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Improved melting of latent heat storage via porous medium and uniform Joule heat generation (2020)
Journal Article
Mohammed, H. I., Talebizadehsardari, P., Mahdi, J. M., Arshad, A., Sciacovelli, A., & Giddings, D. (2020). Improved melting of latent heat storage via porous medium and uniform Joule heat generation. Journal of Energy Storage, 31, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2020.101747

© 2020 To enhance the rate of heat transfer in phase change materials (PCM), high conductivity porous materials have been widely used recently as a promising method. This study introduces a novel approach for improving melting of PCM by incorporating... Read More about Improved melting of latent heat storage via porous medium and uniform Joule heat generation.

Widefield, Spatiotemporal Mapping of Spontaneous Activity of Mouse Cultured Neuronal Networks Using Quantum Diamond Sensors (2020)
Journal Article
Price, J. C., Mesquita-Ribeiro, R., Dajas-Bailador, F., & Mather, M. L. (2020). Widefield, Spatiotemporal Mapping of Spontaneous Activity of Mouse Cultured Neuronal Networks Using Quantum Diamond Sensors. Frontiers in Physics, 8, Article 255. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2020.00255

Quantum diamond sensors containing Nitrogen Vacancy (NV) centers were integrated into the culture of spontaneously electrically active cultures of live mouse primary cortical neurons. Two diamond formats were used enabling extracellular studies of ce... Read More about Widefield, Spatiotemporal Mapping of Spontaneous Activity of Mouse Cultured Neuronal Networks Using Quantum Diamond Sensors.

On the power law and quadratic forms for representing the leakage-pressure relationship- Case studies of sheltered chambers (2020)
Journal Article
Zheng, X., & Wood, C. (2020). On the power law and quadratic forms for representing the leakage-pressure relationship- Case studies of sheltered chambers. Energy and Buildings, 226, Article 110380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110380

The leakage characteristics of a building can be described by a leakage-pressure relationship, which sometimes is referred to as flow-pressure relationship. This relationship provides the leakage rate through the building envelope when it is subject... Read More about On the power law and quadratic forms for representing the leakage-pressure relationship- Case studies of sheltered chambers.

Contested grounds; the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront (2020)
Journal Article
Fageir, M., Porter, N., & Borsi, K. (2021). Contested grounds; the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront. Planning Perspectives, 36(3), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2020.1804989

This paper explores the process by which the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront took place over the past few decades. It adopts a case study method to identify different trends and patterns and to examine their impact on the emerging urban landscap... Read More about Contested grounds; the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront.

On understanding the specific cutting mechanisms governing the workpiece surface integrity in metal matrix composites machining (2020)
Journal Article
Han, X., Xu, D., Axinte, D., Liao, Z., & Li, H. N. (2021). On understanding the specific cutting mechanisms governing the workpiece surface integrity in metal matrix composites machining. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 288, Article 116875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2020.116875

Machining of metal matrix composites (MMCs) is always challenging due to the mismatch of mechanical and thermal properties between the soft matrix and the abrasive reinforced particles, which causes rapid tool wear and severe surface damage. This pap... Read More about On understanding the specific cutting mechanisms governing the workpiece surface integrity in metal matrix composites machining.

Rotor Design Optimization of Squirrel Cage Induction Motor - Part I: Problem Statement (2020)
Journal Article
Marfoli, A., Di Nardo, M., Degano, M., Gerada, C., & Chen, W. (2021). Rotor Design Optimization of Squirrel Cage Induction Motor - Part I: Problem Statement. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 36(2), 1271-1279. https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2020.3019934

Squirrel cage induction motor is the most widely adopted electrical machine in applications directly fed by the main grid. The analysis, design and optimization of this machine topology has been addressed by a considerable amount of literature over t... Read More about Rotor Design Optimization of Squirrel Cage Induction Motor - Part I: Problem Statement.

