Events

IEEE ICRERA 2024, Nov 9 – 13, Nagasaki, Japan

SPARK Lab graduate and undergraduate students participated in this year's edition of the International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, ICRERA 2024, with several presentations of ongoing research:

Kyeremeh, K. A., Alden, R. E., Patrick, A., and Ionel, D. M, "Spatiotemporal Wind Energy Assessment for Transmission Network Integration Considering the Location of Electrical Substations and Loads", Proceedings, IEEE ICRERA, Nagasaki, Japan, 6p (Nov 2024)
Fischer, G. M., Poore, S. B., Alden, R. E., Lewis, D. D., and Ionel, D. M., "Smart Systems for Employing IoT Devices for Monitoring and Control of Electric Vehicle Residential Charging", Proceedings, IEEE ICRERA, Nagasaki, Japan, 6p (Nov 2024)
Gastineau, L. A., Lewis, D. D., and Ionel, D. M., "Combined 3D FEA and Machine Learning Design of Inductive Polyphase Coils for Wireless EV Charging", Proceedings, IEEE ICRERA, Nagasaki, Japan, 6p (Nov 2024)
Stewart, D. R., Vatani, M., Alden, R. E., Lewis, D. D., Asef, P., and Ionel D. M., "Combined Machine Learning and Differential Evolution for Optimal Design of Electric Aircraft Propulsion Motors", Proceedings, IEEE ICRERA, Nagasaki, Japan, 6p (Nov 2024)

Papers presented covered developments and results from government and industry sponsored research. Authors’ versions of the paper manuscripts are available on the Publications page of the SPARK Lab website.

IEEE ECCE 2024, Oct 20 – 24, Phoenix, AZ

IEEE ECCE 2024 logo

SPARK Lab PI Professor Dan M. Ionel and students participated in this year's edition of the Energy Conversion Conference and Exposition, ECCE 2024, with several presentations and demonstrations of ongoing research with academic, government, and industry collaboration:

Alden, R., McCulloch, M., and Ionel, D. M., "Solar PV and EV Controls for Reactive Power Support on Large Distribution Systems Modeled with Experimental and Synthetic Loads", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Phoenix, AZ, 6p (Oct 2024)
Badewa, O. A., and Ionel, D. M., "Analysis and Design of Synchronous Machines with Reluctance Rotor and PM Stator Combined Excitation", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Phoenix, AZ, 6p (Oct 2024)
Badewa, O. A., Mohammadi, A., Lewis, D. D., and Ionel, D. M., " Optimal Design and Comparison of Synchronous Machines with Inner and Outer Reluctance Rotors and PM or DC Stator Combined Excitation", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Phoenix, AZ, 5p (Oct 2024)
Lewis, D. D., Stewart, D. R., Vatani, M., Badewa, O. A., Mohammadi, A., and Ionel, D. M., "Fault-Tolerant Topologies with Halbach Array and PM-Free Multi-Stage Multi-Module Electric Machines for Electric Aircraft Propulsion,” Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Phoenix, AZ, 5p (Oct 2024)
Lewis, D. D., Gastineau, L, Onar, O., McCulloch, M., Eastham, J. F., and Ionel, D. M., “Design of High-Power Polyphase PCB Systems for Wireless Power Transfer,” Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Phoenix, AZ, 6p (Oct 2024)
Mohammadi, A., Badewa, O. A., Chulaee, Y., and Ionel, D. M., "Two-level Design Optimization of AC Machines with DC Stator Excitation and Minimal Torque Ripple using Reluctance Rotor Profile Shaping", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Phoenix, AZ, 6p (Oct 2024)
Notash, F. Y., Vatani, M., He, J., and Ionel, D. M., " Model Predictive Control of 5L-ANPC Inverter Fed Coreless AFPM Motor with Mitigated CMV in Electric Aircraft Propulsion," Proceedings, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE), Phoenix, AZ, 8p (Oct 2024)
Poore, S. B., Alden, R. E., Rooney, T., and Ionel, D. M., "New Loads and Service Factors for Distribution Transformers Following the Transition to High-Efficiency Heat Pumps, Solar PV, and EV Charging", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Phoenix, AZ, 6p (Oct 2024)
Vatani, M., Chulaee, Y., Eastham, J.F., and Ionel, D. M., "Analytical and FE Modeling for the Design of Coreless Axial Flux Machines with Halbach Array and Surface PM Rotors", Proceedings, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE), Phoenix, AZ, 7p (Oct 2024)
Vatani, M., Eastham, J.F., and Ionel, D. M., " Multi-Disk Coreless Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors with Surface PM and Halbach Array Rotors for Electric Aircraft Propulsion", Proceedings, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE), Phoenix, AZ, 7p (Oct 2024)
Vatani, M., Chulaee, Y., Eastham, J.F., Pei, X., and Ionel, D. M., "Multi-Wound Axial Flux Generators with Halbach Array Rotors", Proceedings, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE), Phoenix, AZ, 6p (Oct 2024)
Mohammadi, A., Lewis, D. D., and Vatani, M., "Fault-Tolerant Topologies with Halbach Array and PM-Free Multi-Stage Multi-Module Electric Machines for Electric Aircraft Propulsion", Demonstration, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE), Phoenix, AZ (Oct 2024)
Chulaee, Y., Mohammadi, A., and Vatani, M., "Application of SiC MOSFETs in the Drive Systems of Ultra-Low Inductance, Highly Efficient PCB Stator Coreless AFPM Machines", Demonstration, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE), Phoenix, AZ (Oct 2024)

