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On-board microgrids for the More Electric Aircraft: technology review (2018)
Journal Article
Giampaolo, B., Serhiy, B., Marco, L., Patrick, W., & Kamal, A. (2018). On-board microgrids for the More Electric Aircraft: technology review. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(7), 5588-5599. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2018.2881951

This paper presents an overview of technology related to on-board microgrids for the More Electric Aircraft. All aircraft use an isolated system, where security of supply and power density represent the main requirements. Different distribution syste... Read More about On-board microgrids for the More Electric Aircraft: technology review.

Variable voltage bus concept for aircraft electrical power system (2018)
Journal Article
Yeoh, S. S., Rashed, M., Sanders, M., & Bozhko, S. (2018). Variable voltage bus concept for aircraft electrical power system. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(7), 5634-5643. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2018.2883276

The paper deals with the innovative concept of "variable voltage" bus concept for future more-electric aircraft platforms. Using new functionalities and opportunities offered by innovative sources actively controlled by power electronics, there is an... Read More about Variable voltage bus concept for aircraft electrical power system.

Direct vector control of induction motors based on rotor resistance-invariant rotor flux observer (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Bozhko, S., Kovbasa, S., Nikonenko, Y., & Peresada, S. (2018). Direct vector control of induction motors based on rotor resistance-invariant rotor flux observer. In Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607640

A novel speed-flux tracking controller for induction motors has been developed and experimentally verified. Direct rotor flux field oriented controller is designed for current-fed induction motor model on the base of full order hybrid continuous time... Read More about Direct vector control of induction motors based on rotor resistance-invariant rotor flux observer.

Thermal Analysis of High Power High Voltage DC Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) for Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor-craft (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Adhikari, J., Yang, T., Zhang, J., Rashed, M., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2018). Thermal Analysis of High Power High Voltage DC Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) for Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor-craft. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607314

This paper explores different possible topologies of a high-power high-voltage bidirectional DC solid state power controller (SSPC) for aerospace applications. The most suitable topology is then selected for design and implementation of the SSPC. A d... Read More about Thermal Analysis of High Power High Voltage DC Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) for Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor-craft.

A Review of Torque Ripple Minimization Techniques in Switched Reluctance Machine (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Velmurugan, G., Bozhko, S., & Yang, T. (2018). A Review of Torque Ripple Minimization Techniques in Switched Reluctance Machine. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607614

Torque ripple is a major problem in Switched Reluctance Machine (SRM). Despite the high torque ripple and vibration, SRM has many advantages over many other machines. In this paper, the torque ripple minimization control techniques commonly used are... Read More about A Review of Torque Ripple Minimization Techniques in Switched Reluctance Machine.

Comparative Study Of Back EMF Based Sensorless Control Methods For Dual Three-Phase PMSM (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Fan, L., Yang, T., Rashed, M., & Bozhko, S. (2018). Comparative Study Of Back EMF Based Sensorless Control Methods For Dual Three-Phase PMSM. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/esars-itec.2018.8607439

Multiphase electrical machines have gained increased attentions recently due to its fault tolerance capability which is of great importance for more-electric aircraft application. This paper studies sensorless control of a high-speed dual three-phase... Read More about Comparative Study Of Back EMF Based Sensorless Control Methods For Dual Three-Phase PMSM.

A Twin Spool Engine Emulator for the Study of Power Exchange Idea (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Enalou, H. B., Rashed, M., Kulsangcharoen, P., Chowdhury, S., & Bozhko, S. (2018). A Twin Spool Engine Emulator for the Study of Power Exchange Idea. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-8). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607540

The More Electric Aircraft (MEA) engine, with electrical machines on both HP and LP shafts, makes it possible to transfer power electrically from one spool to another. Preliminary results have shown considerable improvement in turbofan performance in... Read More about A Twin Spool Engine Emulator for the Study of Power Exchange Idea.

An Enhanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft Applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Lang, X., Yang, T., Enalou, H. B., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2018). An Enhanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft Applications. In Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/esars-itec.2018.8607688

© 2018 IEEE. The more-electric aircraft (MEA) concept has become a major trend due to its multiple advantages. Many functions which are conventionally driven by pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical power systems are replaced by electrical ones onboard... Read More about An Enhanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft Applications.

Performance Analysis of PMSM for High-Speed Starter-Generator System (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Diab, A., Gerada, C., Rashed, M., Bozhko, S., & Li, J. (2018). Performance Analysis of PMSM for High-Speed Starter-Generator System. In Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-7). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607764

© 2018 IEEE. This paper presents the operating characteristics of surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous machine taking into account the influence of stator resistance and inductance variation at high frequencies, whose effect are always neglec... Read More about Performance Analysis of PMSM for High-Speed Starter-Generator System.

Variable DC Bus Voltage Control Scheme for the More Electric Aircraft Power Generation System (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Yeoh, S. S., Rashed, M., Bozhko, S., & Sanders, M. (2018). Variable DC Bus Voltage Control Scheme for the More Electric Aircraft Power Generation System. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607758

© 2018 IEEE. This paper aims to introduce a control scheme that offers variable voltage control for more electric aircraft electrical power systems. This control scheme allows increased power intake to the loads by variation of the bus voltage in add... Read More about Variable DC Bus Voltage Control Scheme for the More Electric Aircraft Power Generation System.