Advantages of a Double Three-Phase Winding Layout for a Dual Rotor E-Bike Motor Considering Third Current Harmonic Injection Technique (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Gaetano, D. D., Golovanov, D., Sala, G., Galassini, A., Degano, M., Mahmoud, H., & Gerada, C. (2020). Advantages of a Double Three-Phase Winding Layout for a Dual Rotor E-Bike Motor Considering Third Current Harmonic Injection Technique. In 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC) (1159-1164). https://doi.org/10.1109/itec48692.2020.9161620

The transportation electrification process is rapidly demanding for drivers with enhanced performance. Modern systems are moving from fossil fuel technologies toward hybrid and fully electric solutions. Consequently, in automotive and motorcycle sect... Read More about Advantages of a Double Three-Phase Winding Layout for a Dual Rotor E-Bike Motor Considering Third Current Harmonic Injection Technique.

Linear Power Flow Characterization of DC Power Distribution Systems for MEA Optimization (2020)
Conference Proceeding
RECALDE, A., BOZHKO, S., & ATKIN, J. (2020). Linear Power Flow Characterization of DC Power Distribution Systems for MEA Optimization. In 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC48692.2020.9161584

The increased utilization of electrical energy in future aviation requires an efficient method to perform load flow for optimizing on-board operating conditions. Load flow models of electrical networks are complex to solve and requires iterative meth... Read More about Linear Power Flow Characterization of DC Power Distribution Systems for MEA Optimization.

Design and development of 3D hierarchical ultra-microporous CO2-sieving carbon architectures for potential flow-through CO2 capture at typical practical flue gas temperatures (2020)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Liu, J., Sun, C., Liu, H., Wang, W., Smith, E., …Snape, C. (2020). Design and development of 3D hierarchical ultra-microporous CO2-sieving carbon architectures for potential flow-through CO2 capture at typical practical flue gas temperatures. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8(33), 17025-17035. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta01417f

Developing effective carbon materials for post-combustion CO2 capture (PCC) has received great attentions over many recent years, owing to their desirable adsorption−desorption performance and exceptional thermo-oxidative stability compared to virtua... Read More about Design and development of 3D hierarchical ultra-microporous CO2-sieving carbon architectures for potential flow-through CO2 capture at typical practical flue gas temperatures.

Electrochemical Production of Sustainable Hydrocarbon Fuels from CO2Co-electrolysis in Eutectic Molten Melts (2020)
Journal Article
Al-Juboori, O., Sher, F., Khalid, U., Niazi, M. B., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). Electrochemical Production of Sustainable Hydrocarbon Fuels from CO2Co-electrolysis in Eutectic Molten Melts. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 8(34), 12877-12890. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03314

© 2020 American Chemical Society. Because of the heavy reliance of people on limited fossil fuels as energy resources, global warming has increased to severe levels because of huge CO2 emission into the atmosphere. To mitigate this situation, a green... Read More about Electrochemical Production of Sustainable Hydrocarbon Fuels from CO2Co-electrolysis in Eutectic Molten Melts.

Nanoporous Versus Nanoparticulate Carbon-Based Materials for Capacitive Charge Storage (2020)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Hao, X., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). Nanoporous Versus Nanoparticulate Carbon-Based Materials for Capacitive Charge Storage. Energy & Environmental Materials, 3(3), 247-264. https://doi.org/10.1002/eem2.12101

This article reviews recent progresses in the preparation and supercapacitor applications of selected nanoporous and nanoparticulate carbon-based materials, namely activated carbons, graphenes and carbon nanotubes and their composites with redox mate... Read More about Nanoporous Versus Nanoparticulate Carbon-Based Materials for Capacitive Charge Storage.

DC Current Control for a Single-Stage Current Source Inverter in Motor Drive Application (2020)
Journal Article
Migliazza, G., Buticchi, G., Carfagna, E., Lorenzani, E., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2021). DC Current Control for a Single-Stage Current Source Inverter in Motor Drive Application. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 36(3), 3367-3376. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2020.3013301

The current source inverter (CSI) is a power electronics topology that allows for the realization of variable speed drives (VSD). Compared to the most common voltage source inverter (VSI), which can be directly connected to a voltage source, the CSI... Read More about DC Current Control for a Single-Stage Current Source Inverter in Motor Drive Application.

