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Professor SERHIY BOZHKO's Outputs (190)

Fault-tolerant hierarchical energy management system for an electrical power system on more-electric aircraft (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Atkin, J., & Bozhko, S. (2025). Fault-tolerant hierarchical energy management system for an electrical power system on more-electric aircraft. Applied Energy, 379, Article 124955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124955

The concept of More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) has the potential to improve the environmental, economic, and reliability performance in the energy and transportation sectors. To achieve this potential, it has become a tendency to develop complex archite... Read More about Fault-tolerant hierarchical energy management system for an electrical power system on more-electric aircraft.

A Low-Complexity Modulated Model Predictive Current Control Scheme for PMSM based Starter Generator Control System in More Electric Aircraft (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Wang, Q., Yu, H., Li, C., Yeoh, S. S., Lang, X., Yang, T., Rivera, M., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. A Low-Complexity Modulated Model Predictive Current Control Scheme for PMSM based Starter Generator Control System in More Electric Aircraft

Modulated model predictive control (M2PC) has recently emerged as a possible solution for control in starter generator systems in the more electric aircraft (MEA), due to its advantages of fixed switching frequency, fast response and good performance... Read More about A Low-Complexity Modulated Model Predictive Current Control Scheme for PMSM based Starter Generator Control System in More Electric Aircraft.

ANN-Aided Virtual-Space-Vector PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Inverter Using Sextant-Coordinate Mapping for Heavy-Duty EV Applications (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Guo, F., Gao, Y., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., Dragičević, T., Wheeler, P., & Zhao, Y. (2024, June). ANN-Aided Virtual-Space-Vector PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Inverter Using Sextant-Coordinate Mapping for Heavy-Duty EV Applications. Presented at 2024 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2024, Chicago, IL, USA

The three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) inverter is a mature topology that tends to be utilized in the next-generation powertrain in heavy-duty electric vehicles (EVs). However, the wide operating range under off-road scenarios inevitably caus... Read More about ANN-Aided Virtual-Space-Vector PWM Strategy for Three-Level NPC Inverter Using Sextant-Coordinate Mapping for Heavy-Duty EV Applications.

Parasitic Inductance Impact of a High-Turn-Ratio Half Bridge Active Clamped Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhu, Y., Yang, T., Wang, Z., Yan, X., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2024, February). Parasitic Inductance Impact of a High-Turn-Ratio Half Bridge Active Clamped Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. Presented at 2024 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Long Beach, CA, USA

Within a More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) dc power distribution system, Half-Bridge-Active-Clamped (HBAC) converters can be used to control the power transfer between different dc buses, for example, between +/-270V to 28V dc buses. However, due to the r... Read More about Parasitic Inductance Impact of a High-Turn-Ratio Half Bridge Active Clamped Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

Modulated Model Predictive Speed Controller for PMSM Drives Employing Voltage Based Cost Function (2024)
Journal Article
Aboelhassan, A., Wang, S., Buticchi, G., Varvolik, V., Galea, M., & Bozhko, S. (2024). Modulated Model Predictive Speed Controller for PMSM Drives Employing Voltage Based Cost Function. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society, 5, 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1109/ojies.2024.3368568

Various electrical drive systems have widely implemented the classical cascaded field-oriented control (FOC) topology, including speed loop, current loop, and modulation. On the other hand, modulated model predictive control (M 2 PC) has been employe... Read More about Modulated Model Predictive Speed Controller for PMSM Drives Employing Voltage Based Cost Function.

Modelling and Sizing Framework for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Architecture Development (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wise, A., Kolisnichenko, A., Bozhko, S., Sumsurooah, S., & Yeoh, S. (2023, November). Modelling and Sizing Framework for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Architecture Development. Presented at 2023 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC Asia-Pacific), Chiang Mai, Thailand

This project aims to develop an electrical system for a hybrid-electric, regional aircraft as part of the drive towards more sustainable transportation. It wants to reduce the aviation industry's contribution to carbon emissions, looking at more gree... Read More about Modelling and Sizing Framework for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Architecture Development.

Power Flow Analysis of Advanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bai, G., Bozhko, S., Yang, T., Wheeler, P., & Yeoh, S. S. (2023, November). Power Flow Analysis of Advanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft. Presented at 2023 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC Asia-Pacific), Chiang Mai, Thailand

The more-electric aircraft (MEA) has been seen as the most major trend in the aerospace industry. With the increase in electrified loads, there is the need to generate more electrical power on-board aircraft. Considering regional jet sized aircraft,... Read More about Power Flow Analysis of Advanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft.