IEEE ITEC 2024, Jun 18 – 21, Rosemont, IL

SPARK Lab students participated in the 2024 edition of the International Conference on Electrification of Transportation, ITEC 2024, as exhibitors and with several presentations on ongoing research:

Badewa, O. A., and Ionel, D. M., "Comparative Analysis of Motors with Inner and Outer Reluctance Rotors and PM Stators", Proceedings, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), Rosemont, IL, 6p (Jun 2024)
Chulaee, Y., Mohammadi, A., Cramer, A. M., and Ionel, D. M., "Sensorless Control of Low Inductance Coreless AFPM Machines for Fault-tolerant Operation of Propulsion Systems," Proceedings, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), Rosemont, IL, 5p (Jun 2024)
Chulaee, Y., Mohammadi, A., Vatani, M., and Ionel, D. M., "Fault-tolerant Axial Flux Coreless PM Machines with Independent Phase Modules", Proceedings, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), Rosemont, IL, 5p (Jun 2024)
Lewis, D. D., Onar, O., Gastineau, L., Eastham, J. F., and Ionel, D. M., "High-Power Polyphase PCB-Type Inductive Coupler for Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging," Proceedings, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), Rosemont, IL, 6p (Jun 2024)
Mohammadi, A., Cramer, A. M., and Ionel, D. M., "Comparative Analysis of Vernier Machines with Spoke, Surface Mounted, and Halbach PM Rotors for In-wheel Traction", Proceedings, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), Rosemont, IL, 6p (Jun 2024)
Poore, S., Alden, R., and Ionel, D. M., "Coordinated Controls of Residential EV Chargers Considering High Power Appliances,” Proceedings, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), Rosemont, IL, 5p (Jun 2024)
Vatani, M., Chulaee, Y., Mohammadi, A., Stewart, D. R., Eastham, J.F., and Ionel, D. M., "On the Optimal Design of Coreless AFPM Machines with Halbach Array Rotors for Electric Aircraft Propulsion," Proceedings, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), Rosemont, IL, 5p (Jun 2024)

IEEE PES T&D 2024, May 6 - May 10, Anaheim, CA

SPARK Lab students participated in the biannual IEEE Power and Energy Society Transmission and Distribution Conference, IEEE PES T&D 2024, and presented the following ongoing research:

