Dr JASON ATKIN's Outputs (51)

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.

Enhanced Starting Control Scheme for PMM-Based Starter/Generator System for MEA (2023)
Journal Article
Mohamed, M. A. A., Shen Yeoh, S., Atkin, J., Diab, A. M., Khalaf, M., & Bozhko, S. (2023). Enhanced Starting Control Scheme for PMM-Based Starter/Generator System for MEA. Aerospace, 10(2), Article 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10020168

A control approach for aircraft Starter/Generator (S/G) with Permanent Magnet Machine (PMM) operating in Flux Weakening (FW) mode is presented. The proposed strategy helps the previous approaches which are adopted for the Variable Voltage Bus (VVB) o... Read More about Enhanced Starting Control Scheme for PMM-Based Starter/Generator System for MEA.

2Zero project D5.1 Modelling And Simulation Report (2022)
Report
Atkin, J., Karapetyan, D., De Maere, G., He, Y., Jackson, W., El Krari, M., & Siggs, T. 2Zero project D5.1 Modelling And Simulation Report. Innovate UK

This report summarises the work in the Modelling and Simulation Work Package, WP 2, of the 2Zero project (funded by Innovate UK, grant agreement number 74829) under UKRI’s Future Flight Challenge Fund. It discusses the simulation that was built, how... Read More about 2Zero project D5.1 Modelling And Simulation Report.

An investigation of F-Race training strategies for cross domain optimisation with memetic algorithms (2022)
Journal Article
Gümüş, D. B., Özcan, E., Atkin, J., & Drake, J. H. (2023). An investigation of F-Race training strategies for cross domain optimisation with memetic algorithms. Information Sciences, 619, 153-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2022.11.008

Parameter tuning is a challenging and time-consuming task, crucial to obtaining improved metaheuristic performance. There is growing interest in cross-domain search methods, which consider a range of optimisation problems rather than being specialise... Read More about An investigation of F-Race training strategies for cross domain optimisation with memetic algorithms.

Chance-constrained model predictive control-based operation management of more-electric aircraft using energy storage systems under uncertainty (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Bazmohammadi, N., Atkin, J., Bozhko, S., & Guerrero, J. M. (2022). Chance-constrained model predictive control-based operation management of more-electric aircraft using energy storage systems under uncertainty. Journal of Energy Storage, 55, Article 105629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.105629

On more electric aircraft (MEA), reducing fuel consumption and guaranteeing flight safety are pursued by efficient operational management of the electrical power system (EPS). Considering the growing number of onboard electric loads and the increasin... Read More about Chance-constrained model predictive control-based operation management of more-electric aircraft using energy storage systems under uncertainty.

Efficiency Focused Energy Management Strategy Based on Optimal Droop Gain Design for More Electric Aircraft (2022)
Journal Article
Mohamed, M. A., Yeoh, S. S., Atkin, J., Hussaini, H., & Bozhko, S. (2022). Efficiency Focused Energy Management Strategy Based on Optimal Droop Gain Design for More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8, 4205-4218. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2022.3159731

Due to the substantial increase of the number of electrically-driven systems on-board More Electric Aircraft (MEA), the on-board Electric Power Systems (EPS) are becoming more and more complex. Therefore, there is a need to develop a control strategy... Read More about Efficiency Focused Energy Management Strategy Based on Optimal Droop Gain Design for More Electric Aircraft.

Optimal load and energy management of aircraft microgrids using multi-objective model predictive control (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Atkin, J., Bazmohammadi, N., Bozhko, S., & Guerrero, J. M. (2021). Optimal load and energy management of aircraft microgrids using multi-objective model predictive control. Sustainability, 13(24), Article 13907. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413907

Safety issues related to the electrification of more electric aircraft (MEA) need to be addressed because of the increasing complexity of aircraft electrical power systems and the growing number of safety-critical sub-systems that need to be powered.... Read More about Optimal load and energy management of aircraft microgrids using multi-objective model predictive control.

Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mohamed, M. A. A., Yeoh, S., Atkin, J., Khalaf, M., & Bozhko, S. (2021, September). Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application. Presented at 2021 IEEE International Power and Renewable Energy Conference (IPRECON), Kollam, India

This paper deals with innovative multi-function battery controller with seamless transition between controllers for future MEA platforms. The battery controller performs different functions i.e. providing DC power, maintaining DC bus voltage, control... Read More about Analysis and Design of Battery Controller for More Electric Aircraft Application.

ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration (2021)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., He, Y., Torchio, M., Kouramas, K., Guida, B., Cuomo, F., Atkin, J., Bozhko, S., Renzetti, A., Russo, A., Riverso, S., & Cavallo, A. (2021). ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration. Energies, 14(17), Article 5518. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175518

A centralised smart supervisor (CSS) controller with enhanced electrical energy management (E2-EM) capability has been developed for an Iron Bird Electrical Power Generation and Distribution System (EPGDS) within the Clean Sky 2 ENhanced electrical e... Read More about ENIGMA—A Centralised Supervisory Controller for Enhanced Onboard Electrical Energy Management with Model in the Loop Demonstration.

Droop control design to minimize losses in DC microgrid for more electric aircraft (2021)
Journal Article
Mohamed, M. A., Rashed, M., Lang, X., Atkin, J., Yeoh, S., & Bozhko, S. (2021). Droop control design to minimize losses in DC microgrid for more electric aircraft. Electric Power Systems Research, 199, Article 107452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2021.107452

Droop control has been widely used as a load-sharing method between paralleled power sources in DC microgrid due to its modularity and reliability. Existing droop gains design methods rely on computationally intensive supervisory control algorithms a... Read More about Droop control design to minimize losses in DC microgrid for more electric aircraft.

Methodologies for the Synthesis of Reliable MEA Electrical Power System Architectures (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Recalde, A., Bozhko, S., & Atkin, J. (2020, November). Methodologies for the Synthesis of Reliable MEA Electrical Power System Architectures. Presented at 2020 IEEE Vehicular Power and Propulsion Conference (IEEE VPPC 2020), Gijon, Spain

This paper reviews the main optimization approaches and design frameworks found in the literature for the synthesis of power system architectures for More Electric Aircraft (MEA). System- and network- engineering are the main interdisciplinary fields... Read More about Methodologies for the Synthesis of Reliable MEA Electrical Power System Architectures.

Neural Network based Weighting Factor Selection of MPC for Optimal Battery and Load Management in MEA (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, X., Gao, Y., Atkin, J., & Bozhko, S. (2020, November). Neural Network based Weighting Factor Selection of MPC for Optimal Battery and Load Management in MEA. Presented at 2020 23rd International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS), Hamamatsu, Japan

This paper presents a Neural Network (NN)-based weighting factor (WF) selection method for the multi-objective cost function in Model Predictive Control (MPC). MPC is adopted for scheduling the loads and charging/discharging the battery intelligently... Read More about Neural Network based Weighting Factor Selection of MPC for Optimal Battery and Load Management in MEA.

Energy Storage System Selection for Optimal Fuel Consumption of Aircraft Hybrid Electric Taxiing Systems (2020)
Journal Article
Recalde, A., Lukic, M., Hebala, A., Giangrande, P., Klumpner, C., Nuzzo, S., Connor, P. H., Atkin, J., Bozhko, S., & Galea, M. (2021). Energy Storage System Selection for Optimal Fuel Consumption of Aircraft Hybrid Electric Taxiing Systems. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 7(3), 1870-1887. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2020.3039759

IEEE Aircraft taxiing is conventionally performed using the main engines’ inefficient idle thrust. Therefore, in line with greener aviation, the electrification of taxiing is the most viable option to reduce emissions, noise, and fossil fuel consumpt... Read More about Energy Storage System Selection for Optimal Fuel Consumption of Aircraft Hybrid Electric Taxiing Systems.