A Low-Complexity Artificial Neural Network-Based Optimal Droop Gain Design Strategy for DC Microgrids Onboard the More Electric Aircraft (2023)
Journal Article
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Bai, G., Urrutia-Ortiz, M., & Bozhko, S. (2024). A Low-Complexity Artificial Neural Network-Based Optimal Droop Gain Design Strategy for DC Microgrids Onboard the More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 10(3), 7310-7327. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2023.3333270

This article proposes a new droop control design method based on a “reversed data training” of artificial neural network (ANN). Conventionally, after data collection, the ANN is used for forward mapping the control variables (inputs) and system respo... Read More about A Low-Complexity Artificial Neural Network-Based Optimal Droop Gain Design Strategy for DC Microgrids Onboard the More Electric Aircraft.

Design Analysis of SiC-MOSFET Based Bidirectional SSPC for Aircraft High Voltage DC Distribution Network (2023)
Journal Article
A. Khera, F., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2023). Design Analysis of SiC-MOSFET Based Bidirectional SSPC for Aircraft High Voltage DC Distribution Network. IEEE Access, 11, 113900-13912. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3323599

Research on electric power systems (EPSs) for the aviation industry has recently grown significantly due to the need to reduce global CO2 emissions from transportation. To fulfill the power requirements of a more electric aircraft (MEA), DC power dis... Read More about Design Analysis of SiC-MOSFET Based Bidirectional SSPC for Aircraft High Voltage DC Distribution Network.

An Advanced Dual-Carrier-Based Multi-Optimized PWM Strategy of Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters for More-Electric-Aircraft Applications (2023)
Journal Article
Guo, F., M. Diab, A., Shen Yeoh, S., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., Wheeler, P., & Zhao, Y. (2024). An Advanced Dual-Carrier-Based Multi-Optimized PWM Strategy of Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters for More-Electric-Aircraft Applications. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 39(1), 356-367. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEC.2023.3312599

Since three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) power generation units bring much competitiveness to the next-generation electric starter/generator (ESG) system for more-electric-aircraft (MEA) applications, the versatile multi-optimized pulse-width... Read More about An Advanced Dual-Carrier-Based Multi-Optimized PWM Strategy of Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters for More-Electric-Aircraft Applications.

Discontinuous Modulated Model Predictive Control for Low Inductance High-Speed Electric Drive Applications (2023)
Journal Article
Aboelhassan, A., Wang, S., Mikhaylov, Y., Buticchi, G., Galea, M., & Bozhko, S. (2024). Discontinuous Modulated Model Predictive Control for Low Inductance High-Speed Electric Drive Applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 71(7), 6689 - 6698. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2023.3301532

The performance improvement of high-power density electric machines with low inductance values for high-speed applications is still under investigation. The low inductance characteristics present higher harmonics and poor dynamic performance while ap... Read More about Discontinuous Modulated Model Predictive Control for Low Inductance High-Speed Electric Drive Applications.

Dual Phase Shift Modulation Investigation of Half-Bridge-Active-Clamp Converter for Future Electrified Aircraft Applications (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yan, X., Zhu, Y., Wang, Z., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2023, July). Dual Phase Shift Modulation Investigation of Half-Bridge-Active-Clamp Converter for Future Electrified Aircraft Applications. Presented at 2023 IEEE Workshop on Power Electronics for Aerospace Applications, PEASA 2023, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Half bridge active clamp (HBAC) converter is designed for the achievement of a wider voltage conversion range, and it is employed to interface the power transfer between the high voltage and low voltage DC buses in future electrified aircraft applica... Read More about Dual Phase Shift Modulation Investigation of Half-Bridge-Active-Clamp Converter for Future Electrified Aircraft Applications.