Multi-Objective Supervisory Control for DC/DC Converters in Advanced Aeronautic Applications (2018)
Journal Article
Cavallo, A., Canciello, G., Guida, B., Kulsangcharoen, P., Yeoh, S., Rashed, M., & Bozhko, S. (2018). Multi-Objective Supervisory Control for DC/DC Converters in Advanced Aeronautic Applications. Energies, 11(11), Article 3216. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11113216

In this paper, an intelligent control strategy for DC/DC converters is proposed. The converter connects two DC busses, a high-voltage and a low-voltage bus. The control scheme is composed by a two-layer architecture, a low-level control based on the... Read More about Multi-Objective Supervisory Control for DC/DC Converters in Advanced Aeronautic Applications.

Experimental study of power exchange using a twin spool engine emulator (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Enalou, H. B., Rashed, M., Kulsangcharoen, P., Chowdhury, S., & Bozhko, S. (2018). Experimental study of power exchange using a twin spool engine emulator

The More Electric Aircraft (MEA) nad , with electrical machines on both HP and LP shafts and the advancements in power electronics, makes it possible to transfer power electrically from one spool to another. Preliminary results have shown considerabl... Read More about Experimental study of power exchange using a twin spool engine emulator.

Potential improvements in turbofan idle steady state and transient performance (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Enalou, H. B., Rashed, M., & Bozhko, S. (2018). Potential improvements in turbofan idle steady state and transient performance

Once the engine is designed, imbalanced air massflow between LP and HP compressors at low speed settings is inevitable which enforces implementing of bleeding. However, by emerging More Electric Aircraft (MEA) with electrical machines on both HP and... Read More about Potential improvements in turbofan idle steady state and transient performance.

3L-NPC AC-DC power converter using virtual space vector PWM with optimal switching sequence based on G-h coordinate (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Guo, F., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2018). 3L-NPC AC-DC power converter using virtual space vector PWM with optimal switching sequence based on G-h coordinate. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)

Generator overload reduction using smart power management (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Spagnolo, C., Sumsurooah, S., Hill, C., & Bozhko, S. (2018). Generator overload reduction using smart power management. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)

Weight reduction is a key driver in the aerospace sector. Every kilogram of weight reduction has significant benefits over the aircraft’s life cycle. This paper introduces a smart power management technique which is able to reduce the overload on the... Read More about Generator overload reduction using smart power management.

A reliability approach for the MEA power system architecture design optimization problem (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Recalde, A., Bozhko, S., Atkin, J., & Hill, C. (2018). A reliability approach for the MEA power system architecture design optimization problem. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)

In the literature, there has been thorough research on reliability-based design in different fields. However, aircraft power system investigations have mostly dealt with sub-system optimization. Hence, there is considerable potential to excel innova... Read More about A reliability approach for the MEA power system architecture design optimization problem.

Smart Controller Design for Safety Operation of the MEA Electrical Distribution System (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Spagnolo, C., Sumsurooah, S., Hill, C. I., & Bozhko, S. (2018). Smart Controller Design for Safety Operation of the MEA Electrical Distribution System. In Proceedings: IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (5778-5785). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2018.8591132

As the electrical network of future aircraft become more and more complex, safety issues related with electrification need to be addressed. This paper shows that this can be achieved by developing an advanced control strategy and then applying it, th... Read More about Smart Controller Design for Safety Operation of the MEA Electrical Distribution System.

Potential Improvements in Turbofan's Performance by Electric Power Transfer (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Enalou, H. B., Le-Peuvedic, J. M., Rashed, M., & Bozhko, S. (2018). Potential Improvements in Turbofan's Performance by Electric Power Transfer. https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-1962

© 2018 SAE International. All Rights Reserved. Bleeding in engines is essential to mitigate the unmatched air massflow between low and High Pressure (HP) compressors at low speed settings, thus avoiding unstable operation due to surge and phenomena.... Read More about Potential Improvements in Turbofan's Performance by Electric Power Transfer.

Neutral Point Voltage Control Method for Three-Level Diode-Clamped Converter Based on Fourth Harmonic Current Injection (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Li, C., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2018). Neutral Point Voltage Control Method for Three-Level Diode-Clamped Converter Based on Fourth Harmonic Current Injection. In Proceedings - 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (6996-7002). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8557537

DC-link neutral point voltage balancing for three level neutral point clamped converters has been extensively investigated. Many effective methods have been reported with desirable performances under high power factor conditions. However, most of the... Read More about Neutral Point Voltage Control Method for Three-Level Diode-Clamped Converter Based on Fourth Harmonic Current Injection.

Concept of experimental research for electrical vehicle electromechanical systems with hybrid energy storages (2018)
Journal Article
Peresada, S., Kovbasa, S., Nikonenko, Y., & Bozhko, S. (2018). Concept of experimental research for electrical vehicle electromechanical systems with hybrid energy storages. Tekhnichna Elektrodynamika, 2018(5), 57-60. https://doi.org/10.15407/techned2018.05.057

In this paper, the concept of experimental investigations of electric vehicles electromechanical systems with hybrid energy storages is designed. Hybrid energy storage system is based on accumulators and super capacitors.... Read More about Concept of experimental research for electrical vehicle electromechanical systems with hybrid energy storages.