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An Intelligent Toolkit for Benchmarking Data-Driven Aerospace Prognostics (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rengasamy, D., Mase, J. M., Rothwell, B., & Figueredo, G. P. (2019, October). An Intelligent Toolkit for Benchmarking Data-Driven Aerospace Prognostics. Presented at 2019 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference - ITSC, Auckland, New Zealand

© 2019 IEEE. Machine Learning (ML) has been largely employed to sensor data for predicting the Remaining Useful Life (RUL) of aircraft components with promising results. A review of the literature, however, has revealed a lack of consensus regarding... Read More about An Intelligent Toolkit for Benchmarking Data-Driven Aerospace Prognostics.

An Exploration of Design Options for Integrated Residential PV-ESS (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Panagiotou, K., Klumpner, C., Sumner, M., & Georghiou, G. E. (2019, October). An Exploration of Design Options for Integrated Residential PV-ESS. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

The behind-the-meter integration of the distributed energy sources and the energy storage systems (ESSs) presents one of the key solutions for the 21st century energy and power challenges. A comprehensive design and development procedure, which integ... Read More about An Exploration of Design Options for Integrated Residential PV-ESS.

An enhanced second carrier harmonic cancellation method for multi-source DC electric power systems (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, C., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Kulsangcharoen, P. (2019, October). An enhanced second carrier harmonic cancellation method for multi-source DC electric power systems. Presented at 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019), Lisbon, Portugal

Multi-source DC power systems have been widely used in electric transportations, including more-electric aircraft, electric ship and electric vehicles. These systems normally involve in power electronic converters whose switching actions may cause cu... Read More about An enhanced second carrier harmonic cancellation method for multi-source DC electric power systems.

On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., Migliazza, G., Buticchi, G., & Galea, M. (2019, October). On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

Electrical motors are required to perform reliably for a certain number of hours/cycles. Assuming the insulation breakdown as the predominant source of failure, then the lifetime of an electrical machine can generally be said to correspond to that of... Read More about On the Thermal Insulation Qualification of Low Voltage Electrical Machines.

Design-of-Experiments Analysis of Li-Ion Cell Capacity Fading in High Temperature Automotive Conditions (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stocker, R., Mumtaz, A., & Lophitis, N. (2019, October). Design-of-Experiments Analysis of Li-Ion Cell Capacity Fading in High Temperature Automotive Conditions. Presented at 2019 Electric Vehicles International Conference (EV), Bucharest, Romania

This paper examines the evolution of performance degradation through capacity fade in Li-ion cells when subjected to 8 months of automotive drive cycles in high temperature conditions. This is done by combining a temperature controlled, highly transi... Read More about Design-of-Experiments Analysis of Li-Ion Cell Capacity Fading in High Temperature Automotive Conditions.

A Parallel Connected Unfolding Bridge (PCUB) Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hassan, Z., Costabeber, A., Tardelli, F., Watson, A., & Clare, J. (2019, October). A Parallel Connected Unfolding Bridge (PCUB) Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications. Presented at 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019 ), Lisbon, Portugal

© 2019 IEEE. Hybrid Voltage Source Converters (VSC), that combine the conventional three-level VSCs and Modular Multilevel Chain-Links (CLs), offer a promising solution for future HVDC stations, achieving reduced footprint with respect to the MMC whi... Read More about A Parallel Connected Unfolding Bridge (PCUB) Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications.

Numerical study of the impact of different cooling arrangements on a high length/diameter ratio motor for electric commercial vehicle (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
La Rocca, S., La Rocca, A., Walker, A., Vakil, G., Gerada, D., Al-Ani, M., Zou, T., Ramanathan, R., Gerada, C., McQueen, A., & Paciura, K. (2019, October). Numerical study of the impact of different cooling arrangements on a high length/diameter ratio motor for electric commercial vehicle. Presented at International Conference on Electrotechnical Complexes and Systems (ICOECS 2019), Ufa, Russia

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.

Fast and Accurate Multi-Physics Model for Optimization-based Design of VSBBC (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cheong, B., Giangrande, P., Zhang, X., Galea, M., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2019, October). Fast and Accurate Multi-Physics Model for Optimization-based Design of VSBBC. Presented at 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019), Lisbon, Portugal

The development and validation of an advanced two-level Voltage Source Back-to-Back Converter model, considering its multi-physics operation, is presented in this paper. Based on a set of input parameters, the proposed model evaluates the converter i... Read More about Fast and Accurate Multi-Physics Model for Optimization-based Design of VSBBC.

Analytical Tool to Generate Torque-Speed Characteristics for Surface Mounted PM Machines in Constant Torque and Field Weakening Regions (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2019, October). Analytical Tool to Generate Torque-Speed Characteristics for Surface Mounted PM Machines in Constant Torque and Field Weakening Regions. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2019, October). Trade-off Study of a High Power Density Starter-Generator for Turboprop Aircraft System. Presented at 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019), Lisbon, Portugal

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.

