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SiC-based Triple Active Bridge Converter for Shipboard Micro-grid Applications with Efficient Energy Storage (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Wang, Z., & Castellazzi, A. (2018). SiC-based Triple Active Bridge Converter for Shipboard Micro-grid Applications with Efficient Energy Storage. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGWCP.2018.8634456

Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET power module has became commercially available in the past few years, and it is attractive in dual/triple active bridge converters to replace conventional Si-IGBTs. The capability to connect with the energy storage system... Read More about SiC-based Triple Active Bridge Converter for Shipboard Micro-grid Applications with Efficient Energy Storage.

Influence of DGs on the Single-Ended Impedance Based Fault Location Technique (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Jahanger, H. K., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. W. P. (2018). Influence of DGs on the Single-Ended Impedance Based Fault Location Technique. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)

The penetration of Distributed Generation (DG) into electricity distribution systems or the integrated power system such as ship or aircraft power systems present a challenge to fault location techniques. This paper investigates the influence of inve... Read More about Influence of DGs on the Single-Ended Impedance Based Fault Location Technique.

An Integral Design of Ground Power Unit Supply for Aircraft Applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., Faundez, D., Kolar, J., Wheeler, P., Riveros, J. A., & Toledo, S. (2018). An Integral Design of Ground Power Unit Supply for Aircraft Applications. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)

A new ground power unit configuration is introduced in this paper. The architecture comprises a six-pulse rectifier with active current injection in the input stage to achieve high-performance conversion with low polluted ac spectrum, whereas the out... Read More about An Integral Design of Ground Power Unit Supply for Aircraft Applications.

A Low-Cost Automated Fastener Painting Method Based on Machine Vision (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Zhao, R., Drouot, A., Griffin, J., Crossley, R., & Ratchev, S. (2019). A Low-Cost Automated Fastener Painting Method Based on Machine Vision. In S. Ratchev (Ed.), Precision Assembly in the Digital Age: 8th IFIP WG 5.5 International Precision Assembly Seminar, IPAS 2018, Chamonix, France, January 14—16, 2018, Revised Selected Papers (92-100). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05931-6_9

Fastener painting of aerospace structures, in particular legacy products , relies heavily on the skill or rather craftsmanship of the human operator. This process is time-consuming while automated operations with industrial robots can be a more effic... Read More about A Low-Cost Automated Fastener Painting Method Based on Machine Vision.

Spatially Resolved Acoustic Spectroscopy Towards Online Inspection of Additive Manufacturing (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Milesh Pieris, D., Patel, R., Dryburgh, P., Hirsch, M., Li, W., Sharples, S. D., …Clark, M. (2018). Spatially Resolved Acoustic Spectroscopy Towards Online Inspection of Additive Manufacturing. In 57th Annual Conference of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing

High-integrity engineering applications such as aerospace will not permit the incorporation of components containing any structural defects. The current generation of additive manufacturing platforms yield components with relatively high levels of... Read More about Spatially Resolved Acoustic Spectroscopy Towards Online Inspection of Additive Manufacturing.

Comprehensive design optimization of a wind power converter using SiC technology (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Hussein, A., & Castellazzi, A. (2018). Comprehensive design optimization of a wind power converter using SiC technology. In 2018 International Conference on Smart Grid (icSmartGrid). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGWCP.2018.8634431

This paper proposes the joint electro-magnetic and electro-thermal design optimization of a three-phase two-level voltage-source inverter, referring to the specific operational conditions of wind power conversion applications. The reference power lev... Read More about Comprehensive design optimization of a wind power converter using SiC technology.

Deployment of a distributed multi-agent architecture for transformable assembly (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Chaplin, J. C., & Ratchev, S. (2018). Deployment of a distributed multi-agent architecture for transformable assembly. In Precision assembly in the digital age (15-28). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05931-6_2

Industry 4.0 represents a new philosophy in manufacturing systems, based on networked, intelligent, and cooperative resources. This revolution is necessary to make the cost-effective production of batch-size-of-one customised items in high-value manu... Read More about Deployment of a distributed multi-agent architecture for transformable assembly.

Model-Predictive-Control for Dual-Active-Bridge Converters with Triple Phase Shift in Naval Shipboard DC Micro-grids Supplying Pulsed Power Loads (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Chen, L., Wang, Z., Shao, S., Tarisciotti, L., Dragicevic, T., & Wheeler, P. (in press). Model-Predictive-Control for Dual-Active-Bridge Converters with Triple Phase Shift in Naval Shipboard DC Micro-grids Supplying Pulsed Power Loads

Dedicated Energy Storage System (ESS) has been an integral part of the shipboard micro-grids in naval vessels. Dual-Active-Bridge (DAB) converters are often chosen to be the interface between the ESS and the medium voltage DC bus due to isolation cap... Read More about Model-Predictive-Control for Dual-Active-Bridge Converters with Triple Phase Shift in Naval Shipboard DC Micro-grids Supplying Pulsed Power Loads.

Position Paper: The Usefulness of Data-driven, Intelligent Agent-Based Modelling for Transport Infrastructure Management (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Faboya, O., Figueredo, G. P., Ryan, B., & Siebers, P. (2018). Position Paper: The Usefulness of Data-driven, Intelligent Agent-Based Modelling for Transport Infrastructure Management. In The 21st IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (144-149). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC.2018.8569946

The uneven utilisation of modes of transport has a big impact on traffic in transport pathway infrastrutures. For motor vehicles for instance, this situation explains rapid road deterioration and the large amounts of money invested in maintenance and... Read More about Position Paper: The Usefulness of Data-driven, Intelligent Agent-Based Modelling for Transport Infrastructure Management.