Optimal Weight Power System Design and Synthesis for More Electric Aircraft (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Recalde, A. A., Bozhko, S., & Atkin, J. (2020, August). Optimal Weight Power System Design and Synthesis for More Electric Aircraft. Presented at AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2020 Forum, VIRTUAL EVENT

© 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved. The synthesis of a power distribution architecture for More Electric Aircraft requires weight optimization in order to reduce energy consumption. The weight of... Read More about Optimal Weight Power System Design and Synthesis for More Electric Aircraft.

Linear Power Flow Characterization of DC Power Distribution Systems for MEA Optimization (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
RECALDE, A., BOZHKO, S., & ATKIN, J. (2020, June). Linear Power Flow Characterization of DC Power Distribution Systems for MEA Optimization. Presented at 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (iTEC 2020), Chicago, Illinois, USA (online)

The increased utilization of electrical energy in future aviation requires an efficient method to perform load flow for optimizing on-board operating conditions. Load flow models of electrical networks are complex to solve and requires iterative meth... Read More about Linear Power Flow Characterization of DC Power Distribution Systems for MEA Optimization.

Optimal Design and Synthesis of MEA Power System Architectures considering Reliability Specifications (2020)
Journal Article
Recalde, A. A., Atkin, J. A., & Bozhko, S. V. (2020). Optimal Design and Synthesis of MEA Power System Architectures considering Reliability Specifications. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 6(4), 1801-1818. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2020.3002875

IEEE Aircraft electrification requires novel designs to supply the growing demand for electric power on-board through efficient and reliable production and distribution of electrical energy. Moreover, the aircraft power system will be a key enabler f... Read More about Optimal Design and Synthesis of MEA Power System Architectures considering Reliability Specifications.

A brief overview on an air transportation system (ATS) (2020)
Preprint / Working Paper
Arif, S., Atkin, J., & De Maere, G. A brief overview on an air transportation system (ATS). Nottingham

The worldwide Air Transport System (ATS) has a huge impact on the global economy and is expected to grow annually in size and operational costs. This impact has led the ATS to attract the attention of researchers worldwide. This article aims to provi... Read More about A brief overview on an air transportation system (ATS).

Information Retrieval for Evidence-Based Policy Making Applied to Lifelong Learning (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clos, J., Qu, R., & Atkin, J. (2019, December). Information Retrieval for Evidence-Based Policy Making Applied to Lifelong Learning. Presented at International Conference on Innovative Techniques and Applications of Artificial Intelligence (SGAI 2019: Artificial Intelligence XXXVI), Cambridge, UK

© 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Policy making involves an extensive research phase during which existing policies which are similar to the one under development need to be retrieved and analysed. This phase is time-consuming for the following... Read More about Information Retrieval for Evidence-Based Policy Making Applied to Lifelong Learning.

Optimal Power Flow Based Architecture Design for Electrical Power System in More-Electric Aircraft (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, X., Atkin, J., Bozhko, S., & Hill, C. I. (2019, October). Optimal Power Flow Based Architecture Design for Electrical Power System in More-Electric Aircraft. Presented at IEEE 45th Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society (IECON'2019), Lisbon, Portugal

When designing an electric power system (EPS) architecture for a more electric aircraft (MEA), the total weight of the system is treated as one of the most important criteria. For the weight saving purpose, this paper proposes an optimal power flow (... Read More about Optimal Power Flow Based Architecture Design for Electrical Power System in More-Electric Aircraft.

Application of a MILP-based Algorithm for Power Flow Optimisation within More-Electric Aircraft Electrical Power Systems (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, X., Atkin, J., Bozhko, S., & Hill, C. (2019, September). Application of a MILP-based Algorithm for Power Flow Optimisation within More-Electric Aircraft Electrical Power Systems. Presented at 2019 21st European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE '19 ECCE Europe), Genova, Italy

This paper presents in detail how Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) can be used to solve the optimal power flow problem of Electrical Power Systems (EPSs) within More-Electric Aircraft (MEA). Continuous linear functions, integer variables and p... Read More about Application of a MILP-based Algorithm for Power Flow Optimisation within More-Electric Aircraft Electrical Power Systems.