PEIK Presents Record High Number of Papers at the Large IEEE ECCE Congress and Exposition

Faculty affiliated with the Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) at University of Kentucky (UK): Dr. Dan M. Ionel, PEIK Director, and L. Stanley Pigman Chair in Power; Dr. Jiangbiao He, ECE Associate Professor, and Endowed L. Stanley Pigman Faculty Fellow; and Dr. Aaron Cramer, TVA Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Lewis Honors Faculty, together with many PhD students contributed a record number of sixteen papers to this year’s edition of the IEEE ECCE Congress. The large PEIK group featured in the photo also had an exhibition booth, and participated in paper presentations, and discussions. During the conference, three members of the PEIK group received a paper award from the IEEE IAS Electric Machines Committee, a recognition that will be reported separately.
 
The IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) is a premier conference for the exchange of cutting-edge research and developments in the field of energy conversion and power electronics. The annual event brings researchers, engineers, scientists, and industry professionals together in the US from around the world to share their latest work in areas such as power electronic systems and devices, motor drives, electric machines, electrification, transportation, renewable energy systems, energy storage systems, microgrids, and power quality. With a typical attendance of approximately 2,000 people, ECCE is the largest annual joint technical event of the IEEE Industry Applications and Power Electronics Societies.
 
The papers presented by the PEIK group are based on projects sponsored by NSF, NASA, DOE, and directly by industry and utilities. The large PEIK group participation is reflective of the growth and strength of the graduate program with research on advanced electric power components and systems topics within the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering. Papers with PEIK authors and co-authors presented at ECCE 2023: 

• Alden, R., Lewis, D., and Ionel, D. M., "Overview of HIL Co-simulation for Very Large Distribution Systems and Power Electronic Converters with a DC Fast Charging EV Benchmark Study on an IEEE Test Feeder" pdf
• Badewa, O. A., Mohammadi, A., Ionel, D. M., Essakiappan, S., and Manjrekar, M., "Electric Vehicle Traction Motor with a Reluctance Outer Rotor and a Modular Stator with AC Concentrated Toroidal Windings and PM or DC Wave Winding Excitation" pdf
• Chulaee, Y., Mohammadi, A., Cramer, A. M., and Ionel, D. M., "Flexible Control for Wide Speed Range Operation of High Polarity Stator Coreless AFPM Machines with WBG Semiconductor Devices" pdf
• Chulaee, Y., Heins, G., Robinson, B., Thiele, M., Patterson, D., and Ionel, D. M., "Design Optimization Considering a Detailed PCB Stator Layout for Coreless AFPM Machines with Minimal Eddy and Circulating Current Losses" pdf
• Fard, M. T., and He, J., “Digital Twin Health Monitoring of Five-Level ANPC Power Converter based on Estimation of Semiconductor On-State Resistance”
• Goli, C. S., Essakiappan, S., Manjrekar, M., Ionel, D. M., and Gafford, J., “Analysis of a Mechanically Doubly Salient Electric Machine using FE and Lumped Parameter Magnetic Circuit Models”
• Ilka, R., Wang, Y., He, J., Ali, R., Swartz, A., Chen, D., Ren, N., Zhang, Z. G., Wu, G., and England, R., “Multi-Physics Modeling of Power Electronic Converters with Liquid Immersion Cooling”
• Ilka, R., Wang, Y., He, J., Ren, N., Zhang, G., Wu, G., and England, R., “Impact of Immersion Cooling on Balancing Semiconductor Thermal Distribution in NPC Multilevel Converters for Transportation Propulsion”
• Lewis, D., Badewa, O. A., Onar, O., Mohammad, M., Eastham, J. F., and Ionel, D. M., "Overview of Electrically Conductive and Active Shielding for Wireless Power Transfer with a Polyphase Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Study" pdf
• Luckett, B., and He, J., “Genetic Algorithm Enabled Multi-Objective Design Optimization of Power Converters for Electric Aircraft Propulsion”
• Metwly, M. Y., Clark, L., Xie, B., and He, J., “Performance Analysis of Optimally Designed BLDC Motor Equipped with Different Winding Layouts for Robotic Arms”
• Metwly, M. Y., and He, J., “Novel Integrated On-Board Battery Charger for All-Electric Aircraft Based on Multiphase SPM Synchronous Machine”
• Mohammadi, A., Chulaee, Y., Cramer, A. M., Boldea, I., and Ionel, D. M., "Parameter Identification, Non-linearity, and Harmonic Effects in a Vernier Machine of the MAGNUS Type" pdf
• Notash, F. Y., Luckett, B., and He, J., “Simplified Fixed Switching Frequency Model Predictive Control for AFPM Motor Drives in Distributed Electric Aircraft Propulsion System”
• Poore, S., Alden, R., Jones, E., and Ionel, D. M., "Distribution System Optimal Operation of Smart Homes with Battery and Equivalent HVAC Energy Storage for Virtual Power Plant Controls" pdf
• Sadoughi, M., Sadasivan, A., Howard, A., Fateh, F., He, J., and Mirafzal, B., “Mitigating High-Frequency Overvoltage on Motor Windings: An Adaptive Approach”

Author’s manuscript versions directly from the above links and will also be available from research lab websites at UK, and the UKnowledge online database.