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Identification of three phase IPM machine parameters using torque tests (2016)
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Odhano, . S. A., Bojoi, . R., Armando, . E., Homrich, G., Filho, A. F. F., Popescu, M., & Dorrell, . D. G. (2016). Identification of three phase IPM machine parameters using torque tests. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 53(3), 1883-1891. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2016.2646345

This work presents a simple method for obtaining the main parameters, such as the torque constant and the d- and q-axis inductances Ld and Lq, for a brushless internal permanent magnet motor by measuring the machine torque during testing. These tests... Read More about Identification of three phase IPM machine parameters using torque tests.

High resolution 3D imaging of living cells with sub-optical wavelength phonons (2016)
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Perez-Cota, F., Smith, R. J., Moradi, E., Marques, L., Webb, K. F., & Clark, M. (2016). High resolution 3D imaging of living cells with sub-optical wavelength phonons. Scientific Reports, 6, Article 39326. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep39326

Label-free imaging of living cells below the optical diffraction limit poses great challenges for optical microscopy. Biologically relevant structural information remains below the Rayleigh limit and beyond the reach of conventional microscopes. Supe... Read More about High resolution 3D imaging of living cells with sub-optical wavelength phonons.

Sintered-silver bonding of high-temperature piezoelectric ceramic sensors (2016)
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Billore, J., Hascoët, S., Robutel, R., Buttay, C., & Li, J. (2017). Sintered-silver bonding of high-temperature piezoelectric ceramic sensors. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, 7(1), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCPMT.2016.2628874

Silver sintering is used to bond five components together, in order to form a piezoelectric sensor. A description is provided of the preparation of these components, and of the manufacturing steps, which are carried out at a low temperature (280 °C).... Read More about Sintered-silver bonding of high-temperature piezoelectric ceramic sensors.

An enhanced dq-based vector control system for modular multilevel converters feeding variable speed drives (2016)
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Espinoza, M., Cardenas, R., Diaz, M., & Clare, J. C. (2017). An enhanced dq-based vector control system for modular multilevel converters feeding variable speed drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 64(4), 2620-2630. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2016.2637894

Modular multilevel converters (M2C) are considered an attractive solution for high power drive applications. However, energy balancing within the converter is complex to achieve, particularly when the machine is operating at low rotational speeds. In... Read More about An enhanced dq-based vector control system for modular multilevel converters feeding variable speed drives.

Anti-confocal assessment of middle ear inflammation (2016)
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Jung, D. S., Crowe, J. A., Birchall, J. P., Somekh, M. G., & See, C. W. (2016). Anti-confocal assessment of middle ear inflammation. Biomedical Optics Express, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.8.000230

To improve the diagnostic prediction of recurrence of otitis media with effusion after surgery, an anti-confocal system combined with spectroscopic measurements is proposed to reject unwanted signals from the eardrum and assess the blood content. The... Read More about Anti-confocal assessment of middle ear inflammation.

A modelling and simulation of a sensorless control of five-phase PMSM drives using multi-dimension space vector modulation (2016)
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Saleh, K., & Sumner, M. (2016). A modelling and simulation of a sensorless control of five-phase PMSM drives using multi-dimension space vector modulation. TELKOMNIKA (Telecommunication, Computing, Electronics and Control), 14(4), https://doi.org/10.12928/TELKOMNIKA.v14i4.3996

This paper introduces a new method to track the saturation saliency for position measurement of a five-phase PMSM motor fed by a five-phase inverter through measuring the dynamic current response of the motor line currents due to the IGBT switching a... Read More about A modelling and simulation of a sensorless control of five-phase PMSM drives using multi-dimension space vector modulation.

Multistress characterization of fault mechanisms in aerospace electric actuators (2016)
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Barater, D., Immovilli, F., Soldati, A., Buticchi, G., Franceschini, G., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (in press). Multistress characterization of fault mechanisms in aerospace electric actuators. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 53(2), https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2016.2633948

The concept behind the More Electric Aircraft (MEA) is the progressive electrification of on-board actuators and services. It is a way to reduce or eliminate the dependence on hydraulic, mechanical and the bleed air/pneumatic systems and pursue effic... Read More about Multistress characterization of fault mechanisms in aerospace electric actuators.

