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Single Stage Dual Active Bridge AC-DC Converter with Active Power Decoupling (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Gottardo, D., De Lillo, L., Empringham, L., Costabeber, A., & Chen, L. (2018). Single Stage Dual Active Bridge AC-DC Converter with Active Power Decoupling. In SPEEDAM 2018 - Proceedings: International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (497-501). https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEEDAM.2018.8445410

The paper introduces a new a isolated DC-AC DAB converter topology, capable of active power decoupling on the AC side of the transformer, made up of two full bridges with no additional active component. The differential voltage modulated by the DC-si... Read More about Single Stage Dual Active Bridge AC-DC Converter with Active Power Decoupling.

Cost effective direct-substrate jet impingement cooling concept for power application (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Mouawad, B., Abebe, R., Skuriat, R., Li, J., De Lillo, L., Empringham, L., …Haynes, G. (2018). Cost effective direct-substrate jet impingement cooling concept for power application. In PCIM Europe 2018; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management

Direct substrate jet impingement cooling can eliminate the use of the baseplate and significantly reduce the weight and volume of conventional thermal management solutions. This work demonstrates a cost-effective manufacturing approach based on print... Read More about Cost effective direct-substrate jet impingement cooling concept for power application.

Novel silicon carbide integrated power module for EV application (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Mouawad, B., Espina, J., Li, J., Empringham, L., & Johnson, C. M. (2018). Novel silicon carbide integrated power module for EV application. In IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications in Asia (WiPDA Asia 2018), At Xi'an, Shaanxi

The successful penetration of Electric Vehicles (EVs) into the global automotive markets requires the developments of cost effective, high performance and high integration power electronic systems. The present work is concerned with the structural in... Read More about Novel silicon carbide integrated power module for EV application.

Next generation integrated drive: a novel thermal and electrical integration technique for high power density converters used in automotive drive systems (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Ahmadi, B., Espina, J., De Lillo, L., Abebe, R., Empringham, L., & Johnson, C. M. (2018). Next generation integrated drive: a novel thermal and electrical integration technique for high power density converters used in automotive drive systems.

In this paper, an innovative method of electro-thermal integration of a drive system is presented. Important challenges of this integration consist of, firstly coupled thermal design of switching power modules and PM electric motor and secondly integ... Read More about Next generation integrated drive: a novel thermal and electrical integration technique for high power density converters used in automotive drive systems.

Design and testing of electromechanical actuator for aerospace applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Papini, L., Connor, P., Patel, C., Empringham, L., Gerada, C., & Wheeler, P. (2018). Design and testing of electromechanical actuator for aerospace applications. In 2018 25th International Workshop on Electric Drives: Optimization in Control of Electric Drives (IWED2018) - Proceedings (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/IWED.2018.8321392

Electromechanical actuators are gaining interest in the aerospace industry within the More Electrical Aircraft (MEA) architecture. The end-goal of fully electric aircraft includes Electromechanical actuation for flight control systems. The design and... Read More about Design and testing of electromechanical actuator for aerospace applications.