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Electromechanical Analysis of Low Voltage Faults in a Magnetically Coupled Synchronous Generator Set (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tweedy, O. R., Akcay, Y., Giangrande, P., Galea, M., & Garvey, S. D. (2022). Electromechanical Analysis of Low Voltage Faults in a Magnetically Coupled Synchronous Generator Set. In 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM 2022) (143-149). https://doi.org/10.1109/icem51905.2022.9910689

This paper investigates the magneto-mechanical performance of a magnetically coupled, engine driven synchronous generator set exposed to a severe low voltage grid fault. A multi-physics model of a generator, coaxial magnetic coupling and diesel engin... Read More about Electromechanical Analysis of Low Voltage Faults in a Magnetically Coupled Synchronous Generator Set.

Investigating Synchronous Reluctance Rotor Performance for Traction Applications against a Permanent Magnet Benchmark (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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.

Modelling, Analysis, and Design of a Line-Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vannini, A., Simonelli, C., Marfoli, A., Papini, L., Bolognesi, P., & Gerada, C. (2022). Modelling, Analysis, and Design of a Line-Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icem51905.2022.9910937

Line-Start Permanent Magnet Motors are a valid alternative to conventional three-phase induction motors and wound-field synchronous machines for fixed-speed applications direct fed by the grid, targeting superior efficiency and high reliability. A ge... Read More about Modelling, Analysis, and Design of a Line-Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor.

Fast Sizing Tool and Optimization Technique for Concentrated Wound Slotless Outer Rotor Motor for eVTOL Application (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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.

Investigating the Effect of Waveform Characteristics on PDEV, PDIV and RPDIV for Glass Fibre Insulated Wire (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Naderiallaf, H., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2022). Investigating the Effect of Waveform Characteristics on PDEV, PDIV and RPDIV for Glass Fibre Insulated Wire. In 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM 2022) (1327-1333). https://doi.org/10.1109/icem51905.2022.9910752

The trends of partial discharge extinction voltage (PDEV), partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV) and repetitive partial discharge inception voltage (RPDIV) as a function of duty cycle, frequency, and rise time are experimentally investigated in... Read More about Investigating the Effect of Waveform Characteristics on PDEV, PDIV and RPDIV for Glass Fibre Insulated Wire.

On the Fault Tolerance and PM Demagnetisation of a High-Performance Aircraft Propulsion Motor (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., Connor, P. H., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2022). On the Fault Tolerance and PM Demagnetisation of a High-Performance Aircraft Propulsion Motor. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icem51905.2022.9910866

In this paper, a study of the fault-tolerance and demagnetisation of a high-performance aircraft propulsion motor is investigated. The motor is proposed with either three or four sets of three-phase windings, while maintaining the same magnetic and t... Read More about On the Fault Tolerance and PM Demagnetisation of a High-Performance Aircraft Propulsion Motor.

Power Loss and Performance Analysis of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Actuator Applications (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tameemi, A., Degano, M., Di Nardo, M., Murataliyev, M., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., & Gerada, C. (2022). Power Loss and Performance Analysis of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Actuator Applications. In 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (807-813). https://doi.org/10.1109/icem51905.2022.9910911

Permanent magnet synchronous motors are very suitable in applications demanding high power density with high performance requirements, such as in aerospace actuators. Achieving high performance targets while keeping the total weight of the electrical... Read More about Power Loss and Performance Analysis of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Actuator Applications.

Concept and Preliminary Sizing of a Dual DC-Bus Homopolar Generator Using Diode Rectifiers (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vannini, A., Papini, L., Marfoli, A., Gerada, C., & Bolognesi, P. (2022). Concept and Preliminary Sizing of a Dual DC-Bus Homopolar Generator Using Diode Rectifiers. In 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (2074-2080). https://doi.org/10.1109/icem51905.2022.9910897

Synchronous Homopolar Generators represent an attractive solution for the future of power generation in propulsive systems based on hybrid turbo-electric drivetrains. In fact they feature both a fully controllable excitation, similar to wound-field s... Read More about Concept and Preliminary Sizing of a Dual DC-Bus Homopolar Generator Using Diode Rectifiers.

Comparative Analysis of Synchronous Reluctance Machine against Conventional Induction Machine for Railway Traction (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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.

Performance Assessment of Standard Cooling Strategies for Hairpin Windings (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
La Rocca, A., La Rocca, S., Zou, T., Liu, C., Moslemin, M., Gerada, C., & Cairns, A. (2022). Performance Assessment of Standard Cooling Strategies for Hairpin Windings. In 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (1163-1169). https://doi.org/10.1109/icem51905.2022.9910733

This paper aims to assess the performance of some standard cooling strategies which are commonly used in traction electric motors for electric vehicles (EVs) employing hairpin windings. The use of such type of coils does normally lead to higher power... Read More about Performance Assessment of Standard Cooling Strategies for Hairpin Windings.

Fault Tree analysis including component dependencies (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tolo, S., & Andrews, J. (2022). Fault Tree analysis including component dependencies. In M. C. Leva, E. Patelli, L. Podofillini, & S. Wilson (Eds.), Book of Extended Abstracts for the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (133-134). https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2023.3264943

The inability of commonly used risk assessment methodologies to model component dependency is often recognised to be a barrier towards more realistic modelling of systems complexity. This is a significant limitation associated with widely adopted tec... Read More about Fault Tree analysis including component dependencies.

An Integrated Modelling Framework for Complex Systems Safety Analysis: Case-Studies (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tolo, S., & Andrews, J. (2022). An Integrated Modelling Framework for Complex Systems Safety Analysis: Case-Studies. In M. C. Leva, E. Patelli, L. Podofillini, & S. Wilson (Eds.), Book of Extended Abstracts for the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (135-136)

The ever-increasing complexity of engineering systems has fuelled the need for novel and efficient computational tools able to enhance the accuracy of current modelling strategies for industrial systems. Indeed, traditional Fault and Event Tree techn... Read More about An Integrated Modelling Framework for Complex Systems Safety Analysis: Case-Studies.

