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Impedance-based Sensitivity Analysis of Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Yang, J., Buticchi, G., Yan, H., Gu, C., Zhang, H., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Impedance-based Sensitivity Analysis of Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter. In Proceedings on the 2019 IEEE 13th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG) (1-5). https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2019.8862418

The sensitivity analysis of a circuit reflects the robustness of this circuit to the relevant parameters. This paper investigates the sensitivity of input impedance of DAB converter, which is widely adopted in solid-state transformer (SST) and dc mic... Read More about Impedance-based Sensitivity Analysis of Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter.

Kinetic Control of Interpenetration in Fe–Biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate Metal–Organic Frameworks by Coordination and Oxidation Modulation (2019)
Journal Article
Bara, D., Wilson, C., Mörtel, M., Khusniyarov, M. M., Ling, S., Slater, B., …Forgan, R. S. (2019). Kinetic Control of Interpenetration in Fe–Biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate Metal–Organic Frameworks by Coordination and Oxidation Modulation. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(20), 8346-8357. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b03269

Phase control in the self-assembly of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is often a case of trial and error; judicious control over a number of synthetic variables is required to select the desired topology and control features such as interpenetration... Read More about Kinetic Control of Interpenetration in Fe–Biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate Metal–Organic Frameworks by Coordination and Oxidation Modulation.

Behaviour of rubberised cement-bound aggregate mixtures containing different stabilisation levels under static and cyclic flexural loading (2019)
Journal Article
Farhan, A. H., Dawson, A., & Thom, N. (2019). Behaviour of rubberised cement-bound aggregate mixtures containing different stabilisation levels under static and cyclic flexural loading. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 21(8), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2019.1605924

An investigation has been undertaken to investigate the influence of rubber inclusion at different levels of stabilisation on the behaviour of cemented granular mixtures, under static and cyclic flexural testing, and to compare this with mixtures wit... Read More about Behaviour of rubberised cement-bound aggregate mixtures containing different stabilisation levels under static and cyclic flexural loading.

Geometrical modelling of pulsed laser ablation of high performance metallic alloys (2019)
Journal Article
Cha, D., Axinte, D., & Billingham, J. (2019). Geometrical modelling of pulsed laser ablation of high performance metallic alloys. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 141, 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2019.04.004

Modelling of Pulsed Laser Ablation (PLA) for the prediction of complex geometries has generally achieved limited success when aimed at large structures resulting from a high number of overlapped pulses, in particular for the ablation of metallic mate... Read More about Geometrical modelling of pulsed laser ablation of high performance metallic alloys.

A Need for History: Architectural Drawings between Aesthetics and Practice, c. 1912 (2019)
Presentation / Conference
KAUFFMAN, J. (2019, April). A Need for History: Architectural Drawings between Aesthetics and Practice, c. 1912. Paper presented at Society of Architectural Historians 72nd Annual International Conference, Providence, RI, USA

A clinically translatable hyperspectral endoscopy (HySE) system for imaging the gastrointestinal tract (2019)
Journal Article
Yoon, J., Joseph, J., Waterhouse, D. J., Luthman, A. S., Gordon, G. S. D., di Pietro, M., …Bohndiek, S. E. (2019). A clinically translatable hyperspectral endoscopy (HySE) system for imaging the gastrointestinal tract. Nature Communications, 10, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09484-4

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) enables visualisation of morphological and biochemical information, which could improve disease diagnostic accuracy. Unfortunately, the wide range of image distortions that arise during flexible endoscopy in the clinic hav... Read More about A clinically translatable hyperspectral endoscopy (HySE) system for imaging the gastrointestinal tract.

Acceleration of dolomitization by zinc in saline waters (2019)
Journal Article
Vandeginste, V., Snell, O., Hall, M. R., Steer, E., & Vandeginste, A. (2019). Acceleration of dolomitization by zinc in saline waters. Nature Communications, 10, Article 1851. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09870-y

Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) plays a key role in the global carbon cycle. Yet, the chemical mechanisms that catalyze its formation remain an enigma. Here, using batch reactor experiments, we demonstrate an unexpected acceleration of dolomite formation by zi... Read More about Acceleration of dolomitization by zinc in saline waters.