Prototype for multidisciplinary research in the context of the Internet of Things (2016)
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López-Benítez, M., Drysdale, T. D., Hadfield, S., & Maricar, M. I. (2017). Prototype for multidisciplinary research in the context of the Internet of Things. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 78, 146-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnca.2016.11.023

The Internet of Things (IoT) poses important challenges requiring multidisciplinary solutions that take into account the potential mutual effects and interactions among the different dimensions of future IoT systems. A suitable platform is required f... Read More about Prototype for multidisciplinary research in the context of the Internet of Things.

Experimental evaluation of a CPT-based 4-leg active power compensator For distributed generation (2016)
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Burgos-Mellado, C., Hernández-Carimán, C., Cardenas, R., Saez, D., Sumner, M., Costabeber, A., & Morales, H. (2017). Experimental evaluation of a CPT-based 4-leg active power compensator For distributed generation. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 5(2), 747-759. https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2016.2633064

Four-wire microgrids (MGs) and distribution systems are inherently unbalanced with the presence of negative and zero sequence components in voltages and currents. In small autonomous systems, the imbalance, in addition to the harmonic distortion prod... Read More about Experimental evaluation of a CPT-based 4-leg active power compensator For distributed generation.

A generalised model of electrical energy demand from small household appliances (2016)
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Sancho-Tomás, A., Sumner, M., & Robinson, D. (2017). A generalised model of electrical energy demand from small household appliances. Energy and Buildings, 135, 350-366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.10.044

Accurate forecasting of residential energy loads is highly influenced by the use of electrical appliances, which not only affect electrical energy use but also internal heat gains, which in turn affects thermal energy use. It is therefore important t... Read More about A generalised model of electrical energy demand from small household appliances.

High Ratio Bidirectional DC-DC Converter with a Synchronous Rectification H-Bridge for Hybrid Energy Sources Electric Vehicles (2016)
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Zhang, Y., Gao, Y., Li, J., Sumner, M., Wang, P., & Zhou, L. (2016). High Ratio Bidirectional DC-DC Converter with a Synchronous Rectification H-Bridge for Hybrid Energy Sources Electric Vehicles. Journal of Power Electronics, 16(6), 2035-2044. https://doi.org/10.6113/JPE.2016.16.6.2035

In order to match the voltages between high voltage battery stacks and low voltage super-capacitors with a high conversion efficiency in hybrid energy sources electric vehicles (HESEVs), a high ratio bidirectional DC-DC converter with a synchronous r... Read More about High Ratio Bidirectional DC-DC Converter with a Synchronous Rectification H-Bridge for Hybrid Energy Sources Electric Vehicles.

Multi-source energy networks for cargo vessels (2016)
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Ahmed, S., Castellazzi, A., & Williams, A. (2016). Multi-source energy networks for cargo vessels. Transactions on Environment and Electrical Engineering, 1(4), https://doi.org/10.22149/teee.v1i4.52

The paper discusses the feasibility of installing renewable energy generation technologies on sea-going transport, taking into account the additional weight and power consumption. This study in based on the power management of a 26,198 tonne commerci... Read More about Multi-source energy networks for cargo vessels.

Wide Input-Voltage Range Boost Three-Level DC–DC Converter With Quasi-Z Source for Fuel Cell Vehicles (2016)
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Zhang, Y., Shi, J., Zhou, L., Li, J., Sumner, M., Wang, P., & Xia, C. (2017). Wide Input-Voltage Range Boost Three-Level DC–DC Converter With Quasi-Z Source for Fuel Cell Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 32(9), 6728-6738. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2016.2625327

© 1986-2012 IEEE. To solve the problem of the mismatched voltage levels between the dynamic lower voltage of the fuel cell stack and the required constant higher voltage (400 V) of the dc-link bus of the inverter for fuel cell vehicles, a boost three... Read More about Wide Input-Voltage Range Boost Three-Level DC–DC Converter With Quasi-Z Source for Fuel Cell Vehicles.

