Many types of molecular motors have been proposed and synthesized in recent years, displaying different kinds of motion, and fueled by different driving forces such as light, heat, or chemical reactions. We propose a new type of molecular motor based on electric field actuation and electric current detection of the rotational motion of a molecular dipole embedded in a three-terminal single-mole...

The paper focuses on some aspects of control and estimation in electric drives with inverter output filters. The filters are used in some industrial drives with pulse width modulated (PWM) inverters. They smoothes the motor supply voltage and current so nearly sinusoidal shapes are obtained. The filters can also limit the bearing current and shaft voltages. Because of the voltage drop and phase...

This paper presents parameter identification technique to quantify the faults in motor condition monitoring. Genetic Algorithm (GA) has been used as a key technique to estimate the motor parameters. The zero-sequence voltage equation for the stator has been used as a model to estimate motor stator parameters – the stator resistance and the stator leakage inductance. The comparison of the parame...

Individually-controlled electric motors provide opportunities for enhancing the handling characteristics and energy efficiency of fully electric vehicles. Online power loss minimisation schemes based on electric motor efficiency data may, however, be impractical for real-time implementation due to the heavy computational demand. In this paper, the optimal wheel torque distribution for minimal p...

A variable reluctance machine (VRM) has been proven to be an outstanding candidate for electric vehicle (EV) applications. This paper introduces a new double-stator, 12/14/12-pole three-phase hybrid-excited modular variable reluctance machine (MVRM) for EV applications. In order to demonstrate the superiorities of the proposed structure, the static torque characteristics and dynamic performance...

Design of high-performance electric propulsion systems requires thorough dynamic analysis of both the electric power and propulsion systems. This paper presents a simple but effective method to model the relevant components in the electric and propulsion plants to facilitate the integration and analysis of the entire system for the purpose of predicting the overall system performance. The objec...

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive, low-cost, well-tolerated technique producing lasting modulation of cortical excitability. Behavioral and therapeutic outcomes of tDCS are linked to the targeted brain regions, but there is little evidence that current reaches the brain as intended. We aimed to: (1) validate a computational model for estimating cortical electric f...