Dr SHARMILA SUMSUROOAH's Outputs (18)

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.

A Statistical Approach to Predict the Low Frequency Common Mode Current in Multi-Converter setups (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ballukja, E., Niewiadomski, K., Thomas, D., Sumsurooah, S., Sumner, M., & Bojarski, J. (2023, July). A Statistical Approach to Predict the Low Frequency Common Mode Current in Multi-Converter setups. Presented at 2023 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Signal/Power Integrity, EMC+SIPI 2023, Grand Rapids, USA

The aim of this paper is to explore a statistical approach to predict the distribution of the harmonics of common mode current in a setup consisting of N converters, knowing the common mode current for a single converter. To this end, we utilize Pear... Read More about A Statistical Approach to Predict the Low Frequency Common Mode Current in Multi-Converter setups.

Solutions for Aircraft Electrification Leadership (SAEL)-Driving zero-net carbon aviation through an open global aircraft electrification technology framework (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
Sumsurooah, S., Piecyk, O., Mack, R., & Coombs, T. Solutions for Aircraft Electrification Leadership (SAEL)-Driving zero-net carbon aviation through an open global aircraft electrification technology framework

The SAEL initiative and workshop series was founded in July 2019 in a collaborative effort from international partners from the aerospace industry that include the University of Nottingham, 328 Support Services GmbH, Crane Aerospace & Electronics and... Read More about Solutions for Aircraft Electrification Leadership (SAEL)-Driving zero-net carbon aviation through an open global aircraft electrification technology framework.

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.

Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Valente, G., Sumsurooah, S., Ian Hill, C., Rashed, M., Vakil, G., Bozhko, S., & Gerada, C. (2020, December). Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion. Presented at 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020), Online

This paper presents parametric design studies of the on-board Electrical Power System (EPS) for a distributed hybrid aircraft propulsion. The work presents the methodology that has been adopted to develop the physics-based models of the EPS component... Read More about Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion.

A Framework for Optimization of Hybrid Aircraft (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhao, X., Sahoo, S., Kyprianidis, K., Sumsurooah, S., Valente, G., Rashed, M., Vakil, G., Hill, C. I., Jacob, C., Gobbin, A., Bardenhagen, A., Prölss, K., Sielemann, M., Rantzer, J., & Ekstedt, E. (2019, June). A Framework for Optimization of Hybrid Aircraft. Presented at ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

To achieve the goals of substantial improvements in efficiency and emissions set by Flightpath 2050, fundamentally different concepts are required. As one of the most promising solutions, electrification of the aircraft primary propulsion is currentl... Read More about A Framework for Optimization of Hybrid Aircraft.

Advanced smart grid power distribution system for More Electric Aircraft application (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spagnolo, C., Sumsurooah, S., & Bozkho, S. (2019, October). Advanced smart grid power distribution system for More Electric Aircraft application. Presented at 2019 International Conference on Electrotechnical Complexes and Systems (ICOECS), Ufa, Russia

This paper develops a finite state machine-based supervisory controller that applies a set of pre-defined energy management and safety rules to a representative aircraft electrical power system that includes an advanced smart grid power distribution... Read More about Advanced smart grid power distribution system for More Electric Aircraft application.

Optimised low voltage loads allocation for MEA electrical power systems (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spagnolo, C., Madonna, V., Sumsurooah, S., Hill, C. I., & Bozhko, S. (2019, August). Optimised low voltage loads allocation for MEA electrical power systems. Presented at 2019 AIAA/IEEE Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (EATS), Indianapolis, IN, USA

This paper proposes a smart controller design for an automated power load allocation for the more electric aircraft application. As the aircraft manufacturers are moving towards more electrified solutions, power management and optimization are becomi... Read More about Optimised low voltage loads allocation for MEA electrical power systems.

Finite state machine control for aircraft electrical distribution system (2019)
Journal Article
Spagnolo, C., Sumsurooah, S., Hill, C. I., & Bozhko, S. (2019). Finite state machine control for aircraft electrical distribution system. Journal of Engineering, 2018(13), 506-511. https://doi.org/10.1049/joe.2018.0039

This study deals with the development of new control logic for more electric aircraft (MEA) electrical power systems (EPSs). A key aspect of the MEA concept is that traditional pneumatic and hydraulic loads are replaced by electrical equivalents. The... Read More about Finite state machine control for aircraft electrical distribution system.

Generator overload reduction using smart power management (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spagnolo, C., Sumsurooah, S., Hill, C., & Bozhko, S. (2018, November). Generator overload reduction using smart power management. Presented at 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.

