Recognition

EMC Transactions on Industry Applications Prize Paper Awards 2024

First Prize:

“Automatic Classification of Field Winding Faults in Synchronous Motors Based on Bicoherence Image Segmentation and Higher Order Statistics of Stray Flux Signals”, by Miguel Enrique Iglesias Martinez, Jose Guerra Carmenate, Jose Antonino-Daviu, Larisa Dunai, Carlos A. Platero, J. Alberto Conejero, Pedro Fernandez de Cordoba, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain

Jose Antonino-Daviu, Rafal Wrobel (Award committee chair), and Rukmi Dutta (EMC Chair 2023-24)

Second Prize:

“Thermal Management Integrated With Flat Heat Pipes for In-Slot Stator Windings of Electric Motors”, by Chaofan Dong, Xuanyang Hu, Yuping Qian, Weilin Zhuge, Yangjun Zhang, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Lu Zhao (on behalf of the authors), Rafal Wrobel (Award committee chair), and Rukmi Dutta (EMC Chair 2023-24)

Third Prize:

“Coupling Vibration Analytical Model and Vibration Suppression of Linear Motor Driven Free Piston Stirling Cryocoolers”, by Zhongli Xi, Xiaoqing Zhang, Han Jiang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China                             

Ronghai Qu (on behalf of the authors), Rafal Wrobel (Award committee chair), and Rukmi Dutta (EMC Chair 2023-24)

EMC ECCE Prize Paper Awards 2024 (for Papers presented at ECCE 2023)


First Prize:

“Cast or Additively Manufactured Coils with End Turn Enhanced Heat Transfer Surfaces for Spray or Jet Cooling”, by Dominick Sossong, Daniel Zdunek, Ian P. Brown, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA

Ian Brown, Rafal Wrobel (Award committee chair), and Rukmi Dutta (EMC Chair 2023-24)


Second Prize:

“A Study on Stator Winding Loss Distribution of Additively Manufactured Coils in Fractional Slot Concentrated Windings”, by Salar Koushan, Ayman EL-Refaie, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Salar Koushan, Rafal Wrobel (Award committee chair), Rukmi Dutta (EMC Chair 2023-24), and Ayman EL-Rafaie

Third Prize:
“Research on A High Torque Density Axial-Radial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine to Avoid Stator Axial Movement”, by Yuhang Long, Zhanfeng Song, Zan Zheng, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

Recognition of EMC reviewers’ support, 2024

In an effort to appreciate EMC reviewers’ contributions, a new initiatives have been implemented to recognize top reviewers. Twenty of the best reviewers for track G in ECCE 2024 have been selected. An award certificate and a discount for ECCE2024 registration has been awarded. The following are the selected top reviewers for Track G, ECCE 2024:

  • Ahmed Hembel
  • Ali Mohammadi
  • Anvar Khamitov
  • Chen-Pei Yi
  • Daniel Fernandez
  • Eva Teresa Serna Calvo
  • Federica Graffeo
  • Joachim Van Verdeghem
  • Kyohei Kiyota
  • Lorenzo Perilli
  • Matin Vatani
  • Matthew Johnson
  • Mbika Muteba
  • Michiel Desmedt
  • Milad Sadoughi
  • Mostafa Ahmadi Darmani
  • Rajesh Kumar
  • Ravindra Bhide
  • Seth Mcelhinney
  • Shovan Dey
  • Giada Sala

EMC Transactions on Industry Applications Prize Paper Awards 2023

First Prize

Different Approaches in the Use of Ferrites in Assisted Reluctance Machines“, by Emir Pošković, Luca Ferraris and Nicola Bianchi, Politecnico di Torino and University of Padua, Italy.

Greg Heins (EMC Chair 2022-23), Rukmi Dutta (EMC Vice Chair 2022-23) and Nicola Bianchi

Second Prize

Improving Combined Flow and Thermal Network Accuracy for Radially Air-Cooled Generators by Considering the Non-linear Resistance Characteristics of T-Junction Flowby Hui Wen, Yang Shi, Lijian Wu, Yidong Du and Youtong Fang, Zhejiang University, China.

Greg Heins, Rukmi Dutta and Yang Shi

Third Prize

Double Layer Capacitive Power and Heat Transfer in Rotating Machineryby Daniel Ludois, Kevin Frankforter, Sarah Behringer and Finn Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA.

Greg Heins, Rukmi Dutta and Lei Zhou (on behalf of the authors)

EMC ECCE Prize Paper Awards 2023

First Prize

Efficiency Improvement of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines With High Slot Fill Aluminum Winding” by Yuto Yamada, Hiroya Sugimoto and Kazuhito Imae, Tokyo Denki University and Aster Co. Ltd., Japan.

Greg Heins, Rukmi Dutta and Hiroya Sugimoto

Second Prize

Winding Losses in Coreless Axial Flux PM Machines with Wave and Spiral PCB Stator Topologiesby Yaser Chulaee, Donovin Lewis, Greg Heins, Dean Patterson and Dan Ionel, University of Kentucky, KY, USA and Regal Rexnord, Australia.

From left to right: Greg Heins, Rukmi Dutta, Yaser Chulaee, Donovin Lewis and Dan Ionel

Third Prize

EDM Damage Assessment and Lifetime Prediction of Motor Bearings Driven by PWM Invertersby Ryan Collin, Alex Yokochi, and Annette von Jouanne, Baylor University, TX, USA.

Greg Heins, Rukmi Dutta and Annette von Jouanne

2024 IEEE Nikola Tesla Award

We are very proud to announce that EMC Past Chair Prof. Aldo Boglietti of the Department of Energy “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, has been awarded the 2024 IEEE Nikola Tesla Award, “for contributions to the magnetic and thermal modeling, design, and characterization of electrical machines”.

The Nikola Tesla Award is an IEEE Technical Field Award presented yearly to individuals or a team of up to three people for outstanding contributions to the generation and utilisation of electric power.

Prof. Aldo Boglietti of the Power Electronics,
Electrical Machines and Drives Group,
Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Past recipients include many EMC members. The full list can be found at IEEE Nikola Tesla Award.

EMC ECCE Prize Paper Awards 2022

First Prize

Flux Switching Permanent Magnet Motor with Metal Amorphous Nanocomposite Soft Magnetic Material and Rare Earth Free Permanent Magnets” by Satoru Simizu, Kevin Byerly, Kyle Schneider, Heonyoung Kim, Mark Nations, Sneha Narasimhan, Richard Beddingfield, Subhashish Bhattacharya and Michael McHenry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, FREEDM Systems Center, North Carolina State University, NC, USA.

From left to right: Greg Heins (EMC Chair 2022-23), Subhashish Bhattachaya, Mark Nations, Richard Beddingfield and Sneha Narasimhan

Second Prize

“Rotor Reinforcement in High-Speed Motors by Polymer Composites”, by Anthony Coppola and Alireza Fatemi, Global Research and Development Department, General Motors Company, Warren, MI, USA.

From left to right: Greg Heins and Alireza Fatemi

Third Prize

“Additive Manufacturing of a Conformal Hybrid-Strand Concentrated Winding Topology for Minimal AC Loss in Electrical Machines”, by Nick Simpson, Jakob Jung, Axel Helm and Phil H Mellor, Electrical Energy Management Group, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK and Additive Drives GmbH, Halsbrucke, Germany.