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Identification of Linear Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Parameters and Inverter Non-Linearity Effects (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Odhano, S., Tang, M., Formentini, A., Zanchetta, P., & Bojoi, R. (2018, June). Identification of Linear Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Parameters and Inverter Non-Linearity Effects. Presented at 2018 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), Amalfi, Italy

The paper presents an automatic parameter identification procedure for linear permanent magnet synchronous motors. The electrical parameters of a test machine are estimated by identification tests performed through the inverter. The method employs th... Read More about Identification of Linear Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Parameters and Inverter Non-Linearity Effects.

A New Voltage Doubler Based DC-DC 2LCm-Y Power Converter Topologies for High-Voltage/Low-Current Renewable Energy Applications (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhaskar, M. S., Padmanaban, S., Wheeler, P., Blaabjerg, F., & Siano, P. (2018, June). A New Voltage Doubler Based DC-DC 2LCm-Y Power Converter Topologies for High-Voltage/Low-Current Renewable Energy Applications. Presented at 2018 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC 2018), Long Beach, California

In this treatise, a new voltage doubler based DCDC 2LCm-Y power converter topologies are uttered for the high voltage/low-current renewable energy applications. L-Y, 2L-Y, 2LC-Y and 2LCm-Y power converter categories are recently proposed in the exist... Read More about A New Voltage Doubler Based DC-DC 2LCm-Y Power Converter Topologies for High-Voltage/Low-Current Renewable Energy Applications.

Understanding the energy transfer mechanism in the near field of impact driven piles (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gkrizi, A., Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, A., & Woods, R. D. (2018, June). Understanding the energy transfer mechanism in the near field of impact driven piles. Presented at 10th International Conference on Stress Wave Theory and Testing Methods for Deep Foundations, San Diego, California

Pile installation by applying an impact to the top of a pile appears to be a simple construction process but analysis of that process is complicated as it involves a source of energy, the structural member (pile), and the ground... Read More about Understanding the energy transfer mechanism in the near field of impact driven piles.

What drives people to purchase virtual gifts in live streaming? The mediating role of flow (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, B., Guan, Z., Chong, A. Y.-L., & Hou, F. What drives people to purchase virtual gifts in live streaming? The mediating role of flow. Presented at 22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2018)

Live streaming, a new form of social media, is growing explosively due to its real-time interaction and new monetization model. Considering its popularity and unique features, it is important to gain a theoretical understanding of live streaming. Yet... Read More about What drives people to purchase virtual gifts in live streaming? The mediating role of flow.

Targeted rework of powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dryburgh, P., Patel, R., Catchpole-Smith, S., Hirsch, M., Parry, L., Smith, R. J., Clark, M., Ashcroft, I. A., & Clare, A. T. (2018, June). Targeted rework of powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. Presented at 19th International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication

There is a clear industrial pull to fabricate high value components using premium high temperature aerospace materials by additive manufacturing. Inconveniently, the same materials’ properties which allow them to perform well in service render them... Read More about Targeted rework of powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.

High-Temperature validated SiC power MOSFET model for flexible robustness analysis of multi-chip structures (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Riccio, M., d'Alessandro, V., Romano, G., Maresca, L., Breglio, G., Irace, A., & Castellazzi, A. (2018, May). High-Temperature validated SiC power MOSFET model for flexible robustness analysis of multi-chip structures. Presented at 2018 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD), Chicago, IL, USA

This paper presents a statistical analysis on the effect of parallel connection of SiC power MOSFETs in high current applications. To this purpose, a reliable temperature-dependent SPICE model is calibrated on static and dynamic experimental curves o... Read More about High-Temperature validated SiC power MOSFET model for flexible robustness analysis of multi-chip structures.

P-gate GaN HEMT gate-driver design for joint optimization of switching performance, freewheeling conduction and short-circuit robustness (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wu, H., Fayyaz, A., & Castellazzi, A. (2018, May). P-gate GaN HEMT gate-driver design for joint optimization of switching performance, freewheeling conduction and short-circuit robustness. Presented at 2018 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD), Chicago, IL, USA

This paper proposes the design and prototype development and testing of a gate-driver which enables to jointly optimize the performance in application of gate-injection type high electron mobility transistors, taking into account a number of diverse... Read More about P-gate GaN HEMT gate-driver design for joint optimization of switching performance, freewheeling conduction and short-circuit robustness.

Individual device active cooling for enhanced system-level power density and more uniform temperature distribution (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zeng, Y., Hussein, A., & Castellazzi, A. (2018, May). Individual device active cooling for enhanced system-level power density and more uniform temperature distribution. Presented at 2018 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD), Chicago, IL, USA

This paper provides a method of individual device active cooling system to balance the temperature distribution of system-level power density. 3L-ANPC GaN inverter was used to test and prove the feasibility of it in using multi-level systems.

