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Simplified Damper Cage Circuital Model and Fast Analytical–Numerical Approach for the Analysis of Synchronous Generators (2018)
Journal Article
Nuzzo, S., Bolognesi, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2019). Simplified Damper Cage Circuital Model and Fast Analytical–Numerical Approach for the Analysis of Synchronous Generators. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(11), 8361-8371. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2018.2885737

The long and enduring history of utilization of the wound-field synchronous generator in a large number of applications makes it one of the most known and consolidated electrical machine technologies. Thus, its design, modeling, and analysis processe... Read More about Simplified Damper Cage Circuital Model and Fast Analytical–Numerical Approach for the Analysis of Synchronous Generators.

State of the Art of Electric Taxiing Systems (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Lukic, M., Hebala, A., Giangrande, P., Klumpner, C., Nuzzo, S., Chen, G., …Galea, M. (2018). State of the Art of Electric Taxiing Systems. 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.2018.8607786

The aviation industry represents an ever-expanding economy and the aircraft market forecast reveals an optimistic growth for the coming decades. New requirements and guidelines call for a more efficient, reliable, and environment friendly aircraft op... Read More about State of the Art of Electric Taxiing Systems.

Design of Fault-Tolerant Dual Three-Phase Winding PMSM for Helicopter Landing Gear EMA (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Giangrande, P., Madonna, V., Nuzzo, S., & Galea, M. (2018). Design of Fault-Tolerant Dual Three-Phase Winding PMSM for Helicopter Landing Gear EMA. 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.2018.8607684

On modern rotorcraft, electro-mechanical actuators (EMAs) are progressively replacing the bulky and more expensive hydraulic and/or pneumatic systems. Although the migration towards alternative actuation solutions, reliability remains a key requireme... Read More about Design of Fault-Tolerant Dual Three-Phase Winding PMSM for Helicopter Landing Gear EMA.

Simplified Analytical Circuital Model of Damper Windings Exploiting Symmetries (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Nuzzo, S., Bolognesi, P., & Galea, M. (2018). Simplified Analytical Circuital Model of Damper Windings Exploiting Symmetries. In Proceedings - 2018 XIII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (400-406). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICELMACH.2018.8507262

The damper windings of salient-pole, wound-field synchronous generators are currently attracting a renewed interest due to their impact on the machine efficiency and power quality, which was somewhat overlooked in the past. This paper focuses on the... Read More about Simplified Analytical Circuital Model of Damper Windings Exploiting Symmetries.

Combined Thermofluid and Electromagnetic Optimisation of Stator Vent Cooling (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Bersch, K., Nuzzo, S., Connor, P. H., Eastwick, C. N., Galea, M., Rolston, R., & Vakil, G. (2018). Combined Thermofluid and Electromagnetic Optimisation of Stator Vent Cooling. In Proceedings: 2018 XIII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (1116-1122). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICELMACH.2018.8507231

© 2018 IEEE. A combined electromagnetic and thermal modelling approach has been developed to optimise the design of multiple radial stator vents in an air-cooled, synchronous generator with a power rating of several hundred kVA. An experimentally val... Read More about Combined Thermofluid and Electromagnetic Optimisation of Stator Vent Cooling.

A methodology to remove stator skew in small-medium size synchronous generators via innovative damper cage designs (2018)
Journal Article
Nuzzo, S., Bolognesi, P., Vakil, G., Fallows, D., Gerada, C., Brown, N. L., & Galea, M. (2019). A methodology to remove stator skew in small-medium size synchronous generators via innovative damper cage designs. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(6), 4926-4307. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2018.2864699

This paper proposes and investigates an innovative methodology that can have a significant impact on the market potential of wound field, small-medium size synchronous generators. The technique proposed here is aimed at removing the need for the trad... Read More about A methodology to remove stator skew in small-medium size synchronous generators via innovative damper cage designs.

Harmonic reduction methods for electrical generation: a review (2018)
Journal Article
Fallows, D., Nuzzo, S., Costabeber, A., & Galea, M. (in press). Harmonic reduction methods for electrical generation: a review. IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-gtd.2018.0008

This paper provides a comprehensive literature review of techniques for harmonic related power quality improvement of electrical generation systems. An increasing interest in these aspects is due to the ever more stringent power quality... Read More about Harmonic reduction methods for electrical generation: a review.