University of Malta PhD Student Ms Xuewen Lian presented her research at the 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) 2024. The Conference was held at the Politecnico di Torino (Italy), one of the most prestigious public institutions at both the International and the Italian levels concerning education, research, technological transfer and services in all sectors of architecture and engineering. The International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) has established itself as an influential and recognized international event, being the only major international conference entirely devoted to electrical machines. Started in London in 1974, ICEM is now regularly held every two years.
Ms Lian presented two papers titled An electrical machine design procedure based on thermo-electromagnetic coupling and A comparison between LPTN and fast matrix temperature prediction for a permanent magnet electrical machine stator winding. Both papers highlight the importance of integrating the thermal design within the electro-magnetic design process of electrical machines, thus allowing to maximise the power density of the machines. Both papers consider a case study for the design of a high-speed electrical machine for aerospace applications and are a result of research project REACTIVE.
Project REACTIVE is funded by the Malta Council for Science & Technology, through the SINO-Malta Fund 2020 (Science and Technology Cooperation).