An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Huang, Z., Yang, T., Giangrande, P., Wheeler, P., & Galea, M. (2019, October). An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

This paper presents an enhanced modulation technique for dual converters with isolated supplies. This unified modulation technique is applicable for any positive voltage ratio between the isolated supplies. The modulation technique enhances the quali... Read More about An Enhanced Unified Space Vector Modulation Technique for Dual Converters with Isolated Voltage Supplies.

High Power High Speed PM-Assisted SynRel Machines with Ferrite and Rare Earth Magnets for Future Electric Commercial Vehicles (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kumar, R. M. R., Zou, T., La Rocca, A., Vakil, G., Gerada, D., Walker, A., Gerada, C., Paciura, K., McQueen, A., & Fernandes, B. G. (2019, October). High Power High Speed PM-Assisted SynRel Machines with Ferrite and Rare Earth Magnets for Future Electric Commercial Vehicles. Presented at 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019), Lisbon, Portugal

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.

Enhancing the Torque Density of Conventional PM-SynRel Machine with Hybrid Flux Barrier (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kumar, R. M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, D., Walker, A., La Rocca, S., Al-Ani, M., Gerada, C., Paciura, K., McQueen, A., & Fernandes, B. G. (2019, October). Enhancing the Torque Density of Conventional PM-SynRel Machine with Hybrid Flux Barrier. Presented at 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019), Lisbon, Portugal

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.

SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Papadopoulos, S., Galassini, A., Ruksnaitis, L., Farhat, N., Kiselychnyk, O., Midgley, W., & Degano, M. (2019, October). SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

This paper proposes a new ultra-reliable architecture for fully electric propulsion primarily aimed at the automotive sector. The system considers a direct drive arrangement, minimizing the number of moving components and is based on a network of mul... Read More about SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation.

An Improved Automatic Voltage Regulator for Self-Excited, Small-to-Medium Power Generating Sets equipped with Brushless Excitation Systems (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nuzzo, S., Bolognesi, P., Galea, M., & Barater, D. (2019, October). An Improved Automatic Voltage Regulator for Self-Excited, Small-to-Medium Power Generating Sets equipped with Brushless Excitation Systems. Presented at 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019 ), Lisbon, Portugal

The classical, wound-field, synchronous generator is currently enjoying a revamped interest in its design and development, partly due to the ever-increasing requirements in terms of power quality standards, efficiency and power density and partly due... Read More about An Improved Automatic Voltage Regulator for Self-Excited, Small-to-Medium Power Generating Sets equipped with Brushless Excitation Systems.

Transfer Function Based Input Impedance Determination of Triple Active Bridge Converter (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yang, J., Buticchi, G., Gu, C., Günter, S., Yan, H., & Wheeler, P. (2019, October). Transfer Function Based Input Impedance Determination of Triple Active Bridge Converter. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

The concept of multiport dc-dc converter was proposed to reduce the conversion stages of dc microgrid on more electric aircraft (MEA). The structure of multiport dc-dc converter is basically developed from the dual active bridge (DAB) converter becau... Read More about Transfer Function Based Input Impedance Determination of Triple Active Bridge Converter.

Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dewar, D., Rhoten, J., Formentini, A., & Zanchetta, P. (2019, October). Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

In this paper, a novel approach to variable frequency optimal controller design for the application of aircraft embedded grids is presented. Aircraft power grids by industrial standards need to be able to operate across a range of frequencies. Often,... Read More about Fast Self-Tuning Decentralized Variable Frequency Optimal Controller Design for Three-Phase Embedded Grids.

Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lukic, M., Giangrande, P., Klumpner, C., & Galea, M. (2019, October). Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

This paper focuses on evaluating the energy and power requirements of a specific aircraft on-board electric taxiing (ET) system. The developed model of the investigated system is used to determine the requisites for a typical taxiing profile mission... Read More about Analysis of Energy Storage System Requirements for Aircraft Electric Taxiing Operations.

Multi-physics Design Optimisation of PM-assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Traction Application (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Ani, M., Walker, A., Vakil, G., Ramanathan, R., Zou, T., La Rocca, S., La Rocca, A., Gerada, D., Gerada, C., Paciura, K., & McQueen, A. (2019, October). Multi-physics Design Optimisation of PM-assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Traction Application. Presented at IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal

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.

Piecewise Modelling Approach for Specific Switched Reluctance Machines (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Velmurugan, G., Yeoh, S. S., Yang, T., & Bozhko, S. (2019, October). Piecewise Modelling Approach for Specific Switched Reluctance Machines. Presented at 2019 International Conference on Electrotechnical Complexes and Systems (ICOECS), Ufa, Russia

Switched Reluctance Machine (SRM) is a very basic and simple electrical machine in structure with winding only at its stator. SRM has widely been considered for possible usages in modern aircrafts through the development of More Electric Aircraft (ME... Read More about Piecewise Modelling Approach for Specific Switched Reluctance Machines.