Control Strategy of Advanced Power Generation Architecture for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bai, G., Yang, T., Yeoh, S. S., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2023, July). Control Strategy of Advanced Power Generation Architecture for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. Presented at 2023 IEEE Workshop on Power Electronics for Aerospace Applications, PEASA 2023, Nottingham, United Kingdom

To meet the increasing electrical power demand on More Electrical Aircraft (MEA), an advanced power generation architecture (APGA) is proposed. Within the APGA, both two generators produce electrical power and feed loads to the main DC bus through th... Read More about Control Strategy of Advanced Power Generation Architecture for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

Artificial Intelligence-Based Hierarchical Control Design for Current Sharing and Voltage Restoration in DC Microgrid of the More Electric Aircraft (2023)
Journal Article
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Bai, G., Urrutia-Ortiz, M., & Bozhko, S. (2024). Artificial Intelligence-Based Hierarchical Control Design for Current Sharing and Voltage Restoration in DC Microgrid of the More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 10(1), 566-582. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2023.3289773

In the conventional droop control method employed in the primary control layer, there is an inherent tradeoff between current-sharing accuracy and voltage regulation. Consequently, to achieve both accurate current sharing and maintain the bus voltage... Read More about Artificial Intelligence-Based Hierarchical Control Design for Current Sharing and Voltage Restoration in DC Microgrid of the More Electric Aircraft.

Dynamic Average Consensus with Anti-windup applied to Interlinking Converters in AC/DC Microgrids under Economic Dispatch and Delays (2023)
Journal Article
Martinez-Gomez, M., Orchard, M. E., & Bozhko, S. (2023). Dynamic Average Consensus with Anti-windup applied to Interlinking Converters in AC/DC Microgrids under Economic Dispatch and Delays. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 14(5), 4137-4140. https://doi.org/10.1109/tsg.2023.3291208

This work proposes an application of dynamic average consensus in interlinking converters of AC/DC microgrids with a distributed anti-windup for dealing with steady-state errors from communication delays. The proposed controller consists of a PI cont... Read More about Dynamic Average Consensus with Anti-windup applied to Interlinking Converters in AC/DC Microgrids under Economic Dispatch and Delays.

High-Fidelity Model Identification for Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives (2023)
Journal Article
Varvolik, V., Buticchi, G., Wang, S., Prystupa, D., Peresada, S., Bozhko, S., & Galea, M. (2023). High-Fidelity Model Identification for Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 38(4), 2623 - 2633. https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2023.3277478

This article presents an accurate model identification method for the synchronous reluctance machine (SynRel), considering the nonlinear magnetic behavior and spatial harmonics. The availability of the high-fidelity magnetic model is essential for hi... Read More about High-Fidelity Model Identification for Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives.

Simplified Modelling and Control of Dual Active Bridge Converter for Future Electrified Aerospace Application (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yan, X., Zhu, Y., Wang, Z., Yang, T., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2023, March). Simplified Modelling and Control of Dual Active Bridge Converter for Future Electrified Aerospace Application. Presented at 2023 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles and International Transportation Electrification Conference, ESARS-ITEC 2023, Venice, Italy

Dual active bridge converter (DAB) is an important power electronics in the DC distribution system of electric aircraft. It is used to convert generated high DC voltage to lower DC voltage, and it can be used between battery and low voltage bus to st... Read More about Simplified Modelling and Control of Dual Active Bridge Converter for Future Electrified Aerospace Application.

Optimal Droop Control Design Using Artificial Intelligent Techniques for Electric Power Systems of More-Electric Aircraft (2023)
Journal Article
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Gao, Y., Wang, C., Urrutia, M., & Bozhko, S. (2024). Optimal Droop Control Design Using Artificial Intelligent Techniques for Electric Power Systems of More-Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 10(1), 2192-2206. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2023.3271763

The design of the droop coefficient is one of the challenges for the droop control of converters, as it plays a key role in enhancing the performance of the droop control method. This article proposes an artificial neural network (ANN) based techniqu... Read More about Optimal Droop Control Design Using Artificial Intelligent Techniques for Electric Power Systems of More-Electric Aircraft.

Optimised architecture design for an MEA power distribution system considering load profile and fault-tolerance (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, X., Atkin, J., Yeoh, S., & Bozhko, S. (2023, March). Optimised architecture design for an MEA power distribution system considering load profile and fault-tolerance. Presented at International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Venice, Italy

With the development of More Electric Aircraft (MEA), novel power distribution systems (PDSs) are required to meet significantly increased electrical load demands onboard. Nevertheless, newer designs must comply with the strict flight operational and... Read More about Optimised architecture design for an MEA power distribution system considering load profile and fault-tolerance.

An Advanced Power Generation Architecture for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bai, G., Yang, T., Yeoh, S. S., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2023, March). An Advanced Power Generation Architecture for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. Presented at 2023 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Venice, Italy

The trend towards development of More Electric Aircraft (MEA) has been driven by increased fuel fossil prices and stricter environmental policies. With breakthroughs in power electronic systems and electrical machines, the targets of MEA to reduce th... Read More about An Advanced Power Generation Architecture for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.