Water desalination using a temperature gradient (2019)
Journal Article
Robinson, J., Meehan, J., Taqi, A., Binner, E., & Tokay, B. (2019). Water desalination using a temperature gradient. Desalination, 464, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2019.04.013

A new concept for reverse osmosis is identified based on the use of a temperature gradient instead of pressure. When the temperature of the permeate-side of the membrane is higher than the feed-side then a significant driving force exists for water t... Read More about Water desalination using a temperature gradient.

Full‐complexity polytopic robust control invariant sets for uncertain linear discrete‐time systems (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, C., Tahir, F., & Jaimoukha, I. M. (2019). Full‐complexity polytopic robust control invariant sets for uncertain linear discrete‐time systems. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 29(11), 3587-3605. https://doi.org/10.1002/rnc.4573

This paper presents an algorithm for the computation of full‐complexity polytopic robust control invariant (RCI) sets, and the corresponding linear state‐feedback control law. The proposed scheme can be applied for linear discrete‐time systems subjec... Read More about Full‐complexity polytopic robust control invariant sets for uncertain linear discrete‐time systems.

Eddy Current Loss Control in High Speed PM Starter-Generator (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, X., Zhang, H., Gerada, C., Gerada, D., Li, J., Xu, Z., & Liu, C. (2019). Eddy Current Loss Control in High Speed PM Starter-Generator. In Proceedings: 2019 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD) (46-50). https://doi.org/10.1109/WEMDCD.2019.8887771

This paper highlights the advancement in high speed generation applications along with describing the state of the art in the machine design technologies enabling such an application uptake. Via the investigating on a 250kW high speed PM starter-gene... Read More about Eddy Current Loss Control in High Speed PM Starter-Generator.

Flux-Density Harmonics Analysis of Switched-Flux Permanent Magnet Machines (2019)
Journal Article
Zeng, Z., Shen, Y., Lu, Q., Gerada, D., Wu, B., Huang, X., & Gerada, C. (2019). Flux-Density Harmonics Analysis of Switched-Flux Permanent Magnet Machines. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 55(6), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2019.2908250

By developing a simple permeance-magnetomotive force (MMF) model of switched-flux permanent magnet (SFPM) machines, the air-gap flux density produced by both PMs and armature current can be derived, in which harmonics with the same order and rotation... Read More about Flux-Density Harmonics Analysis of Switched-Flux Permanent Magnet Machines.

Quantum Sensing in a Physiological-Like Cell Niche Using Fluorescent Nanodiamonds Embedded in Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers (2019)
Journal Article
Price, J. C., Levett, S. J., Radu, V., Simpson, D. A., Barcons, A. M., Adams, C. F., & Mather, M. L. (2019). Quantum Sensing in a Physiological-Like Cell Niche Using Fluorescent Nanodiamonds Embedded in Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers. Small, 15(22), Article 1900455. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201900455

© 2019 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Fluorescent nanodiamonds (fNDs) containing nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers are promising candidates for quantum sensing in biological environments. This work describes the fabrication and implementati... Read More about Quantum Sensing in a Physiological-Like Cell Niche Using Fluorescent Nanodiamonds Embedded in Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers.

Glass microparticle‐ versus microsphere‐filled experimental dental adhesives (2019)
Journal Article
Abou Neel, E. A., Kiani, A., Valappil, S. P., Mordan, N. M., Baek, S., Zakir Hossain, K. M., …Knowles, J. C. (2019). Glass microparticle‐ versus microsphere‐filled experimental dental adhesives. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 136(32), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.47832

This study aimed to formulate antibacterial dental adhesives. Phosphate‐substituted methacrylate adhesives were modified with 0–20 wt % copper‐doped glass microparticles. Two shapes of microparticles were used: regular shaped (microspheres) and irreg... Read More about Glass microparticle‐ versus microsphere‐filled experimental dental adhesives.

Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes for Supercapacitor and Supercapattery (2019)
Journal Article
Yu, L., & Chen, G. Z. (2019). Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes for Supercapacitor and Supercapattery. Frontiers in Chemistry, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00272

There is a strong desire to replace or complement aqueous and organic electrolytes by ionic liquids (ILs) in electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices to achieve high operating voltages and hence high energy capacity. ILs are regarded as the inher... Read More about Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes for Supercapacitor and Supercapattery.