A Petri Net approach to the Risk Analysis of Jet Engines (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tolo, S., Andrews, J., Thatcher, I., & Stamp, D. (2022). A Petri Net approach to the Risk Analysis of Jet Engines. In M. Chiara Leva, E. Patelli, L. Podofillini, & S. Wilson (Eds.), Book of Extended Abstracts for the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (137-138)

Traditional risk analysis techniques such as Fault Trees and Event Trees fail to model complex aspects of systems behaviour such as components dependencies, degradation, limiting their capability of representing modern engineering systems. This is al... Read More about A Petri Net approach to the Risk Analysis of Jet Engines.

Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D 2 T 2 ): A Fault Tree Analysis Framework (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Andrews, J., & Tolo, S. (2022). Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D 2 T 2 ): A Fault Tree Analysis Framework. In M. Chiara Leva, E. Patelli, L. Podofillini, & S. Wilson (Eds.), Book of Extended Abstracts for the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (139-140)

A modelling framework, known as Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory, is provided which overcomes restrictions in the Kinetic Tree Theory developed in the 1970s for the analysis of fault trees. Kinetic Tree Theory assumes basic events to be independent... Read More about Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D 2 T 2 ): A Fault Tree Analysis Framework.

Asset management modelling approach integrating structural health monitoring data for composite components of wind turbine blades (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wu, W., Saleh, A., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Prescott, D., Ruano, M. C., & Chronopoulos, D. (2022). Asset management modelling approach integrating structural health monitoring data for composite components of wind turbine blades. In Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022) (1385-1392). https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-5183-4_R22-24-242-cd

Optimal asset management strategies for wind turbine blades help to reduce their operation and maintenance costs, and ensure their reliability and safety. Structural health monitoring (SHM) can determine the health state of wind turbine blades throug... Read More about Asset management modelling approach integrating structural health monitoring data for composite components of wind turbine blades.

Modelling Variations in Newborn Life Support Procedure Using Colored Petri Nets (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leva, M. C., Patelli, E., Podofillini, L., Wilson, S., Tan, A., Remenyte-Prescott, R., …Sharkey, D. (2022). Modelling Variations in Newborn Life Support Procedure Using Colored Petri Nets. In M. Chiara Leva, E. Patelli, L. Podofillini, & S. Wilson (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022) (489-496). https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-5183-4_R12-08-152-cd

This research is conducted to study variations in the Newborn Life Support procedure. This procedure follows an evidence-based protocol to resuscitate and stabilize newborn babies requiring assistance at birth. Errors and ineffective actions in this... Read More about Modelling Variations in Newborn Life Support Procedure Using Colored Petri Nets.

Carrier dynamics in InSe and the impact of terahertz pulses (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Venanzi, T., Selig, M., Pashkin, A., Winnerl, S., Katzer, M., Arora, H., …Schneider, H. (2022). Carrier dynamics in InSe and the impact of terahertz pulses. In IRMMW-THz 2022 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves Conference Program. https://doi.org/10.1109/IRMMW-THz50927.2022.9895949

We investigate the electron-hole dynamics in few-layer InSe, a van der Waals semiconductor with promising opt-electronic properties. We show that terahertz pulses modulate the spontaneous emission via absorption by photo-excited carriers. We further... Read More about Carrier dynamics in InSe and the impact of terahertz pulses.

Nottingham Robotic Mobility Assistant (NoRMA): An Affordable DIY Robotic Wheelchair Platform (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brand, L. C., & Kucukyilmaz, A. (2022). Nottingham Robotic Mobility Assistant (NoRMA): An Affordable DIY Robotic Wheelchair Platform. In UKRAS22 Conference “Robotics for Unconstrained Environments” Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.31256/Kv8Ps6P

A significant portion of the population requires a wheelchair to improve mobility, independence, and dignity but not all users are able to use a traditional manual one. Powered wheelchairs offer a more effortless experience but still present difficul... Read More about Nottingham Robotic Mobility Assistant (NoRMA): An Affordable DIY Robotic Wheelchair Platform.

An Adaptive, Repeatable and Rapid Auto-Reconfiguration Process in a Smart Manufacturing System for Small Box Assembly (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, Z., Kendall, P., Gumma, K., Turner, A., & Ratchev, S. (2022, August). An Adaptive, Repeatable and Rapid Auto-Reconfiguration Process in a Smart Manufacturing System for Small Box Assembly. Paper presented at 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Mexico City, Mexico and Chengdu, China

With increasing demand for productivity, flexibility , and sustainability, there is the need for a flexible manufacturing system that is auto-reconfigurable for variations in product types and assembly processes. However, the repeata-bility of reconf... Read More about An Adaptive, Repeatable and Rapid Auto-Reconfiguration Process in a Smart Manufacturing System for Small Box Assembly.

An Evaluation of the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Atriums in Hotel Buildings in the UK - A Case Study of the Orchard Hotel, Nottingham (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pochampalli, P., Kaimba, L., & Rodrigues, L. (2022). An Evaluation of the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Atriums in Hotel Buildings in the UK - A Case Study of the Orchard Hotel, Nottingham. In Sustainable Energy Technologies 2022 Conference Proceedings – Volume IIl

Hotels are one of the most energy intensive sectors of the tourism industry. Research indicates that hotels consume more than half of their overall energy consumption for space conditioning alone. The building fabric has a major influence on hotels s... Read More about An Evaluation of the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Atriums in Hotel Buildings in the UK - A Case Study of the Orchard Hotel, Nottingham.