All Outputs (42)

Manufacturable Edgewise Winding Solutions Considering Parallel Slot and Parallel Tooth Stator Structures (2023)
Conference Proceeding
George, L., Walker, A., Zhang, F., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2023). Manufacturable Edgewise Winding Solutions Considering Parallel Slot and Parallel Tooth Stator Structures. . https://doi.org/10.1109/oncon60463.2023.10431188

Due to climate concerns, the push towards transportation electrification to deliver electric machines capable of high-power density performance is becoming increasingly critical. A key component of this is the structure and manufacture of the winding... Read More about Manufacturable Edgewise Winding Solutions Considering Parallel Slot and Parallel Tooth Stator Structures.

Cooling System Sizing using LPTN Analysis and Multiphysics Modelling for an Axial Flux Machine and Integrated Drive (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Jeffrey, A. J., Connor, P. H., Vakil, G., Evans, P., Wheeler, P., & Hart, S. (2022). Cooling System Sizing using LPTN Analysis and Multiphysics Modelling for an Axial Flux Machine and Integrated Drive. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icem51905.2022.9910820

In this paper a Lumped Parameter Thermal Network (LPTN) is proposed for a Yokeless and Segmented Armature (YASA) axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) machine. A simulation model is used to examine the machine in isolation, with an Integrated Motor Driv... Read More about Cooling System Sizing using LPTN Analysis and Multiphysics Modelling for an Axial Flux Machine and Integrated Drive.

Investigating Synchronous Reluctance Rotor Performance for Traction Applications against a Permanent Magnet Benchmark (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Connor, P. H., Khowja, M., La Rocca, A., La Rocca, S., Zou, T., Vakil, G., …Paciura, K. (2022). Investigating Synchronous Reluctance Rotor Performance for Traction Applications against a Permanent Magnet Benchmark. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icem51905.2022.9910649

This paper investigates the potential benefits for the use of synchronous reluctance machines for traction applications. Permanent magnet machines are often used to generate the highest power densities. However, magnet use has drawbacks including tem... Read More about Investigating Synchronous Reluctance Rotor Performance for Traction Applications against a Permanent Magnet Benchmark.

Fast Sizing Tool and Optimization Technique for Concentrated Wound Slotless Outer Rotor Motor for eVTOL Application (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Dave, N., Gerada, D., Vakil, G., Zhang, H., Shi, B., Zhang, F., …Gerada, C. (2022). Fast Sizing Tool and Optimization Technique for Concentrated Wound Slotless Outer Rotor Motor for eVTOL Application. In 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (2094-2099). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEM51905.2022.9910584

This paper aims to present the feasibility and advantages of slotless motors for electric aircraft applications. Currently, eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft are equipped with a slotted motor with concentrated windings and an out... Read More about Fast Sizing Tool and Optimization Technique for Concentrated Wound Slotless Outer Rotor Motor for eVTOL Application.

Comparative Analysis of Synchronous Reluctance Machine against Conventional Induction Machine for Railway Traction (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Tom, L., Khowja, M. R., Ramanathan, R., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2022). Comparative Analysis of Synchronous Reluctance Machine against Conventional Induction Machine for Railway Traction. In 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM 2022) (69-76). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEM51905.2022.9910767

Electrification in railway industry offers better performing trains with reduced pollution and maximised capacity. SynREL is gaining more interest as a candidate for traction application in place of IM due to its simple and robust structure. Conseque... Read More about Comparative Analysis of Synchronous Reluctance Machine against Conventional Induction Machine for Railway Traction.

Analytical Model for the Open Circuit Field due to Different Magnetization Patterns of the rotor in the Slotless Machines (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Dave, N., Gerada, D., Vakil, G., Zhang, H., Li, J., & Gerada, C. (2022). Analytical Model for the Open Circuit Field due to Different Magnetization Patterns of the rotor in the Slotless Machines. In 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (1204-1210). https://doi.org/10.1109/icem51905.2022.9910580

From the existing literature, the open circuit field due to different magnetisations of the rotor magnets is known. This includes field due to parallel, radial and Halbach magnetisation. This paper presents the generalised analytical model to represe... Read More about Analytical Model for the Open Circuit Field due to Different Magnetization Patterns of the rotor in the Slotless Machines.

Hybrid sensorless motor control in aerospace applications, a survey in sensorless control, optimizing for availability and acoustic noise (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Skoulaxinos, S., Wheeler, P., & Vakil, G. (2021). Hybrid sensorless motor control in aerospace applications, a survey in sensorless control, optimizing for availability and acoustic noise. In 2021 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD) (175-180). https://doi.org/10.1109/WEMDCD51469.2021.9425663

A wide range of aerospace applications previously based on hydraulics including the control of aerodynamic surfaces are being actively replaced by lighter, more intelligent Motor Drive Electronics (MDEs). However, motor resolvers commonly used to pro... Read More about Hybrid sensorless motor control in aerospace applications, a survey in sensorless control, optimizing for availability and acoustic noise.

Improving the Saliency of a High Speed SynRel Rotor by using High Strength Martensitic Sleeve (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Ram Kumar, R. M., Vakil, G., La Rocca, A., Gerada, D., Gerada, C., & Fernandes, B. G. (2021). Improving the Saliency of a High Speed SynRel Rotor by using High Strength Martensitic Sleeve. In 2021 International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation (SEFET). https://doi.org/10.1109/sefet48154.2021.9375705

High strength magnetic steel laminations are the invariable choice to achieve the power density demands of high speed electric machines required in the automotive industry. However, the cost competitive automobile market, favours the use of conventio... Read More about Improving the Saliency of a High Speed SynRel Rotor by using High Strength Martensitic Sleeve.

Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Valente, G., Sumsurooah, S., Ian Hill, C., Rashed, M., Vakil, G., Bozhko, S., & Gerada, C. (2020). Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion.

This paper presents parametric design studies of the on-board Electrical Power System (EPS) for a distributed hybrid aircraft propulsion. The work presents the methodology that has been adopted to develop the physics-based models of the EPS component... Read More about Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion.

Comparison of slotted and slotless PM machines for high kW/kg aerospace applications (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Dave, N., Vakil, G., Xu, Z., Gerada, C., Zhang, H., & Gerada, D. (2020). Comparison of slotted and slotless PM machines for high kW/kg aerospace applications. . https://doi.org/10.23919/icems50442.2020.9291221

With the ambitious targeted emissions reduction, the aircraft industry is moving towards drastically different aircraft architectures including hybrid-electric. These in turn require electrical machines with a step change improvement in power-density... Read More about Comparison of slotted and slotless PM machines for high kW/kg aerospace applications.

Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Zou, T., Gerada, D., Walker, A., Vakil, G., La Rocca, S., La Rocca, A., …Gerada, C. (2020). Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines. In 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (1357-1363). https://doi.org/10.1109/ecce44975.2020.9235712

In recent years, synchronous reluctance (Syn-Rel) machines are research hotspots in variable speed motor drives due to their robust rotor structure and wide constant power speed range (CPSR). More practically, when kVA limitation is considered, embed... Read More about Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines.

Predicting Insulation Resistance of Enamelled Wire using Neural Network and Curve Fit Methods Under Thermal Aging (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Turabee, G., Cosma, G., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., …Galea, M. (2020). Predicting Insulation Resistance of Enamelled Wire using Neural Network and Curve Fit Methods Under Thermal Aging. In 2020 International Joint Conference onNeural Networks (IJCNN): 2020 conference proceedings (1-7). https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN48605.2020.9207378

© 2020 IEEE. Health monitoring has gained a massive interest in power systems engineering, as it has the advantage to reduce operating costs, improve reliability of power supply and provide a better service to customers. This paper presents surrogate... Read More about Predicting Insulation Resistance of Enamelled Wire using Neural Network and Curve Fit Methods Under Thermal Aging.

Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Electrical Machines Using Neural Network (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Turabee, G., Khowja, M. R., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020). Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Electrical Machines Using Neural Network. In 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC) (1153-1158). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC48692.2020.9161662

© 2020 IEEE. This paper proposes a surrogate approach which utilises an supervised neural network to significantly shorten the time required for thermal qualification of electrical machines' insulation. The proposed approach is based on a feedforward... Read More about Thermal Lifetime Evaluation of Electrical Machines Using Neural Network.

A Hybrid Computational Tool to Analyze the Performance of Electric Machines with Reduced Content of Permanent Magnet (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Ram Kumar, R. M., Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, D., Gerada, C., Paciura, K., & Fernandes, B. G. (2020). A Hybrid Computational Tool to Analyze the Performance of Electric Machines with Reduced Content of Permanent Magnet. In 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC) (340-345). https://doi.org/10.1109/itec48692.2020.9161631

Electric vehicles (EVs) are equipped with interior permanent magnet (IPM) or permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance (PM-SynRel) machines because of their superior performance in field weakening region. The effect of saturation is more prono... Read More about A Hybrid Computational Tool to Analyze the Performance of Electric Machines with Reduced Content of Permanent Magnet.

Thermal Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Rocca, A. L., Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., & Wheeler, P. (2020). Thermal Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator

This paper presents a combined electromagnetic and thermal design of integrated inductor, for the application of a 45kW aircraft starter-generator. The inductor is designed at high current density by using the apporach ofarea product, followed by the... Read More about Thermal Design of an Integrated Inductor for 45kW Aerospace Starter-Generator.

A Framework for Optimization of Hybrid Aircraft (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Zhao, X., Sahoo, S., Kyprianidis, K., Sumsurooah, S., Valente, G., Rashed, M., …Ekstedt, E. (2019). A Framework for Optimization of Hybrid Aircraft. In Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo : Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition--2019-- : presented at The ASME Turbo Expo 2019 : Turbiomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, June 17-21, 2019, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Book 3. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2019-91335

To achieve the goals of substantial improvements in efficiency and emissions set by Flightpath 2050, fundamentally different concepts are required. As one of the most promising solutions, electrification of the aircraft primary propulsion is currentl... Read More about A Framework for Optimization of Hybrid Aircraft.

High Power High Speed PM-Assisted SynRel Machines with Ferrite and Rare Earth Magnets for Future Electric Commercial Vehicles (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Kumar, R. M. R., Zou, T., La Rocca, A., Vakil, G., Gerada, D., Walker, A., …Fernandes, B. G. (2019). High Power High Speed PM-Assisted SynRel Machines with Ferrite and Rare Earth Magnets for Future Electric Commercial Vehicles. In IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (1083-1088). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8927523

High power density and high torque density are the fundamental requirements for electric machines used in traction application. The former is obtained by potentially increasing the speed of the machine while the latter by using high energy density ra... Read More about High Power High Speed PM-Assisted SynRel Machines with Ferrite and Rare Earth Magnets for Future Electric Commercial Vehicles.

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.

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.

Trade-off Study of a High Power Density Starter-Generator for Turboprop Aircraft System (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Trade-off Study of a High Power Density Starter-Generator for Turboprop Aircraft System. In Proceedings: IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (1435-1440). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8926961

Mechanically-driven actuators, compressors and pumps are being replaced by the aircraft manufacturers that shift the trend towards 'More Electric Aircraft' and hence reducing the mechanical linkages within the aircraft system. This elevates the depen... Read More about Trade-off Study of a High Power Density Starter-Generator for Turboprop Aircraft System.