Wave scattering in coupled composite plates (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Aimakov, N., Tanner, G., & Chronopoulos, D. (2018). Wave scattering in coupled composite plates. In INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings ,NOVEM 2018 (421-431)

Establishing the wave propagation characteristics at plate junctions is of great importance in the prediction of vibrational energy transmission across complex structures. A hybrid approach combining the finite element (FE) and the wave finite elemen... Read More about Wave scattering in coupled composite plates.

Predictive Control for MPPT in a Single-Stage Photovoltaic System (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Munoz, C., Rivera, M., Villalon, A., Riveros, J., Munoz, J., & Wheeler, P. (2018). Predictive Control for MPPT in a Single-Stage Photovoltaic System. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607529

Predictive control has risen as a plausible option in the control of power converters for photovoltaic utilisation. In this work, a predictive control scheme is proposed to obtain the maximum power point in a photovoltaic array coupled directly to a... Read More about Predictive Control for MPPT in a Single-Stage Photovoltaic System.

New Asymmetric Cascaded Multi-level Converter with Reduced Components (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Hosseinzadeh, M. A., Sarbanzadeh, M., Sarbanzadeh, E., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2018). New Asymmetric Cascaded Multi-level Converter with Reduced Components. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607383

Multi-level converters have been used in several industrial applications. The following work seeks to present a novel power inverter structure featuring a low amount of devices for a multi-level converter with an asymmetric cascaded connection. The s... Read More about New Asymmetric Cascaded Multi-level Converter with Reduced Components.

Deep learning approaches to aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul: a review (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Rengasami, D., Morvan, H., & Patrocinio Figueredo, G. (2018). Deep learning approaches to aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul: a review. In 21st IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systemshttps://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC.2018.8569502

The use of sensor technology constantly gathering aircrafts' status data has promoted the rapid development of data-driven solutions in aerospace engineering. These methods assist, for instance, with determining appropriate actions for aircraft maint... Read More about Deep learning approaches to aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul: a review.

A Bayesian time-of-flight estimation for ultrasonic damage detection (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Cantero-Chinchilla, S., Chiachío-Ruano, J., Chiachío-Ruano, M., Jones, A., Essa, Y., & Martín de la Escalera, F. (2018). A Bayesian time-of-flight estimation for ultrasonic damage detection.

SHM methods for damage detection and localisation in plate-like structures have typically relied on post-processing of ultrasonic guided waves (GWs) features. The time-of-flight is one of these features, which has been extensively used by the SHM com... Read More about A Bayesian time-of-flight estimation for ultrasonic damage detection.

Analysis of Low-Frequency-Oscillations in Single-Phase AC Systems by LTP Theory (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Salis, V., Costabeber, A., Zanchetta, P., & Cox, S. (2018). Analysis of Low-Frequency-Oscillations in Single-Phase AC Systems by LTP Theory. In 2018 20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'18 ECCE Europe)

The paper presents the analysis of a single-phase active rectifier, with DC constant power load, affected by Low-Frequency Oscillation (LFO) behaviour. Conventional LTI analysis tools might fail to reveal the LFO phenomenon, whereas the LTP (Linear T... Read More about Analysis of Low-Frequency-Oscillations in Single-Phase AC Systems by LTP Theory.

Design, Assembly and Startup of a Single-Phase Multi-Modular Matrix Converter for Grid Interconnection (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., Castro, G., & Wheeler, P. (2018). Design, Assembly and Startup of a Single-Phase Multi-Modular Matrix Converter for Grid Interconnection. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Automation/XXIII Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control (ICA-ACCA) - Proceedings (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICA-ACCA.2018.8609839

Power converters play a fundamental role in grid interconnection systems. In this article we present the design, assembly and start-up of a multimodular converter. The different stages and design components of the system are detailed. The main idea o... Read More about Design, Assembly and Startup of a Single-Phase Multi-Modular Matrix Converter for Grid Interconnection.

The Influence of Stator Material on the Power Density and Iron Loss of a High-Performace Starter-Generator for More Electric Aircraft (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Golovanov, D., Xu, Z., Gerada, D., Degano, M., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2018). The Influence of Stator Material on the Power Density and Iron Loss of a High-Performace Starter-Generator for More Electric Aircraft. In 2018 21st International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS) (169-173). https://doi.org/10.23919/ICEMS.2018.8549390

Maximizing the power density as well as efficiency are two of the main critical aspects for engineers who are designing electrical machines for aerospace applications. Iron losses have a significant impact on the total machine efficiency, thermal sta... Read More about The Influence of Stator Material on the Power Density and Iron Loss of a High-Performace Starter-Generator for More Electric Aircraft.

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.

Quantifying the impact of variability in railway bridge asset management (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Yianni, P. C., Neves, L. C., Rama, D., Andrews, J. D., Tedstone, N., & Dean, R. (2018). Quantifying the impact of variability in railway bridge asset management.

Bridge asset management is often a challenging and complicated task due to the diversity, multitude and variation of bridge configurations. Much research has been carried out in the field of asset management which has resulted in a wealth of models t... Read More about Quantifying the impact of variability in railway bridge asset management.

Variable frequency control and filter design for optimum energy extraction from a SiC wind inverter (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Hussein, A., & Castellazzi, A. (2018). Variable frequency control and filter design for optimum energy extraction from a SiC wind inverter. In 2018 International Power Electronics Conference (IPEC-Niigata 2018 -ECCE Asia) (2932-2937). https://doi.org/10.23919/IPEC.2018.8507493

This paper proposes the optimised control and filter design of a 12 kW 3-phase 2-level wind inverter specifically taking into account the intermittent nature of the input power. In particular, the applied control scheme aims at optimising the low-loa... Read More about Variable frequency control and filter design for optimum energy extraction from a SiC wind inverter.