Alden, R. E., and Ionel, D. M., “Combined Experimental and Synthetic Data with Example Simulations on Large-Scale Distribution Test Feeders for Power Quality Analysis”, Poster, IEEE T&D 2024, Anaheim, CA, 1p (May 2024)
Kyeremeh, K. A., Alden, R. E., and Ionel, D. M., “Impact of EV Fast DC Charging on Large Electric Power Distribution Systems”, Poster, IEEE T&D 2024, Anaheim, CA, 1p (May 2024)
Lewis, D. D., and Ionel, D. M., “Dynamic Wireless V2X Opportunities for Future Power Distribution Systems”, Poster, IEEE T&D 2024, Anaheim, CA, 1p (May 2024)
Poore, S., and Ionel, D. M., “Virtual Power Plant Control of Heat Pump Water Heaters and EVs on Distribution Feeders with Thousands of Residential Loads”, Poster, IEEE T&D 2024, Anaheim, CA, 1p (May 2024)

Papers presented cover developments and results from government and industry sponsored research. Authors’ versions of the paper manuscripts are available on the Publications page of the SPARK Lab website.

IEEE ECCE 2023, Oct 29 - Nov 2, Nashville, TN

SPARK Lab PI Professor Dan M. Ionel and students participated in this year's edition of the Energy Conversion Conference and Exposition, ECCE 2023, as exhibitors and with several presentations on ongoing research:

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", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Nashville, TN (Oct 2023)
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", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Nashville, TN (Oct 2023)
Lewis, D. 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", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Nashville, TN (Oct 2023)
Chulaee, Y., Mohammadi, A., Cramer, A., and Ionel, D. M., "Flexible Control for Wide Speed Range Operation of High Polarity Stator Coreless AFPM Machines with WBG Semiconductor Devices", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Nashville, TN (Oct 2023)
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", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Nashville, TN (Oct 2023)
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", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Nashville, TN (Oct 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", Proceedings, IEEE ECCE, Nashville, TN (Oct 2023)

Papers presented covered developments and results from government and industry sponsored research. Authors' versions of the paper manuscripts are available on the Publications page of the SPARK Lab website.

IEEE ICRERA 2023, Aug 29 - Sep 1, Oshawa, Ontario, CA

Professor Dan M. Ionel, Ph.D., FIEEE delivered a keynote speech entitled: “Electric Aircraft – Recent Technology Developments in the US “at the 2023 edition of the International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, ICRERA. Students from the SPARK Lab also participated and presented the following research:

Alden, R. E., Halloran, C., Lewis, D. D., Ionel, D. M., and McCulloch, M., "Assessment of Land and Renewable Energy Resource Potential for Regional Power System Integration with ML Spatio-temporal Clustering", Proceedings, IEEE ICRERA, Oshawa, CA (Aug 2023)
Lewis, D. D., Badewa, O. A., Mohammadi, A., Vatani, M., and Ionel, D. M., "Fault Tolerant Electric Machine Concept for Aircraft Propulsion with PM Rotor and DC Current Stator Dual-Stage Excitation", Proceedings, IEEE ICRERA, Oshawa, CA (Aug 2023)
Vatani, M., Mohammadi, A., Lewis, D., Eastham, J. F., and Ionel, D. M., "Coreless Axial Flux Halbach Array Permanent Magnet Generator Concept for Direct-Drive Wind Turbine", Proceedings, IEEE ICRERA, Oshawa, CA (Aug 2023)

The papers are based on recent and ongoing research sponsored by NASA and NSF and international collaboration with faculty and students from University of Oxford and University of Bath. Authors' versions of the paper manuscripts are available on the Publications page of the SPARK Lab website.

