Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | London |
Funding for: | UK Students |
Funding amount: | Full Home tuition fees (currently £6,035/year) and maintenance stipend (currently £20,622/year) |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 16th April 2024 |
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Closes: | 15th June 2024 |
Novel topologies and technologies for advanced reluctance machines
Key information Lead supervisors: Dr Pedram Asef
Application deadline: 15 June 2024
Project start date: 01 October 2024
Project duration: 4 years
Studentship funding: Full Home/UK tuition fees (currently £6,035/year) and maintenance stipend (currently £20,622/year) for 3.5 years
PhD project description
This PhD project introduces novel and strong topologies and non-standard techniques that may offer innovation in future high-speed rare-earth (RE) magnet-free electrical machines for electric propulsion systems. This project investigates feasible and environmentally friendly machine design solutions and mechanical structures to be enabled for high-speed and power-dense operations. The project needs to reckon how novel configurations and non-standard materials and designs could be employed to transform electromagnetic and mechanical limits when RE magnets are absent.
This project aims to define what it takes to transform standard electric machines, in which rich electromagnetic and mechanical structures for RE magnet-free motors will be investigated to enable them to operate as premium as existing machines (e.g., PMSMs) under significant inverter currents and temperatures. This study discovers new non-standard designs to be capable of operating in high-speed applications.
The project’s aim is to discover new designs and non-standard methods to achieve electromagnetic excellence for magnet-free machines and prototype these novel parts for a novel electric motor. Hence, the researcher should be capable of:
Note that manufacturability and material sustainability will be challenged in this work.
Person specification
Applications are invited from individuals with a 1st or 2:1 (or international equivalent) in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering or related disciplines. A Master’s thesis or equivalent in Electrical Machines and industrial experience would be desirable.
We are seeking applicants with an excellent understanding of:
How to apply
Eligible applicants should contact Dr Pedram Asef (pedram.asef@ucl.ac.uk) to discuss the project. Please enclose the following documents:
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