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A fast switching fast bridge using GaN transistors (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Marchant, S., & Empringham, L. (2024, December). A fast switching fast bridge using GaN transistors. Paper presented at 9th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference, Brisbane, Australia

This paper presents the design and evaluation of a half bridge based around off-the-shelf gallium nitride power devices and a bespoke printed circuit board. The necessary parasitic evaluation at the design stage was not straightforward due to the in... Read More about A fast switching fast bridge using GaN transistors.

Design Strategies for Scalable and Modular Aerospace Electrical Machines (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Darmani, M. A., Murataliyev, M., Gerada, D., & Gerada, C. (2024, September). Design Strategies for Scalable and Modular Aerospace Electrical Machines. Presented at 2024 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Torino, Italy

In his study, innovative design approaches for scalable and modular inverter-fed electrical machines, tailored for aerospace applications, are explored with the primary goal of achieving unparalleled power density within powertrain systems. Three dis... Read More about Design Strategies for Scalable and Modular Aerospace Electrical Machines.

An Optimisation Tool for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walmsley, R., Ahmed, R., Klumpner, C., & Saleh, B. M. (2023, May). An Optimisation Tool for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems. Presented at IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC 2023), San Francisco, CA, USA

The requirement for reductions in CO 2 , NO X and noise emissions from aviation have come under great assiduity. The use of electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems within aircraft offer potential performance and efficiency improvements, throu... Read More about An Optimisation Tool for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems.

Voltage Oriented Controller based Vienna Rectifier for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (2021)
Journal Article
Rajendran, G., Vaithilingam, C. A., Misron, N., Naidu, K., & Ahmed, M. R. (2021). Voltage Oriented Controller based Vienna Rectifier for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. IEEE Access, 9, 50798-50809. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3068653

Vienna rectifiers have gained popularity in recent years for AC to DC power conversion for many industrial applications such as welding power supplies, data centers, telecommunication power sources, aircraft systems, and electric vehicle charging sta... Read More about Voltage Oriented Controller based Vienna Rectifier for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.

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.

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.

Air-Cooling of a Hollow High-Speed Permanent Magnet Rotor (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Connor, P. H., La Rocca, A., Xu, Z., Degano, M., Eastwick, C. N., Pickering, S. J., & Gerada, C. (2019, May). Air-Cooling of a Hollow High-Speed Permanent Magnet Rotor. Presented at 2019 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2019, San Diego, USA

This paper presents a computational fluid dynamics conjugate heat transfer analysis of internal and external cooling paths for a hollow high-speed permanent magnet rotor. Extracting magnet losses from high-speed permanent magnet rotors is challenging... Read More about Air-Cooling of a Hollow High-Speed Permanent Magnet Rotor.