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  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
8,177 Views
18 Pages

Optimizing AC Resistance of Solid PCB Winding

  • Minh Huy Nguyen and
  • Handy Fortin Blanchette

At high frequency, power losses of a winding due to eddy currents becomes significant. Moreover, the skin and proximity AC resistances are influenced by the width of printed circuit board (PCB) conductors and distance between the adjacent tracks whic...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design and Optimization of High-Frequency Power Converter)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
9,863 Views
20 Pages

At high frequency, AC resistance of a printed circuit board (PCB) winding becomes important and accounts for a large proportion of planar transformer losses. The winding is then influenced by both skin and proximity phenomenon, which makes the curren...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design and Optimization of High-Frequency Power Converter)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,945 Views
18 Pages

2 October 2024

The printed circuit board (PCB) winding coil offers advantages such as small size, high precision, high repeatability, and low cost, making it conducive to the miniaturization of electronic equipment and a popular choice in wireless power transmissio...

(This article belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,085 Views
21 Pages

Wind Micro-Turbine Networks for Urban Areas: Optimal Design and Power Scalability of Permanent Magnet Generators

  • Marco Palmieri,
  • Salvatore Bozzella,
  • Giuseppe Leonardo Cascella,
  • Marco Bronzini and ,
  • Marco Torresi and
  • Francesco Cupertino
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

15 October 2018

This work is focused on the design optimization of electrical machines that are used in small-scale direct-drive aerogenerators. A ducted wind turbine, equipped with a diffuser, is considered due to its enhanced power capability with respect to bare...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,476 Views
14 Pages

Multi-Parameter Optimization of Stator Coreless Disc Motor Based on Orthogonal Response Surface Method

  • Huiqin Sun,
  • Ying Li,
  • Lucheng Zhang,
  • Zezhao Xue and ,
  • Weiguang Hu,
  • Guoshuai Li and
  • Yingjun Guo
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

In response to the structural optimization problem of PCB stator coreless disc motors, the orthogonal response surface method was used to optimize the motor structure, preliminarily determine the basic parameters of the motor, and conduct orthogonal...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,994 Views
16 Pages

The Utilization of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) in Axial Flux Machines: A Systematic Review

  • Isiaka Shuaibu,
  • Eric Ho Tatt Wei,
  • Ramani Kannan and
  • Yau Alhaji Samaila

The rapid advancement of technology has increased our reliance on axial flux permanent magnet machines (AFPMMs), making Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) essential for modern, lightweight designs. This study reviews PCB roles in AFPMMs for low- and high-...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 5th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,231 Views
23 Pages

Design and Performance Enhancement of a PCB-Based Axial-Flux Stepper Motor

  • Yan Pan,
  • Han Zhang,
  • Juntao Xu,
  • Chenyu Zhu and ,
  • Chao Wu and
  • Hongqiang Li
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

11 February 2026

This paper presents a disc-type stepper motor based on PCB technology. Aiming to provide a solution for the difficulty of torque enhancement in multi-pole PCB stepper motors under the limited wiring space of the PCB stator, a novel spiral winding con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,749 Views
20 Pages

Design for Loss Reduction in a Compact AFPM Electric Water Pump with a PCB Motor

  • Do-Hyeon Choi,
  • Hyung-Sub Han,
  • Min-Ki Hong,
  • Dong-Hoon Jung and
  • Won-Ho Kim

14 May 2025

A PCB stator axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) motor is presented that overcomes the manufacturing challenges associated with the complex geometry of conventional stators by employing a PCB substrate. Traditionally, AFPM motors are produced by windi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
731 Views
17 Pages

Conductor Arrangement for Loss Reduction in Concentrated Winding PCB AFPM for Robotic Joints

  • Seong-Kyun Lee,
  • Hyung-Sub Han,
  • Jung-Hoon Lee,
  • Hyo-Gu Kim and
  • Won-Ho Kim

5 July 2026

The growing demand for compact and high-performance motors in industrial robotic joints has intensified interest in axial flux permanent magnet motors (AFPMs), which inherently offer high torque density and a thin form factor compared with convention...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Design and Control of Electrical Machines)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,111 Views
18 Pages

Biplanar Nulling Coil System for OPM-MEG Using Printed Circuit Boards

  • Mainak Jas,
  • John Kamataris,
  • Teppei Matsubara,
  • Chunling Dong and ,
  • Gabriel Motta,
  • Abbas Sohrabpour,
  • Seppo P. Ahlfors,
  • Matti Hämäläinen,
  • Yoshio Okada and
  • Padmavathi Sundaram
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

27 April 2025

Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) are a promising magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology for the non-invasive measurement of human electrophysiological signals. Prior work developed biplanar background field-nulling coils necessary for OPM opera...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomedical Imaging, Sensing and Signal Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
789 Views
17 Pages

23 April 2026

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has continuously boosted the computing power of data centers, imposing stringent requirements on the efficiency and power density of low-voltage high-current power modules. The capacity expansion...

(This article belongs to the Topic Power Electronics Converters, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
600 Views
23 Pages

High-frequency, high-power-density planar transformers represent a key development direction for magnetic components in power converters, with winding loss optimization being a critical design issue. Under low-voltage, high-current operating conditio...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advanced Electromagnetic Modeling and Simulation for Multidisciplinary Engineering Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,347 Views
18 Pages

Inductive Frequency-Coded Sensor for Non-Destructive Structural Strain Monitoring of Composite Materials

  • Angelica Masi,
  • Martina Falchi,
  • Danilo Brizi,
  • Eliana Canicattì and ,
  • Guido Nenna and
  • Agostino Monorchio
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

19 October 2024

Structural composite materials have gained significant appeal because of their ability to be customized for specific mechanical qualities for various applications, including avionics, wind turbines, transportation, and medical equipment. Therefore, t...

(This article belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,325 Views
16 Pages

Performance Comparison of Coreless PCB AFPM Topologies for Duct Fan

  • Seung-Hoon Ko,
  • Min-Ki Hong,
  • Na-Rim Jo,
  • Ye-Seo Lee and
  • Won-Ho Kim

29 August 2025

Duct fan motors must provide high torque within limited space to maintain airflow while requiring low vibration characteristics to minimize fluid resistance caused by fan oscillation. Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Motor (AFPM) offers higher torque perf...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electrical Machine Systems with High Efficiency, Reliability and Integration)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,595 Views
20 Pages

Automated Assessment of Green Infrastructure Using E-nose, Integrated Visible-Thermal Cameras and Computer Vision Algorithms

  • Areej Shahid,
  • Sigfredo Fuentes,
  • Claudia Gonzalez Viejo,
  • Bryce Widdicombe and
  • Ranjith R. Unnithan

7 November 2025

The parameterization of vegetation indices (VIs) is crucial for sustainable irrigation and horticulture management, specifically for urban green infrastructure (GI) management. However, the constraints of roadside traffic, motor and industrially rela...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)