All Outputs (705)

Advances, Updates, and Analytics for the Computation-Ready, Experimental Metal–Organic Framework Database: CoRE MOF 2019 (2019)
Journal Article
Chung, Y. G., Haldoupis, E., Bucior, B. J., Haranczyk, M., Lee, S., Zhang, H., …Snurr, R. Q. (2019). Advances, Updates, and Analytics for the Computation-Ready, Experimental Metal–Organic Framework Database: CoRE MOF 2019. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 64(12), 5985-5998. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.9b00835

Over 14 000 porous, three-dimensional metal–organic framework structures are compiled and analyzed as a part of an update to the Computation-Ready, Experimental Metal–Organic Framework Database (CoRE MOF Database). The updated database includes addit... Read More about Advances, Updates, and Analytics for the Computation-Ready, Experimental Metal–Organic Framework Database: CoRE MOF 2019.

Electrospun nanofibre membrane based transparent slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces with icephobic properties (2019)
Journal Article
Ta?, M., Memon, H., Xu, F., Ahmed, I., & Hou, X. (2020). Electrospun nanofibre membrane based transparent slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces with icephobic properties. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 585, Article 124177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124177

Icephobic surfaces have attracted increasing attention due to their wide ranging application areas from wind and solar energy systems to aviation. Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) are being explored for passive ice protection due to th... Read More about Electrospun nanofibre membrane based transparent slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces with icephobic properties.

Quantifying soot nanostructures: Importance of image processing parameters for lattice fringe analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Pfau, S. A., La Rocca, A., & Fay, M. W. (2020). Quantifying soot nanostructures: Importance of image processing parameters for lattice fringe analysis. Combustion and Flame, 211, 430-444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2019.10.020

Fringe analysis is a commonly used method to quantify soot nanostructures. However, the settings of the involved filters and their impact on the results are rarely addressed. In this study, the influence of the three filter parameters as well as two... Read More about Quantifying soot nanostructures: Importance of image processing parameters for lattice fringe analysis.

Soil microstructure alterations induced by land use change for sugarcane expansion in Brazil (2019)
Journal Article
Canisares, L., Cherubin, M., Silva, L., Franco, A., Cooper, M., Mooney, S., & Cerri, C. (2020). Soil microstructure alterations induced by land use change for sugarcane expansion in Brazil. Soil Use and Management, 36(2), 189-199. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12556

© 2019 British Society of Soil Science Land use change (LUC) alters soil structure and, consequently, the functions and services provided by these soils. Conversion from extensive pasture to sugarcane is one of the largest land transitions in Brazil... Read More about Soil microstructure alterations induced by land use change for sugarcane expansion in Brazil.

The influence of incentives and instructions on behaviour in driving simulator studies (2019)
Journal Article
Harvey, C., & Burnett, G. (2019). The influence of incentives and instructions on behaviour in driving simulator studies. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 67, 164-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2019.10.007

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd There are a number of factors which may influence the validity of experimental studies, including the incentives offered and the instructions provided to participants. These have been little-studied in the driving domain. The aim... Read More about The influence of incentives and instructions on behaviour in driving simulator studies.

Control Techniques for a Single-Phase Matrix Converter (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Rojas, S., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Control Techniques for a Single-Phase Matrix Converter. In IEEE Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON47746.2019.8988074

The direct single-phase matrix converter (SPMC) is a topology composed only of switches. This feature makes it extremely important to have complete control of the six bidirectional switches that make up it. This is why this article presents a compari... Read More about Control Techniques for a Single-Phase Matrix Converter.

Multi-physics Design Optimisation of PM-assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Traction Application (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Al-Ani, M., Walker, A., Vakil, G., Ramanathan, R., Zou, T., La Rocca, S., …McQueen, A. (2019). Multi-physics Design Optimisation of PM-assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Traction Application. In Proceedings: IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (4353-4359). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8926697

Recently, the synchronous reluctance machine limits have been pushed toward meeting the requirements of traction applications. A skilled electromagnetic architecture of a synchronous reluctance machine with the help of permanent magnets can push the... Read More about Multi-physics Design Optimisation of PM-assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Traction Application.

Bayesian damage characterization based on probabilistic model of scattering coefficients and hybrid wave finite element model scheme (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Yan, W., Chronopoulos, D., Papadimitriou, C., Cantero-Chinchilla, S., & Zhu, G. (2019). Bayesian damage characterization based on probabilistic model of scattering coefficients and hybrid wave finite element model scheme. In COMPDYN 2019 : Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. Volume 2 (2952-2958)

Ultrasonic Guided Wave(GW) has been proven to be sensitive to small damage. Motivated by the fact that the quantitative relationship between wave scattering and damage intensity can be described by scattering properties, this study aims at proposing... Read More about Bayesian damage characterization based on probabilistic model of scattering coefficients and hybrid wave finite element model scheme.

Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Lukic, M., Giangrande, P., Klumpner, C., & Galea, M. (2019). Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations. . https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8926797

This paper focuses on evaluating the energy and power requirements of a specific aircraft on-board electric taxiing (ET) system. The developed model of the investigated system is used to determine the requisites for a typical taxiing profile mission... Read More about Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations.

