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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.

Enhancing the Torque Density of Conventional PM-SynRel Machine with Hybrid Flux Barrier (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Kumar, R. M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, D., Walker, A., La Rocca, S., Al-Ani, M., …Fernandes, B. G. (2019). Enhancing the Torque Density of Conventional PM-SynRel Machine with Hybrid Flux Barrier. In IECON 2019 Proceedings - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (4347-4352). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8926624

Electrical machines with high torque density are required for traction application. Availability of bonded magnets with complex shapes and magnetization pattern can significantly extend the design space of electrical machines. This paper introduces a... Read More about Enhancing the Torque Density of Conventional PM-SynRel Machine with Hybrid Flux Barrier.

Numerical study of the impact of different cooling arrangements on a high length/diameter ratio motor for electric commercial vehicle (2019)
Conference Proceeding
La Rocca, S., La Rocca, A., Walker, A., Vakil, G., Gerada, D., Al-Ani, M., …Paciura, K. (2019). Numerical study of the impact of different cooling arrangements on a high length/diameter ratio motor for electric commercial vehicle. In Proceedings: 2019 International Conference on Electrotechnical Complexes and Systems (ICOECS) (1-5). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOECS46375.2019.8949929

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) was used to carry out a fluid flow and thermal investigation of a high power dense traction machine for electric commercial vehicle. One of the features of the machine design considered is the high Length/Diameter (... Read More about Numerical study of the impact of different cooling arrangements on a high length/diameter ratio motor for electric commercial vehicle.

Double Rotor Synchronous Reluctance Machine: Analysis towards Torque Capability (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Al-Ani, M., Mahmoud, H., Degano, M., & Gerada, C. (2018). Double Rotor Synchronous Reluctance Machine: Analysis towards Torque Capability. In Proceedings: 2018 XIII International Conference on Electrical machines (ICEM) (2144 - 2149). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICELMACH.2018.8506898

© 2018 IEEE. This paper presents a comparative analysis of double rotor synchronous reluctance machines. Different topologies of the proposed machine have been investigated, such as double rotor with double-sided stator and double rotor with single-s... Read More about Double Rotor Synchronous Reluctance Machine: Analysis towards Torque Capability.

Electrical Machine Rotor Shielding for Low Cost Electrical Drive (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Al-Ani, M., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2018). Electrical Machine Rotor Shielding for Low Cost Electrical Drive. In 2018 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC) (38-43). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC.2018.8450226

Electrical machine rotor shielding has been proposed for high-speed electrical machines, i.e. ≥50krpm, where a smooth current waveform becomes difficult and costly to generate due to the required high switching frequency. The rotor shielding is used... Read More about Electrical Machine Rotor Shielding for Low Cost Electrical Drive.