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Alessandro Galassini - IEEE Xplore Author Profile

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This article describes a novel analytical methodology for eddy current losses simulation in the windings of permanent magnet synchronous machines. The methodology is based on subdomain modeling technique in conjunction with solving of ordinary differential equations system. The main advantage of the proposed method is high accuracy and significant reduction of simulation time in comparison with fi...Show More
This paper presents a post-fault current control strategy for dual three-phase Interior Permanent Magnet (IPM) synchronous machines. The current controllers are designed based on the Vector Space Decomposition (VSD) algorithm. This take into account the equivalent harmonic inductance variation, which is then used to introduce the post-fault compensation control. A double three-phase IPM machine is...Show More
This paper deals with the current determination of Interior Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motors (IPMSM) for wide-speed torque control operation for commonly chosen optimization criteria. An offline exhaustive algorithm for current determination using Maximum Torque Per Ampere (MTPA), Maximum Torque per Motor Loss (MTPML), and Maximum Torque Per System Loss (MTPSL) is presented. The magnetic satura...Show More
This article describes the underpinning research, development, construction, and testing of a 4-MW multithree phase generator designed for a hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion system demonstrator. The aim of the work is to demonstrate gravimetric power densities around 20 kW/kg, as required for multi-MW aircraft propulsion systems. The key design choices, development procedures, and tradeoffs, to...Show More
In this article, we describe the research and development of a 3 kV active rectifier for a 4 MW aerospace generator drive system demonstrator. The converter is fed by a multiphase high-speed/high-frequency permanent magnet generator. The main aim of the work is to demonstrate for the first time the feasibility of an MW-class generator system meeting future hybrid-electric propulsion requirements. ...Show More
Nowadays, one of the challenges in transport electrification is the reduction of the components’ size and weight in order to improve the power density. This is often achieved by designing electrical machines with higher rotational speeds and excitation frequencies. In addition, the converter needs to control the machine over a wide speed range given by the mission profile. Therefore, copper losses...Show More
The performance of anisotropic electrical machines is strongly dependent on the current loop characteristics. The problems for achieving robustness and fast response, without overshoot and oscillations, are mainly related to different values and behavior of the direct and quadrature inductances (Ld, Lq), as well as to high output frequencies. In this article, a novel current controller structure b...Show More
Finite-set model predictive current control (FS-MPCC) has been employed for machine drives owing to the good dynamic performance. Sensitivity to parameter variation is one of the main barriers to its widespread application. To overcome this barrier, this article proposes an improved FS-MPCC for surfaced permanent magnet synchronous machines (SPMSMs). The contribution of this article is developing ...Show More
In more electric aircraft (MEA), weight reduction and energy efficiency constitute the key figures. In addition, the safety and continuity of operation of its electrical power distribution system (EPDS) are of critical importance. These sets of desired features are in disagreement with each other because higher redundancy, needed to guarantee the safety of operation, implies additional weight. In ...Show More
The transportation electrification process is rapidly demanding for drivers with enhanced performance. Modern systems are moving from fossil fuel technologies toward hybrid and fully electric solutions. Consequently, in automotive and motorcycle sectors the complete electrification process requires significant power and energy capabilities, and high efficiency. Also, to minimize the mechanical pow...Show More
In order to suppress zero-sequence current (ZSC) for open-end winding surfaced permanent magnet synchronous machine (OEW-SPMSM) drives with single dc voltage source, many methods have been employed. Actual solutions imply either proportional-integral-based control or direct torque control cannot present the characteristic of fast dynamic responses and low torque ripples at the same time. Hence, fi...Show More
This paper deals with the high accurate current set-points solution for interior permanent-magnet synchronous motors (IPMSM) in wide-speed range applications. Considering voltage and current constraints, the operating regions can be divided into maximum torque per ampere, maximum current, field weakening, and maximum torque per voltage regions, which requires solving different nonlinear functions ...Show More