Splat formation and microstructure of solution precursor thermal sprayed Nb-doped titanium oxide coatings (2019)
Journal Article
Tejero-Martin, D., Pala, Z., Rushworth, S., & Hussain, T. (2020). Splat formation and microstructure of solution precursor thermal sprayed Nb-doped titanium oxide coatings. Ceramics International, 46(4), 5098-5108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.10.253

Solution precursor thermal spray can become a breakthrough technology for the deposition of coatings with novel chemistries; however, the understanding of the process that the feedstock material undergoes is still lacking when compared to more tradit... Read More about Splat formation and microstructure of solution precursor thermal sprayed Nb-doped titanium oxide coatings.

Transfer Function Based Input Impedance Determination of Triple Active Bridge Converter (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Yang, J., Buticchi, G., Gu, C., Günter, S., Yan, H., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Transfer Function Based Input Impedance Determination of Triple Active Bridge Converter. In Proceedings: IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (4917-4923). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8926943

The concept of multiport dc-dc converter was proposed to reduce the conversion stages of dc microgrid on more electric aircraft (MEA). The structure of multiport dc-dc converter is basically developed from the dual active bridge (DAB) converter becau... Read More about Transfer Function Based Input Impedance Determination of Triple Active Bridge Converter.

Design-of-Experiments Analysis of Li-Ion Cell Capacity Fading in High Temperature Automotive Conditions (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Stocker, R., Mumtaz, A., & Lophitis, N. (2019). Design-of-Experiments Analysis of Li-Ion Cell Capacity Fading in High Temperature Automotive Conditions. In 2019 Electric Vehicles International Conference (EV) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/EV.2019.8893026

This paper examines the evolution of performance degradation through capacity fade in Li-ion cells when subjected to 8 months of automotive drive cycles in high temperature conditions. This is done by combining a temperature controlled, highly transi... Read More about Design-of-Experiments Analysis of Li-Ion Cell Capacity Fading in High Temperature Automotive Conditions.

XOR Binary Gravitational Search Algorithm (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Khanesar, M. A., & Branson, D. (2019). XOR Binary Gravitational Search Algorithm. In 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC) (3269-3274). https://doi.org/10.1109/smc.2019.8914607

In this paper, an XOR binary gravitational search algorithm is introduced. Gravitational search algorithms, a physics inspired optimization algorithm, have previously been successfully applied to different real-valued optimization problems. In their... Read More about XOR Binary Gravitational Search Algorithm.

Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Dewar, D., Rhoten, J., Formentini, A., & Zanchetta, P. (2019). Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids. . https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8927110

In this paper, a novel approach to variable frequency optimal controller design for the application of aircraft embedded grids is presented. Aircraft power grids by industrial standards need to be able to operate across a range of frequencies. Often,... Read More about Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids.

SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Papadopoulos, S., Galassini, A., Ruksnaitis, L., Farhat, N., Kiselychnyk, O., Midgley, W., & Degano, M. (2019). SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation. In IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (7135-7140). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8926931

This paper proposes a new ultra-reliable architecture for fully electric propulsion primarily aimed at the automotive sector. The system considers a direct drive arrangement, minimizing the number of moving components and is based on a network of mul... Read More about SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation.

An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Huang, Z., Yang, T., Giangrande, P., Wheeler, P., & Galea, M. (2019). An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies. In Proceedings: IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (3511-3516). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8927538

This paper presents an enhanced modulation technique for dual converters with isolated supplies. This unified modulation technique is applicable for any positive voltage ratio between the isolated supplies. The modulation technique enhances the quali... Read More about An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies.

Comparative Evaluation of High Power Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) With and Without Auxiliary Over-current Bypass Circuit (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Adhikari, J., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Comparative Evaluation of High Power Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) With and Without Auxiliary Over-current Bypass Circuit. In Proceedings: IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (2628-2633). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8926717

This paper explores the possibility of a semiconductor-based over-current bypass circuit for high current solid-state power controllers (SSPCs). Therefore, two different topologies of the bidirectional DC SSPCs: a. without over-current bypass circuit... Read More about Comparative Evaluation of High Power Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) With and Without Auxiliary Over-current Bypass Circuit.

Analytical Tool to Generate Torque-Speed Characteristics for Surface Mounted PM Machines in Constant Torque and Field Weakening Regions (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2019). Analytical Tool to Generate Torque-Speed Characteristics for Surface Mounted PM Machines in Constant Torque and Field Weakening Regions. In Proceedings: IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (922-927). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8927436

This paper presents an analytical tool to generate torque vs speed characteristics of the surface-mounted permanent magnet machines to minimize the computation time and efforts. The paper also derives an expression of d-axis current in the field weak... Read More about Analytical Tool to Generate Torque-Speed Characteristics for Surface Mounted PM Machines in Constant Torque and Field Weakening Regions.

On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Migliazza, G., Buticchi, G., & Galea, M. (2019). On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines. In Proceedings: IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (7115-7120). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8927464

Electrical motors are required to perform reliably for a certain number of hours/cycles. Assuming the insulation breakdown as the predominant source of failure, then the lifetime of an electrical machine can generally be said to correspond to that of... Read More about On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines.

Towards digital metal additive manufacturing via high-temperature drop-on-demand jetting (2019)
Journal Article
Simonelli, M., Aboulkhair, N., Rasa, M., East, M., Tuck, C., Wildman, R., …Hague, R. (2019). Towards digital metal additive manufacturing via high-temperature drop-on-demand jetting. Additive Manufacturing, 30, Article 100930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.100930

Drop-on-demand jetting of metals offers a fully digital manufacturing approach to surpass the limitations of the current generation powder-based additive manufacturing technologies. However, research on this topic has been restricted mainly to near-n... Read More about Towards digital metal additive manufacturing via high-temperature drop-on-demand jetting.