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ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration (2021)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., He, Y., Torchio, M., Kouramas, K., Guida, B., Cuomo, F., …Cavallo, A. (2021). ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration. Energies, 14(17), Article 5518. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175518

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
Valente, G., Sumsurooah, S., Ian Hill, C., Rashed, M., Vakil, G., Bozhko, S., & Gerada, C. (2020). Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion.

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
Zhao, X., Sahoo, S., Kyprianidis, K., Sumsurooah, S., Valente, G., Rashed, M., …Ekstedt, E. (2019). A Framework for Optimization of Hybrid Aircraft. In Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo : Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition--2019-- : presented at The ASME Turbo Expo 2019 : Turbiomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, June 17-21, 2019, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Book 3. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2019-91335

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
Spagnolo, C., Madonna, V., Sumsurooah, S., Hill, C. I., & Bozhko, S. (2019). Optimised low voltage loads allocation for MEA electrical power systems. In AIAA/IEEE Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (EATS 2019) (1-8). https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-4489

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
Spagnolo, C., Sumsurooah, S., Hill, C. I., & Bozhko, S. (2019). Finite state machine control for aircraft electrical distribution system. Journal of Engineering, 2018(13), 506-511. https://doi.org/10.1049/joe.2018.0039

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.

Smart Controller Design for Safety Operation of the MEA Electrical Distribution System (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Spagnolo, C., Sumsurooah, S., Hill, C. I., & Bozhko, S. (2018). Smart Controller Design for Safety Operation of the MEA Electrical Distribution System. In Proceedings: IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (5778-5785). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2018.8591132

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.