Prof. Yang Shi was selected as the recipient of the 2024 IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineer Award, “for outstanding contributions to the theory and applications of networked and distributed control, model predictive control, autonomous intelligent mechatronics, and industrial cyber-physical systems.” Congratulations!

The Journal Citation Reports issued in June 2024 highlight some remarkable successes:

TII entered the Top 3 of the best Impact Factors in three categories, both IEM and TIE have improved their JIF percentile in their category compared to last year, and OJIES has been included in the Quartiles classification as Q1 for the first time.

The 2024 Battery Safety Workshop will be held on 5-6 August 2024, in Columbia South Carolina, USA. In cooperation with IES, this annual workshop aims to provide an informative and inclusive forum to discuss the state-of-the-art research progress in the battery safety area. 

This article analyzes how innovative technologies including virtualization, low-code development, digital twins, and industrial agents can support and impact digital and green transitions. In addition, it discusses how these technologies will help the security and sustainability of future industrial automation systems.

By Leopoldo G. Franquelo – 28 Nov 2023

In this talk, the advantages of using modular converters in a wide range of power applications are introduced. In addition, the operation of these converters with an eye on the thermal behaviour by applying advanced active thermal control methods is addressed. It will be shown that it is possible to smartly manage the remaining useful lifetime of each power cell of the modular structure to reduce the corresponding maintenance cost. However, the application of such methods leads to creating negative collateral effects that could mitigate the achieved advantages. These negative effects can be mitigated by applying advanced modulation methods based on modifying well-known techniques such as phase-shifted modulation and interleaved operation. (Video duration: 1:13)

By Rishabh Raj and Bernd Cebulski – 23 May 2024 

The webinar aims presenting a methodology for accounting change in performance with effect of press and shrink fitting of stator housings. The implementation is computationally more efficient to perform in a finite element environment. A measurement setup is also discussed to account the effect of compressive stress and thereby, modifying the iron loss model. Eventually, the overall impact of compressive stress of machine performance and over important drive cycle will be discussed.

By Tommaso Bertoncello and Ved Acharya – 28 May 2024 

Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) in rotating electrical machines for automotive are crucial for motor design. Stator teeth induce core deformation, leading to vibrations and noise. Mitigating NVH optimizes design iterations, reducing time-to-prototype. A webinar will introduce a novel FEA method for force harmonics extraction and assess asymmetrical geometries' NVH improvement potential. JMAG will be showcased for electromagnetic simulations.