Effective Thermal Conductivity Calculation and Measurement of Litz Wire based on the Porous Metal Materials Structure (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., Corfield, M., Gerada, C., & Yu, H. (2020). Effective Thermal Conductivity Calculation and Measurement of Litz Wire based on the Porous Metal Materials Structure. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(4), 2667-2677. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2019.2910031

Litz wires are employed in high-frequency electrical machines due to their advantages of reducing the ac losses, including minimizing the skin effect and the proximity effect. In order to improve the reliability of such machines, and enable accurate... Read More about Effective Thermal Conductivity Calculation and Measurement of Litz Wire based on the Porous Metal Materials Structure.

On the suitability of 3C-Silicon carbide as an alternative to 4H-silicon carbide for power diodes (2019)
Journal Article
Arvanitopoulos, A. E., Antoniou, M., Perkins, S., Jennings, M., Guadas, M. B., Gyftakis, K. N., & Lophitis, N. (2019). On the suitability of 3C-Silicon carbide as an alternative to 4H-silicon carbide for power diodes. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 55(4), 4080-4090. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2019.2911872

Major recent developments in growth expertise related to the cubic polytype of Silicon Carbide, the 3C-SiC, coupled with its remarkable physical properties and the low fabrication cost, suggest that within the next years, 3C-SiC devices can become a... Read More about On the suitability of 3C-Silicon carbide as an alternative to 4H-silicon carbide for power diodes.

Lateral error compensation for stitching-free measurement with focus variation microscopy (2019)
Journal Article
Pérez, P., Syam, W. P., Antonio Albajez, J., Santolaria, J., & Leach, R. (2019). Lateral error compensation for stitching-free measurement with focus variation microscopy. Measurement Science and Technology, 30(6), Article 065002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ab046e

This paper proposes a practical methodology to quantify and compensate lateral errors for focus variation microscopy measurements without stitching. The main advantages of this new methodology are its fast and simple implementation using any uncalibr... Read More about Lateral error compensation for stitching-free measurement with focus variation microscopy.

Porous phosphate-based glass microspheres show biocompatibility, tissue infiltration and osteogenic onset in an ovine bone defect model (2019)
Journal Article
McLaren, J. S., Macri-Pellizzeri, L., Zakir Hossain, K. M., Patel, U., Grant, D. M., Scammell, B. E., …Sottile, V. (2019). Porous phosphate-based glass microspheres show biocompatibility, tissue infiltration and osteogenic onset in an ovine bone defect model. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(17), 15436–15446. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b04603

Phosphate-based glasses (PBG) are bioactive and fully degradable materials with tailorable degradation rates. PBGs can be produced as porous microspheres through a single-step process, using changes in their formulation and geometry to produce varyin... Read More about Porous phosphate-based glass microspheres show biocompatibility, tissue infiltration and osteogenic onset in an ovine bone defect model.

Nonlinear electrostatic effects in MEMS ring-based rate sensors under shock excitation (2019)
Journal Article
Sieberer, S., Mcwilliam, S., & Popov, A. A. (2019). Nonlinear electrostatic effects in MEMS ring-based rate sensors under shock excitation. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 157-158, 485-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2019.04.028

The vibration response of a capacitive ring-based Coriolis Vibrating Gyroscope (CVG) subjected to in-plane shock is modelled and analysed to quantify the effect of shock on angular velocity measurement. The model developed considers a ring resonator... Read More about Nonlinear electrostatic effects in MEMS ring-based rate sensors under shock excitation.

Numerical investigations of convective phenomena of oil impingement on end-windings (2019)
Journal Article
Connor, P. H., La Rocca, A., Xu, Z., Eastwick, C. N., Pickering, S. J., & Gerada, C. (2019). Numerical investigations of convective phenomena of oil impingement on end-windings. Journal of Engineering, 2019(17), 4022-4026. https://doi.org/10.1049/joe.2018.8027

A novel experimental rig for analysing intensive liquid cooling of highly power-dense electrical machine components has been developed. Coupled fluid flow and heat transfer have been modelled, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), to inform the d... Read More about Numerical investigations of convective phenomena of oil impingement on end-windings.