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  • 2013 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the analysis, design and manufacturing of high efficiency electric machines

Overview

Dan M. Ionel is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their research encompasses various subfields including control and systems engineering, building and construction, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and automotive engineering.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Magnetic Properties and Applications
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Induction Heating and Inverter Technology

Dan M. Ionel has published in leading venues such as:

  • IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications (17 publications)
  • IEEE Access (11 publications)
  • Energies (6 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification (4 publications)
  • 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (3 publications)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ionel include:

  • Huangjie Gong (14 joint publications)
  • Rosemary E. Alden (11 joint publications)
  • Ali Mohammadi (11 joint publications)
  • Vandana Rallabandi (10 joint publications)
  • Evan S. Jones (10 joint publications)

Recent papers by Dan M. Ionel feature topics such as DC-DC converter topologies, solar PV farm configurations, load forecasting involving energy storage, and AC winding losses in permanent magnet machines. Selected examples include:

  • "Survey of DC-DC Non-Isolated Topologies for Unidirectional Power Flow in Fuel Cell Vehicles," 2020, IEEE Access
  • "The Design and Analysis of Large Solar PV Farm Configurations With DC-Connected Battery Systems," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • "Peak Reduction and Long Term Load Forecasting for Large Residential Communities Including Smart Homes With Energy Storage," 2021, IEEE Access
  • "Analysis and Investigation of Hybrid DC-DC Non-Isolated and Non-Inverting Nx Interleaved Multilevel Boost Converter (Nx-IMBC) for High Voltage Step-Up Applications: Hardware Implementation," 2020, IEEE Access
  • "An Overview of Methods and a New Three-Dimensional FEA and Analytical Hybrid Technique for Calculating AC Winding Losses in PM Machines," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Dan M. Ionel received the IEEE Fellow award in 2013 for contributions to the analysis, design, and manufacturing of high-efficiency electric machines.

Best Publications

  • A Review of Recent Developments in Electrical Machine Design Optimization Methods With a Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor Benchmark Study

    Yao Duan;D. M. Ionel

  • Computation of Core Losses in Electrical Machines Using Improved Models for Laminated Steel

    D.M. Ionel;M. Popescu;M.I. McGilp;T.J.E. Miller

  • On the variation with flux and frequency of the core loss coefficients in electrical machines

    D.M. Ionel;M. Popescu;S.J. Dellinger;T.J.E. Miller

  • Survey of DC-DC Non-Isolated Topologies for Unidirectional Power Flow in Fuel Cell Vehicles

    Mahajan Sagar Bhaskar;Vigna K. Ramachandaramurthy;Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban;Frede Blaabjerg

  • Fault Diagnosis Techniques for Permanent Magnet AC Machine and Drives—A Review of Current State of the Art

    Seungdeog Choi;Moinul Shahidul Haque;Tawhid Bin Tarek;Vamsi Mulpuri

  • A General Model to Predict the Iron Losses in PWM Inverter-Fed Induction Motors

    Aldo Boglietti;Andrea Cavagnino;Dan M Ionel;Mircea Popescu

  • Multiphysics Simulation by Design for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives

    Marius Rosu;Frede Blaabjerg;Mircea Popescu;Ping Zhou

  • Modeling and Parametric Design of Permanent-Magnet AC Machines Using Computationally Efficient Finite-Element Analysis

    G. Y. Sizov;D. M. Ionel;N. A. O. Demerdash

  • Renewable Energy Devices and Systems – State-of-the-Art Technology, Research and Development, Challenges and Future Trends

    Frede Blaabjerg;Dan M. Ionel

  • Calculation of Magnet Losses in Concentrated-Winding Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machines Using a Computationally Efficient Finite-Element Method

    Peng Zhang;Gennadi Y. Sizov;Jiangbiao He;Dan M. Ionel

  • Interior permanent magnet motor including rotor with flux barriers

    Dan M. Ionel

  • Assessment of torque components in brushless permanent magnet machines through numerical analysis of the electromagnetic field

    D.M. Ionel;M. Popescu;M.I. McGilp;T.J.E. Miller

  • Unbalanced Magnetic Pull Due to Asymmetry and Low-Level Static Rotor Eccentricity in Fractional-Slot Brushless Permanent-Magnet Motors With Surface-Magnet and Consequent-Pole Rotors

    David G Dorrell;Mircea Popescu;Dan M Ionel

  • A General Model for Estimating the Laminated Steel Losses Under PWM Voltage Supply

    Mircea Popescu;Dan M Ionel;Aldo Boglietti;Andrea Cavagnino

  • Design Optimization of a High Torque Density Spoke-Type PM Motor for a Formula E Race Drive Cycle

    Alireza Fatemi;Dan M. Ionel;Mircea Popescu;Yew Chuan Chong

  • Renewable Energy Devices and Systems with Simulations in MATLAB® and ANSYS®

    Frede Blaabjerg;Dan M. Ionel

  • Finite-Element Surrogate Model for Electric Machines With Revolving Field—Application to IPM Motors

    Dan M Ionel;Mircea Popescu

  • Hybrid PV-Wind Micro-Grid Development Using Quasi-Z-Source Inverter Modeling and Control –Experimental Investigation

    Neeraj Priyadarshi;Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban;Dan M. Ionel;Lucian Mihet-Popa

  • Large-Scale Design Optimization of PM Machines Over a Target Operating Cycle

    Alireza Fatemi;Nabeel A. O. Demerdash;Thomas W. Nehl;Dan M. Ionel

  • Automated Multi-Objective Design Optimization of PM AC Machines Using Computationally Efficient FEA and Differential Evolution

    Gennadi Y. Sizov;Peng Zhang;Dan M. Ionel;Nabeel A. O. Demerdash

  • Incorporating Battery Energy Storage Systems Into Multi-MW Grid Connected PV Systems

    Vandana Rallabandi;Oluwaseun M. Akeyo;Nicholas Jewell;Dan M. Ionel

  • Stator assembly for an electric machine and method of manufacturing the same

    Dan M. Ionel;Stephen J. Dellinger;Robert J. Heideman;Alan E. Lesak

Frequent Co-Authors

Nabeel A. O. Demerdash
Nabeel A. O. Demerdash Marquette University
Mircea Popescu
Mircea Popescu Ansys (United Kingdom)
Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban
Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban University of South-Eastern Norway
David G. Dorrell
David G. Dorrell University of Turku
Frede Blaabjerg
Frede Blaabjerg Aalborg University
Adel Nasiri
Adel Nasiri University of South Carolina
Andrea Cavagnino
Andrea Cavagnino Polytechnic University of Turin
Ion Boldea
Ion Boldea Polytechnic University of Timişoara
Aldo Boglietti
Aldo Boglietti Polytechnic University of Turin
Mahajan Sagar Bhaskar
Mahajan Sagar Bhaskar Prince Sultan University

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