Predictive Speed Estimation for Encoderless Control of an Induction Motor Fed by Delta Sigma Modulated Matrix Converter (2020)
Journal Article
Mir, T. N., Singh, B., & Bhat, A. H. (2020). Predictive Speed Estimation for Encoderless Control of an Induction Motor Fed by Delta Sigma Modulated Matrix Converter. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 56(6), 6477-6485. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2020.3013722

Predictive control has emerged as a popular tool in the modulation of power converters and control of sensorless motor drives. However, it is associated with inherent limitations, such as increased processor burden and heuristic weight tuning, when d... Read More about Predictive Speed Estimation for Encoderless Control of an Induction Motor Fed by Delta Sigma Modulated Matrix Converter.

Relationship between fill factor and light intensity in solar cells based on organic disordered semiconductors: The role of tail states (2020)
Journal Article
Xiao, B., Calado, P., MacKenzie, R. C. I., Kirchartz, T., Yan, J., & Nelson, J. (2020). Relationship between fill factor and light intensity in solar cells based on organic disordered semiconductors: The role of tail states. Physical Review Applied, 14(2), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.14.024034

The origin of the relationship between fill factor and light intensity (FF-I) in organic disordered-semiconductor based solar cells is studied. An analytical model describing the balance between transport and recombination of charge carriers, paramet... Read More about Relationship between fill factor and light intensity in solar cells based on organic disordered semiconductors: The role of tail states.

Efficient meshing technique for textile composites unit cells of arbitrary complexity (2020)
Journal Article
Matveev, M. Y., Brown, L. P., & Long, A. C. (2020). Efficient meshing technique for textile composites unit cells of arbitrary complexity. Composite Structures, 254, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112757

Meso-scale unit cell models are often used to simulate mechanical behaviour of textile composites. Apart from reliable ways to create meso-scale geometries, such simulations require reliable meshing algorithms. While the former is made possible via d... Read More about Efficient meshing technique for textile composites unit cells of arbitrary complexity.

Optimisation study of a supersonic separator considering nonequilibrium condensation behaviour (2020)
Journal Article
Wen, C., Ding, H., & Yang, Y. (2020). Optimisation study of a supersonic separator considering nonequilibrium condensation behaviour. Energy Conversion and Management, 222, Article 113210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113210

The supersonic separation offers an opportunity for natural gas processing. The problem is that the phase change of water vapour in the supersonic flow is not fully understood in the presence of shock waves in a supersonic separator. This study aims... Read More about Optimisation study of a supersonic separator considering nonequilibrium condensation behaviour.

Finding Comfortable Routes for Ambulance Transfers of Newborn Infants (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Partridge, T. J., Morris, D. E., Light, R. A., Leslie, A., Sharkey, D., Crowe, J. A., & McNally, D. S. (2020). Finding Comfortable Routes for Ambulance Transfers of Newborn Infants. In 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175873

Early inter-hospital ambulance transport of premature babies is associated with more severe brain injury. The mechanism is unclear, but they are exposed to excessive noise and vibration. Smart-routing may help minimise these exposure levels and poten... Read More about Finding Comfortable Routes for Ambulance Transfers of Newborn Infants.

An Improved Coupled-Inductor Impedance Source Network With More Freedom in Winding Match (2020)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Hongchen, L., Geng, L., Li, F., & Wheeler, P. (2020). An Improved Coupled-Inductor Impedance Source Network With More Freedom in Winding Match. IEEE Access, 8, 141472-141480. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2020.3013103

In this paper, an improved coupled-inductor impedance source network (CL-ISN) with more freedom in winding match is proposed. Through introducing three-winding coupled-inductor cells, the proposed CL-ISN can produce the same voltage gain by using dif... Read More about An Improved Coupled-Inductor Impedance Source Network With More Freedom in Winding Match.