Design and initial testing of a high speed 45 kW switched reluctance drive for aerospace application (2016)
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Bartolo, J. B., Degano, M., Espina, J., & Gerada, C. (2017). Design and initial testing of a high speed 45 kW switched reluctance drive for aerospace application. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 64(2), 988-997. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2016.2618342

This paper presents innovative research towards the development of a 45 kW high speed switched reluctance drive as an alternative starter-generator for future aero-engines. To perform such a function the machine had to be designed with a very wide co... Read More about Design and initial testing of a high speed 45 kW switched reluctance drive for aerospace application.

Z-source matrix rectifier (2016)
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Zhang, C., Hongchen, L., Yuliang, J., Dan, Z., Wheeler, P., & Guolei, F. (2016). Z-source matrix rectifier. IET Power Electronics, 9(13), 2580-2590. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2015.0966

This paper presents a novel Z-source matrix rectifier(ZSMR). To overcome the inherent disadvantage that the voltage transfer ratio for traditional matrix rectifier cannot be more than 0.866, a Z-source network has been combined with the matrix rectif... Read More about Z-source matrix rectifier.

A simplified space-vector modulation algorithm for four-leg NPC converters (2016)
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Rojas, F., Cardenas, R., Kennel, R., Clare, J. C., & Diaz, M. (2016). A simplified space-vector modulation algorithm for four-leg NPC converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 32(11), 8371-8380. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2016.2618061

To interface generation sources and loads to four-wire distribution networks is important to use power converters and modulation methods which provide high performance, flexi¬bility and reliability. To achieve these goals, this paper proposes a simpl... Read More about A simplified space-vector modulation algorithm for four-leg NPC converters.

Simple and efficient method of lines based algorithm for modelling of erbium doped Q-switched fluoride fiber lasers (2016)
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Sujecki, S. (2016). Simple and efficient method of lines based algorithm for modelling of erbium doped Q-switched fluoride fiber lasers. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 33(11), 2288-2295. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.33.002288

An improved algorithm based on the method of lines for modelling of Q-switched fluoride glass based erbium doped fiber lasers is presented. The algorithm uses finite difference method to reduce partial differential equations to a set of ordinary diff... Read More about Simple and efficient method of lines based algorithm for modelling of erbium doped Q-switched fluoride fiber lasers.

Experimental validation of a hybrid converter with enhanced switching ripple cancellation (2016)
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Papadopoulos, S., Klumpner, C., Rashed, M., & Wheeler, P. (2016). Experimental validation of a hybrid converter with enhanced switching ripple cancellation. IET Power Electronics, 9(12), 2360-2368. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2015.0984

This study presents the experimental evaluation of a proposed new three phase hybrid converter topology for medium voltage applications. The topology is based on the interconnection of a low switching frequency voltage source inverter (VSI), rated at... Read More about Experimental validation of a hybrid converter with enhanced switching ripple cancellation.

Full Predictive Cascaded Speed and Current Control of an Induction Machine (2016)
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Garcia, C., Rodriguez, J., Silva, C. A., Rojas, C., Zanchetta, P., & Abu-Rub, H. (2016). Full Predictive Cascaded Speed and Current Control of an Induction Machine. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 31(3), 1059-1067. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEC.2016.2559940

This paper presents and experimentally validates a new control scheme for electrical drive systems, named cascaded predictive speed and current control (PSCC). This new strategy uses the model predictive control concept. It has a cascaded structure l... Read More about Full Predictive Cascaded Speed and Current Control of an Induction Machine.

Control design for PMM-based generator fed by active front-end rectifier in more-electric aircraft (2016)
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Yin, M., Bozhko, S., & Yeoh, S. S. (2016). Control design for PMM-based generator fed by active front-end rectifier in more-electric aircraft. SAE International Journal of Aerospace, 9(1), 23-29. https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-1987

The future aircraft electrical power system is expected to be more efficient, safer, simpler in servicing and easier in maintenance. As a result, many existing hydraulic and pneumatic power driven systems are being replaced by their electrical counte... Read More about Control design for PMM-based generator fed by active front-end rectifier in more-electric aircraft.