Smart Controller Design for Safety Operation of the MEA Electrical Distribution System (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spagnolo, C., Sumsurooah, S., Hill, C. I., & Bozhko, S. (2018, October). Smart Controller Design for Safety Operation of the MEA Electrical Distribution System. Presented at IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Washington, DC, USA

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.

Toward Robust Stability of Aircraft Electrical Power Systems: Using a μ-Based Structural Singular Value to Analyze and Ensure Network Stability (2017)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., Odavic, M., Bozhko, S., & Boroyevich, D. (2017). Toward Robust Stability of Aircraft Electrical Power Systems: Using a μ-Based Structural Singular Value to Analyze and Ensure Network Stability. IEEE Electrification Magazine, 5(4), 62-71. https://doi.org/10.1109/MELE.2017.2757383

Transport accounts for nearly two-thirds of the global crude oil consumption and about a quarter of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (International Energy Agency 2009, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2014). The energy use and CO2 emissions in... Read More about Toward Robust Stability of Aircraft Electrical Power Systems: Using a μ-Based Structural Singular Value to Analyze and Ensure Network Stability.

Robust stability analysis of a dc/dc buck converter under multiple parametric uncertainties (2017)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., Odavic, M., Bozhko, S., & Boroyevich, D. (in press). Robust stability analysis of a dc/dc buck converter under multiple parametric uncertainties. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2017.2736023

Stability studies are a crucial part of the design of power electronic systems, especially for safety critical ap¬plications. Standard methods can guarantee stability under nominal conditions but do not take into account the multiple uncertainties th... Read More about Robust stability analysis of a dc/dc buck converter under multiple parametric uncertainties.

μ approach to robust stability domains in the space of parametric uncertainties for a power system with ideal CPL (2017)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., Odavic, M., & Bozhko, S. (in press). μ approach to robust stability domains in the space of parametric uncertainties for a power system with ideal CPL. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2017.2668900

Power electronic systems are prone to instability. The problem, generally attributed to the constant power load (CPL) behaviour of their power electronic controlled loads, can become more acute when the systems are subject to parametric uncertainties... Read More about μ approach to robust stability domains in the space of parametric uncertainties for a power system with ideal CPL.

A modeling methodology for robust stability analysis of nonlinear electrical power systems under parameter uncertainties (2016)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., Odavic, M., & Bozhko, S. (2016). A modeling methodology for robust stability analysis of nonlinear electrical power systems under parameter uncertainties. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 52(5), 4416-4425. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2016.2581151

This paper develops a modelling method for robust stability analysis of non-linear electrical power systems over a range of operating points and under parameter uncertainties. Standard methods can guarantee stability under nominal condi¬tions but do... Read More about A modeling methodology for robust stability analysis of nonlinear electrical power systems under parameter uncertainties.

Stability and robustness analysis of a DC/DC power conversion system under operating conditions uncertainties (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sumsurooah, S., Bozhko, S., Odavic, M., & Boroyevich, D. (2015, November). Stability and robustness analysis of a DC/DC power conversion system under operating conditions uncertainties. Presented at IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Yokohama, Japan

Stability margins of the switch-mode DC/DC power conversion systems are very sensitive to variations in load and system parameters. In aerospace applications these systems can be exposed to considerable variations in temperature that can cause large... Read More about Stability and robustness analysis of a DC/DC power conversion system under operating conditions uncertainties.

Development of LFT-based models for robust stability analysis of a generic electrical power system over all operating conditions (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sumsurooah, S., Odavic, M., & Bozhko, S. (2015, March). Development of LFT-based models for robust stability analysis of a generic electrical power system over all operating conditions. Presented at 2015 International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles (ESARS), Aachen, Germany

This paper develops a method to analyse robust stability of a generic electrical power system for safe-critical applications over all operating conditions. Standard methods can guaranty stability under nominal conditions but do not take into account... Read More about Development of LFT-based models for robust stability analysis of a generic electrical power system over all operating conditions.

Modelling and robust stability analysis of uncertain systems (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sumsurooah, S., Odavic, M., & Boroyevich, D. (2013, July). Modelling and robust stability analysis of uncertain systems. Presented at SummerSim '13: 2013 Summer Simulation Multiconference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The advantage of designing systems based on their uncertain system models is that this approach takes into account some perturbation effects such as system parameter variations that can occur in their physical plants. Two different approaches to unce... Read More about Modelling and robust stability analysis of uncertain systems.