Advances in Electric Machines and Associated Drives for More Electric Transportation (Aircraft, Automotive, Rail and Marine)

A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Machine Design and Theory".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2021) | Viewed by 5682

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Interests: power conversion; electrical drives; electrical machine design and analysis; electric transportation; hydrogen powertrain; energy storage; smart house; microgrid
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, electric transportation has become one of the most attractive research topics, exploiting continuous progress in the application of new materials together with advances in design and control development for electric machines. This Special Issue will gather and present the latest advances in electric machines and associated drives for the more electric transportation sector. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • All-electric machines, drives, and converters/inverters
  • Novel topologies and materials (magnetic, electronic, and structural, e.g., light-weighting)
  • Drive configurations
  • Component and system-level optimizations
  • Control system topologies

Prof. Nigel Schofield
Dr. Khoa Hoang
Dr. Essam Hussain
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • electric machine
  • electrical drive
  • optimum machine design
  • power electronic and drive
  • advance control of electric vehicles

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PFC-Based Control of Friction-Induced Instabilities in Drive Systems
by Ievgen Golovin and Stefan Palis
Machines 2021, 9(7), 134; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines9070134 - 16 Jul 2021
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This paper is concerned with control-based damping of friction-induced self-excited oscillations that appear in electromechanical systems with an elastic shaft. This approach does not demand additional oscillations measurements or an observer design. The control system provides the angular velocity and damping control via [...] Read more.
This paper is concerned with control-based damping of friction-induced self-excited oscillations that appear in electromechanical systems with an elastic shaft. This approach does not demand additional oscillations measurements or an observer design. The control system provides the angular velocity and damping control via the combination of a parallel feed-forward compensator (PFC) and adaptive λ-tracking feedback control. The PFC is designed to stabilize the zero dynamics of an augmented system and renders it almost strict positive real (ASPR). The proposed control approach is tested in simulations. Full article
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Iron Loss Analysis of a Concentrated Winding Type Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Single and Dual Layer Magnet Shape
by Chan-Ho Baek, Hyo-Seob Shin and Jang-Young Choi
Machines 2021, 9(4), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines9040074 - 29 Mar 2021
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In this study, the iron losses of high flux density concentrated winding-type interior permanent magnet synchronous motors for three different magnet shapes (single-V, single-flat, and dual-delta) and rotor structures are analyzed and compared. Iron loss is analyzed using the classical Steinmetz equation (CSE) [...] Read more.
In this study, the iron losses of high flux density concentrated winding-type interior permanent magnet synchronous motors for three different magnet shapes (single-V, single-flat, and dual-delta) and rotor structures are analyzed and compared. Iron loss is analyzed using the classical Steinmetz equation (CSE) based on the frequency separation approach using the iron loss material table, and each rotor type is compared. In addition, to validate the hysteresis loss for each rotor type, two additional analyses are performed. In the methods considered, the number of minor loops is counted, and the area is calculated based on DC bias. The eddy current loss is compared using two approaches: CSE base frequency separation and the homogenization method considering the skin effect. This study primarily focuses on the comparison of relative iron losses based on different rotor topologies instead of absolute comparisons. Full article
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