources. In this regard, modular bidirectional power converter architectures will get special attention. Galvanic isolation in such power converter architect... Read More about A new AC/AC power converter.

Radial force control of multi-sector permanent magnet machines for vibration suppression (2017)
Journal Article
Valente, G., Papini, L., Formentini, A., Gerada, C., & Zanchetta, P. (2018). Radial force control of multi-sector permanent magnet machines for vibration suppression. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 65(7), 5395-5405. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2017.2780039

Radial force control in electrical machines has been widely investigated for a variety of bearingless machines, as well as for the conventional structures featuring mechanical bearings. This paper takes advantage of the spatial distribution of the wi... Read More about Radial force control of multi-sector permanent magnet machines for vibration suppression.

All-optical switching based on optical fibre long period gratings modified bacteriorhodopsin (2017)
Journal Article
Korposh, S., James, S., Partridge, M., Sichka, M., & Tatam, R. (in press). All-optical switching based on optical fibre long period gratings modified bacteriorhodopsin. Optics and Laser Technology, 101, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2017.11.021

All-optical switching using an optical fibre long-period gating (LPG) modified with bacteriorhodopsin (bR) is demonstrated. The switching process is based on the photo-induced RI change of bR, which in turn changes the phase matching conditions of th... Read More about All-optical switching based on optical fibre long period gratings modified bacteriorhodopsin.

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.

Multi-domain optimization of high power-density PM electrical machines for system architecture selection (2017)
Journal Article
Golovanov, D., Papini, L., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., & Gerada, C. (2018). Multi-domain optimization of high power-density PM electrical machines for system architecture selection. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 65(7), 5302-5312. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2017.2772188

The power density of electrical machines for transport applications has become a critical aspect and target of optimization. This paper looks at the development of an intelligent, rapid, flexible, and multidomain tool to aid for system-level optimiza... Read More about Multi-domain optimization of high power-density PM electrical machines for system architecture selection.

Improved Reliability of Planar Power Interconnect With Ceramic-Based Structure (2017)
Journal Article
Zhang, H., Li, J., Dai, J., Corfield, M., Liu, X., Liu, Y., …Johnson, C. M. (2018). Improved Reliability of Planar Power Interconnect With Ceramic-Based Structure. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 6(1), 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2017.2758901

This paper proposes an advanced Si3N4 ceramic-based structure with through vias designed and filled with brazing alloy as a reliable interconnect solution in planar power modules. Finite element (FE) modeling and simulation were first used to predict... Read More about Improved Reliability of Planar Power Interconnect With Ceramic-Based Structure.