Explicating the challenges of providing novel media experiences driven by user personal data (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sailaja, N., Crabtree, A., McAuley, D., & Stenton, P. (2018, June). Explicating the challenges of providing novel media experiences driven by user personal data. Presented at ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for Television and Online Video, Seoul, Republic of Korea

The turn towards personal data to drive novel media experiences has resulted in a shift in the priorities and challenges associated with media creation and dissemination. This paper takes up the challenge of explicating this novel and dynamic scenari... Read More about Explicating the challenges of providing novel media experiences driven by user personal data.

CognitiveCharge: disconnection tolerant adaptive collaborative and predictive vehicular charging (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Radenkovic, M., & Walker, A. CognitiveCharge: disconnection tolerant adaptive collaborative and predictive vehicular charging. Presented at 4th ACM MobiHoc Workshop on Experiences with the Design and Implementation of Smart Objects (Smartobjects '18)

Electric vehicles (EVs) are rapidly becoming more common and ownership is set to rise globally in coming years. The potential impacts of increased EVs on the electrical grid have been widely investigated and in its current state, existing grid infras... Read More about CognitiveCharge: disconnection tolerant adaptive collaborative and predictive vehicular charging.

Understanding information centric layer of adaptive collaborative caching framework in mobile disconnection-prone networks (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Huynh, V. S. H., Radenkovic, M., & John, R. Understanding information centric layer of adaptive collaborative caching framework in mobile disconnection-prone networks. Presented at 14th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2018)

Smart networks and services leverage in-network caching to improve transmission efficiency and support large amount of content sharing, decrease high operating costs and handle disconnections. In this paper, we investigate the complex challenges rela... Read More about Understanding information centric layer of adaptive collaborative caching framework in mobile disconnection-prone networks.

Understanding complementary multi-layer collaborative heuristics for adaptive caching in heterogeneous mobile opportunistic networks (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Huynh, V. S. H., & Radenkovic, M. Understanding complementary multi-layer collaborative heuristics for adaptive caching in heterogeneous mobile opportunistic networks. Presented at The 14th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2018)

Current research aims to deal with emerging challenges of the opportunistic discovery of content stored in remote mobile publishers and the delivery to the subscribers in heterogeneous mobile opportunistic networks. Innovative network and service arc... Read More about Understanding complementary multi-layer collaborative heuristics for adaptive caching in heterogeneous mobile opportunistic networks.

Development of a highly integrated 10 kV SiC MOSFET power module with a direct jet impingement cooling system (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mouawad, B., Skuriat, R., Li, J., Johnson, C. M., & DiMarino, C. (2018, May). Development of a highly integrated 10 kV SiC MOSFET power module with a direct jet impingement cooling system. Presented at 2018 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD)

This paper presents a novel, highly integrated packaging design for Wolfspeed’s 10 kV SiC MOSFETs. These devices offer faster switching performance and lower losses than silicon devices. However, it has been shown that the package can have profound i... Read More about Development of a highly integrated 10 kV SiC MOSFET power module with a direct jet impingement cooling system.

Challenges of Hybrid Laminar Flow Control (HLFC) in Aircraft Design and Manufacturing (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Martin De La Escalera, F., Essa, Y., Castello, M. Á., Pillai, U., Chiminelli, A., Lizaranzu, M., & Maimi, P. (2018, June). Challenges of Hybrid Laminar Flow Control (HLFC) in Aircraft Design and Manufacturing. Paper presented at ECCM18 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials, Athens, Greece

The purpose of this paper is to describe barriers and efforts made in the design of an aircraft in terms of reducing pollution emission into the atmosphere throughout the structural optimization of the aircraft's airfoils. In particular, the present... Read More about Challenges of Hybrid Laminar Flow Control (HLFC) in Aircraft Design and Manufacturing.

Transporting knowledge: a case study of meaning making on the pathways of science communication (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davis, P. Transporting knowledge: a case study of meaning making on the pathways of science communication. Presented at 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)

In this paper I study scientists, reporters, and news readers as they produce and/or interpret scientific texts. Imagining all of these actors as science learners allows me to compare across their individual understandings to follow ideas through the... Read More about Transporting knowledge: a case study of meaning making on the pathways of science communication.

Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davis, P. Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science. Presented at 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)

This paper focuses on how the personal epistemologies of scientists and science communicators shape their practices and interact with one another in the construction of popular science news. I present data from observations and interviews with scient... Read More about Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science.

Peace Engineering: Investigating Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Effects in a Team-Based Course About Drones (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Reddy, E. A., Hoople, G. D., Choi-Fitzpatrick, A., & Camacho, M. M. (2018, June). Peace Engineering: Investigating Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Effects in a Team-Based Course About Drones. Presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

The practice of engineering often involves problem solving in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams. Undergraduate engineering students often are trained in disciplinary concepts and techniques of their specializations, but rarely given oppor... Read More about Peace Engineering: Investigating Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Effects in a Team-Based Course About Drones.