This paper proposes a new ultra-reliable architecture for fully electric propulsion primarily aimed at the automotive sector. The system considers a direct drive arrangement, minimizing the number of moving components and is based on a network of multi-three-phase machines providing propulsion. The DC-link from each 3-phase star within each machine can be interconnected to form a network, or mesh,...Show More
This paper deals with a double three-phase Surface Permanent Magnet (SPM) drive where two independent three-phase inverters are supplying the same electrical machine. This work highlights how the magnetic coupling of the two windings affects the control performance. A new control strategy based on a low bandwidth communication, aiming to improve the performance of the system, is presented and vali...Show More
paper presents two post-fault compensation strategies for the distributed current control of a nine-phase Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machine (PMSM). The dynamic performance in faulty condition is guaranteed by keeping the current loop bandwidths constant. The two faults under investigation are Open-Circuit (OC) and Short-Circuit (SC) of one set of the three-phase windings. The decoupled mathemat...Show More
The demand on high-performance electrical machines has significantly increased for aerospace and transportation industries in recent years. A racing electric motorbike is a suitable platform to validate and prove new concepts and machine topologies before implementing them for passenger transportation applications. This paper describes the design and development of a high power density dual-rotor ...Show More
The more electric aircraft concept aims to improve the fuel consumption, the weight, and both the maintenance and operating costs of the aircraft, by promoting the use of electric power in actuation systems. According to this scenario, electromechanical actuators for flight control systems represent an important technology in next generation aircraft. This paper presents a linear-geared electromec...Show More
This paper presents a droop-based distributed control strategy for multithree-phase machines that provides augmented controllability during power sharing transients. The proposed strategy is able to mitigate the mutual interactions among different sets of windings without controlling any subspace variable, also offering a modular and redundant design. On the contrary, in a centralized configuratio...Show More
The more electric aircraft (MEA) initiative aims to improve weight, fuel consumption and maintenance costs of the aircraft, by increasing the use of electric power in actuation systems. Considering this scenario, electromechanical actuators (EMAs) for flight control (FC) systems represent a key technology in future aircraft. The paper presents a linear geared EMA for secondary FC systems, where th...Show More
In the framework of the More Electric Aircraft (MEA), weight reduction and energy efficiency constitute the key figures. In addition to these requirements, the safety and the continuity of operation is of critical importance. These sets of desired feature are in disagreement, because the redundancy needed to guarantee the safety of operation implies necessarily in additional weight. Several concep...Show More
Maximum torque per ampere control (MTPA) takes full advantage of the reluctance torque aiming at the minimum copper loss, which can increase the torque output under the minimum current conditions. The traditional MTPA method makes use of equations with constant inductance values which are implemented as look-up tables. However, the inductances of the motor present both magnetic saturation and cros...Show More
The authors appreciate the interest shown in their paper. In the paper under discussion, a distributed speed control strategy suitable for multi-three-phase machines with enhanced power sharing capability is presented. The focus of the paper is on the power sharing transient controllability achieved by using a sharing regulator based on the droop controller, which was introduced for the first time...Show More
The on-going electrification transportation system revolution has already started and the continuous evolution of power electronics allows new and more reliable system layouts and control strategies to be investigated. Mainly, this revolution is driven by increased reliability levels. Since multi-three phase motors are fault tolerant by definition, they are a very good candidate for more reliable ...Show More
This paper proposes a distributed speed control with improved power sharing capability for multi-three phase synchronous machines. This control technique allows the speed to be precisely regulated during power sharing transients among different drives. The proposed regulator is able to control the time constant of the current within the dq0 reference frame to a step input variation. If compared to...Show More
The growth of electrification transportation systems is an opportunity for delving into new feasible solutions for more reliable and fault tolerant arrangements. So far, many investigations distant from the market have been carried out. Most of the works are looking at new control strategies adding extra components increasing manufacturing efforts and costs. Considering a nine phase synchronous mu...Show More