IEEE ITEC 2023, Jun 21 - Jun 23, Detroit, MI

SPARK research students and Professor Dan M. Ionel, Ph.D., FIEEE participated in this year's edition of the International Conference on Electrification of Transporation, ITEC 2023, in the exhibition. Additionally, the students presented developing work with the following papers and presentations:

Alden, R.E., Timilsina, A., Silvestri, S., and Ionel, D.M., "V2G Optimization for Dispatchable Residential Load Operation and Minimal Utility Cost," Proceedings, IEEE ITEC 2023, Detroit, MI, 4p (Jun 2023)
Badewa, O.A., Mohammadi, A., Lewis, D.D., Ionel, D.M., Essakiappan, S., and Manjrekar, M., "Optimization of an Electric Vehicle Traction Motor with a PM Flux Intensifying Stator and a Reluctance Outer Rotor," Proceedings, IEEE ITEC 2023, Detroit, MI, 6p (Jun 2023)
Lewis, D.D, Onar, O., Galigekere, V., Mohammad, M., and Ionel, D.M., "Optimal Power Sharing Speed Compensation in On-road Wireless EV Charging Systems," Proceedings, IEEE ITEC 2023, Detroit, MI, 6p (Jun 2023)
Mohammadi, A., Chulaee, Y., Cramer, A.M., Boldea, I., and Ionel, D.M., "Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Vernier Machine with Single-Would Dual-stator and Spoke Permanent Magnet Rotor for Electric Vehicle In-wheel Traction," Proceedings, IEEE ITEC 2023, Detroit, MI, 5p (Jun 2023)

The papers cover recent government and industry sponsored research. Authors' versions of the paper manuscripts are available on the Publications page of the SPARK Lab website.

IEEE IEMDC 2023, May 15 - May 18, San Francisco, CA

SPARK research students and Professor Dan M. Ionel, Ph.D., FIEEE presented in the 2023 edition of the International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2023, with the following papers:

Chulaee, Y., Lewis, D., Vatani, M., Eastham, J.F., and Ionel, D.M., "Torque and Power Capabilities of Coreless Axial Flux Machines with Surface PMs and Halbach Array Rotors", Proceedings, IEEE IEMDC, San Francisco, CA, 6p (May 2023)
Goli, C.S., Salehi, M., Essakiappan, S., Manjrekar, M., Ionel, D.M., and Gafford, J., "Comparative Analysis of Doubly Salient Special Machine and Flux Switching Machine with PMs in Stator", Proceedings, IEEE IEMDC, San Francisco, CA (May 2023)
Mohammadi, A., Badewa, O. A., Chulaee, Y., Ionel, D. M., Essakiappan, S., and Manjrekar, M., "Design Optimization of a Direct-drive Wind Generator with Non-rare-earth PM Flux Intensifying Stator and Reluctance Rotor", Proceedings, IEEE IEMDC, San Francisco, CA, 6p (May 2023)
Rallabandi, V., Badewa, O. A., Ozpineci, B., and Ionel, D. M., "A Comparison of Outer Rotor Radial and Axial Flux Machines for Application in Electric Vehicles", Proceedings, IEEE IEMDC, San Francisco, CA, 5p (May 2023)

The papers cover recent government and industry sponsored research. Authors' versions of the paper manuscripts are available on the Publications page of the SPARK Lab website.

From the Archives: Dr. Dan M. Ionel Received the IEEE Power and Energy Society Cyril G. Veinott Award at the IEEE PES GM 2020, Aug 3 - Aug 6

Dr. Dan M. Ionel, IEEE Fellow, Director of SPARK and PEIK, ECE Professor and L. Stanley Pigman Chair in Power, received the 2020 Cyril G. Veinott Award from the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES). This year's edition of the PES General Meeting, which was originally scheduled for Montreal, Canada, was held virtually. Attached is Professor Ionel's video for the online acceptance speech and the relevant sections of the IEEE PES 2020 booklet PDF.

The PES, which has approximately 40,000 members, is one of the largest societies within IEEE. The Cyril G. Veinott Award is the highest IEEE PES distinction for electromechanical energy conversion.