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  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

Barrie Mecrow is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom, specializing primarily in the field of engineering. Their research portfolio spans various subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Automotive Engineering.

The main topics of Barrie Mecrow's research focus on Electric Motor Design and Analysis, Magnetic Properties and Applications, Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics, Sensorless Control of Electric Motors, Induction Heating and Inverter Technology, Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, and Heat Transfer and Optimization.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • IET conference proceedings
  • IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
  • 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM)
  • IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Among their recent papers are:

  • A Comprehensive Review of Additive Manufacturing in Construction of Electrical Machines, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • Smooth Voltage PWM for Vibration and Acoustic Noise Reduction in Switched Reluctance Machines, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • Development of a High-Speed, Permanent Magnet, SiC-Based Drive With Integrated Input Filters, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • Thermal Evaluation of a Short-Operating-Duty Dual-Lane Fault-Tolerant Actuator for Aerospace Applications, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • Thermal Analysis of a Short-Operating-Duty Dual-Lane Fault-Tolerant Actuator for Aerospace Applications, 2022, 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)

Regular collaborators in their research include Xu Deng, Rafał Wróbel, Simon Lambert, Maamar Benarous, and Xiang Shen.

Barrie Mecrow has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) since 2015, reflecting their professional standing within the engineering community.

Best Publications

  • Overview of Electric Motor Technologies Used for More Electric Aircraft (MEA)

    Wenping Cao;B. C. Mecrow;G. J. Atkinson;J. W. Bennett

  • A comparative study of permanent magnet and switched reluctance motors for high-performance fault-tolerant applications

    A.G. Jack;B.C. Mecrow;J.A. Haylock

  • Fault-tolerant permanent magnet machine drives

    B.C. Mecrow;A.G. Jack;J.A. Haylock;J. Coles

  • A Wound-Field Three-Phase Flux-Switching Synchronous Motor With All Excitation Sources on the Stator

    A Zulu;B C Mecrow;M Armstrong

  • Conventional and TFPM linear generators for direct-drive wave energy conversion

    H. Polinder;B.C. Mecrow;A.G. Jack;P.G. Dickinson

  • Design and testing of a four-phase fault-tolerant permanent-magnet machine for an engine fuel pump

    B.C. Mecrow;A.G. Jack;D.J. Atkinson;S.R. Green

  • Permanent magnet machines with powdered iron cores and pre-pressed windings

    A.G. Jack;B.C. Mecrow;P.G. Dickinson;D. Stephenson

  • Fault-Tolerant In-Wheel Motor Topologies for High-Performance Electric Vehicles

    C. J. Ifedi;B. C. Mecrow;S. T. M. Brockway;G. S. Boast

  • Operation of fault tolerant machines with winding failures

    J.A. Haylock;B.C. Mecrow;A.G. Jack;D.J. Atkinson

  • Fault-Tolerant Design Considerations and Control Strategies for Aerospace Drives

    J. W. Bennett;G. J. Atkinson;B. C. Mecrow;D. J. Atkinson

  • Integrated motor drives: state of the art and future trends

    Robert Abebe;Gaurang Vakil;Giovanni Lo Calzo;Thomas Cox

  • The Analysis of Losses in High-Power Fault-Tolerant Machines for Aerospace Applications

    G.J. Atkinson;B.C. Mecrow;A.G. Jack;D.J. Atkinson

  • Fully pitched-winding switched-reluctance and stepping-motor arrangements

    B.C. Mecrow

  • Efficiency trends in electric machines and drives

    Barrie Mecrow;Alan Jack

  • New winding configurations for doubly salient reluctance machines

    B.C. Mecrow

  • Preliminary performance evaluation of switched reluctance motors with segmental rotors

    B.C. Mecrow;E.A. El-Kharashi;J.W. Finch;A.G. Jack

  • A comparative study of permanent magnet and switched reluctance motors for high performance fault tolerant applications

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  • Switched reluctance motors with segmental rotors

    B.C. Mecrow;J.W. Finch;E.A. El-Kharashi;A.G. Jack

  • Segmental rotor switched reluctance motors with single-tooth windings

    Barrie Mecrow;Eyhab El-Kharashi;John Finch;Alan Jack

  • High-Performance Low-Cost Electric Motor for Electric Vehicles Using Ferrite Magnets

    M. Kimiabeigi;J. D. Widmer;R. Long;Y. Gao

  • Operation of a fault tolerant PM drive for an aerospace fuel pump application

    J.A. Haylock;B.C. Mecrow;A.G. Jack;D.J. Atkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Atkinson
David J. Atkinson Newcastle University
Henk Polinder
Henk Polinder Delft University of Technology
Markus Mueller
Markus Mueller University of Edinburgh
Chris Gerada
Chris Gerada University of Nottingham
Jiabin Wang
Jiabin Wang University of Sheffield
Phil Mellor
Phil Mellor University of Bristol
Jianguo Zhu
Jianguo Zhu University of Sydney
Zi-Qiang Zhu
Zi-Qiang Zhu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Wenping Cao
Wenping Cao Anhui University

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