Fuzzy Logic-Based Energy Management Strategy of Hybrid Electric Propulsion System for Fixed-Wing VTOL Aircraft by Yingtao Zhu, Bingjie Zhu, Xixiang Yang, Zhongxi Hou, Jianan Zong

“…The feasibility and effectiveness of the energy management strategy proposed in this paper are verified, and the design ideas and analysis methods are provided for the energy management of a hybrid electric aircraft.…”
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Effect of Semiconductor Parasitic Capacitances on Ground Leakage Current in Three-Phase Current Source Inverters by Giovanni Migliazza, Emilio Carfagna, Giampaolo Buticchi, Fabio Immovilli, Emilio Lorenzani

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PV System Design and Flight Efficiency Considerations for Fixed-Wing Radio-Controlled Aircraft—A Case Study by Bojan Kranjec, Sasa Sladic, Wojciech Giernacki, Neven Bulic

“…Lately, the Solar Impulse flight across the world shows the possibilities of larger PV powered electric aircraft. In order to obtain this goal efficiency of flight, PV conversion, power converters and electric drives have to be maximized. …”
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A Fault Diagnosis Approach for Electromechanical Actuators with Simulating Model under Small Experimental Data Sample Condition by Zhaoqin Peng, Zhengyi Sun, Juan Chen, Zilong Ping, Kunyu Dong, Jia Li, Yongling Fu, Enrico Zio

“…Electromechanical actuators (EMAs) have shown a high efficiency in flight surface control with the development of more electric aircraft. In order to identify the abnormalities and potential failures of EMA, a methodology for fault diagnosis is developed. …”
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Power Scalable Bi-Directional DC-DC Conversion Solutions for Future Aircraft Applications by Antonio Lamantia, Francesco Giuliani, Alberto Castellazzi

“…With the introduction of the more electric aircraft, there is growing emphasis on improving overall efficiency and thus gravimetric and volumetric power density, as well as smart functionalities and safety of an aircraft. …”
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Optimal Sizing and Operation of Airport Infrastructures in Support of Electric-Powered Aviation by Lorenzo Trainelli, Francesco Salucci, Carlo E. D. Riboldi, Alberto Rolando, Federico Bigoni

“…The adoption of hybrid-electric aircraft is expected to have a considerable impact on airport operations, with the need of new infrastructural requirements to support electric-powered fleets. …”
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Thermal Modeling of Planar Magnetics: Fundamentals, Review and Key Points by Reda Bakri, Gautier Corgne, Xavier Margueron

“…High-frequency and high-power density converters are essential for many applications such as automotive and more electric aircraft. To improve power density, planar magnetic components are increasingly used in power electronic converters owing to their advantages, such as less high-frequency losses, repeatability, and better thermal performance compared to conventional wound components. …”
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Control Strategies and Stabilization Techniques for DC/DC Converters Application in DC MGs: Challenges, Opportunities, and Prospects—A Review by Aphrodis Nduwamungu, Tek Tjing Lie, Ioannis Lestas, Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, Kosala Gunawardane

“…This instability weakens stability boundaries and reduces system damping, especially when dealing with pulsed power loads (PPLs) on electric aircraft, ships, and cars. Linear controllers may not ensure stability across various operations, causing voltage dips and potential system instability. …”
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System Performance Analysis for Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer Actuator Focusing on Nonlinear Effects: Based on Incremental Modelling and Parameter Identification Methodology by Wensen Zhang, Jian Fu, Yongling Fu, Jinlin Zhou, Xudong Han

“…With the development of more/all electric aircraft, replacement of the traditional hydraulic servo actuator (HSA) with an electromechanical actuator (EMA) is becoming increasingly attractive in the aerospace field. …”
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A Model-Based Prognostic Framework for Electromechanical Actuators Based on Metaheuristic Algorithms by Leonardo Baldo, Ivana Querques, Matteo Davide Lorenzo Dalla Vedova, Paolo Maggiore

“…The deployment of electro-mechanical actuators plays an important role towards the adoption of the more electric aircraft (MEA) philosophy. On the other hand, a seamless substitution of EMAs, in place of more traditional hydraulic solutions, is still set back, due to the shortage of real-life and reliability data regarding their failure modes. …”
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Digital Simulation and Identification of Faults with Neural Network Reasoners in Brushed Actuators Employed in an E-Brake System by Gouri Ramesh, Pablo Garza, Suresh Perinpanayagam

“…In recent years, the industry has tried to introduce more electric aircraft and integrated vehicle health management technologies to achieve various benefits, such as weight reduction, lower fuel consumption, and a decrease in unexpected failures. …”
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Rotor electrical conductivity and eddy current loss analysis of high‐speed permanent magnet machine with a novel composite rotor by Hao Luo, Zhenyao Xu, Yue Zhang, He Zhang, Qiuhong Yu, Fengge Zhang

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PV Systems Control Using Fuzzy Logic Controller Employing Dynamic Safety Margin under Normal and Partial Shading Conditions by Mostafa Bakkar, Ahmed Aboelhassan, Mostafa Abdelgeliel, Michael Galea

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Performance Analysis and Optimization of Power Density Enhanced PMSM with Magnetic Stripe on Rotor by Wenlong Wei, Jinping Zhang, Jin Yao, Siqi Tang, Shiyou Zhang

“…A permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) has advantages in applications such as electric vehicles and all-electric-aircraft because of its inherent characteristics of high power density. …”
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Common Architectures and Devices for Current Source Inverter in Motor-Drive Applications: A Comprehensive Review by Giovanni Luca Fidone, Giovanni Migliazza, Emilio Carfagna, Dario Benatti, Fabio Immovilli, Giampaolo Buticchi, Emilio Lorenzani

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Optimal control of electromechanical aerospace actuators for reduction of energy losses by Kalra, Shrey

“…With continuous efforts to optimize performance and reduce operational and maintenance costs, the aircraft industry is rapidly pushing towards the concept of all or more-electric aircraft (MEA). Today’s flight control systems being largely hydraulically powered, are gradually turning into electromechanical actuators (EMAs) within the MEA framework. …”
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Motor Stator Insulation Stress Due to Multilevel Inverter Voltage Output Levels and Power Quality by Arshiah Yusuf Mirza, Ali Bazzi, Hiep Hoang Nguyen, Yang Cao

“…Multilevel Inverters (MLIs) are widely sought after in medium-voltage applications like electric ships, electric aircraft, and renewable energy integration due to excellent advantages like lower device stress, better power quality, and modularity. …”
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Urban Air Mobility: Systematic Review of Scientific Publications and Regulations for Vertiport Design and Operations by Karolin Schweiger, Lukas Preis

“…Novel electric aircraft designs coupled with intense efforts from academia, government and industry led to a paradigm shift in urban transportation by introducing UAM. …”
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Trim Tab Flight Stabilisation System Performance Assessment under Degraded Actuator Speeds by Albert Zajdel, Mariusz Krawczyk, Cezary Szczepański

“…Such a feature is beneficial for initiatives like Future Sky, electric aircraft and aircraft stabilisation system retrofits. …”
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Optical sensors for power transformer monitoring: A review by Guoming Ma, Yuan Wang, Weiqi Qin, Hongyang Zhou, Chao Yan, Jun Jiang, Yiguang Ju

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