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David G. Dorrell

David G. Dorrell

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Finland
2026
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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
South Africa
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
63
Citations
15442
World Ranking
1369
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2019 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to time efficient design methodology of rotating electrical machines

Overview

David G. Dorrell is affiliated with the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, specifically within electrical and electronic engineering. Their research spans several subfields including control and systems engineering, automotive engineering, safety, risk, reliability and quality, as well as electronic, optical and magnetic materials.

The scientist has a significant publication record with 128 works in engineering. Key research topics include microgrid control and optimization, advanced battery technologies research, electric vehicles and infrastructure, frequency control in power systems, electric motor design and analysis, smart grid energy management, and smart grid security and resilience.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Hybrid electrochemical energy storage systems: An overview for smart grid and electrified vehicle applications, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Battery Thermal Runaway Fault Prognosis in Electric Vehicles Based on Abnormal Heat Generation and Deep Learning Algorithms, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • A Data-Driven Method for Battery Charging Capacity Abnormality Diagnosis in Electric Vehicle Applications, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • Operation optimization approaches of electric vehicle battery swapping and charging station: A literature review, 2022, Energy
  • Battery electric vehicle usage pattern analysis driven by massive real-world data, 2022, Energy

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with David G. Dorrell include:

  • Zhenpo Wang
  • Rudiren Pillay Carpanen
  • Evans Eshiemogie Ojo
  • Anuoluwapo Aluko
  • Peng Liu

Publications appear regularly in several venues, notably:

  • Energies
  • IECON 2020 The 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
  • IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • Energy
  • 2021 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica

David G. Dorrell was recognized with the IEEE Fellow award in 2019 for contributions to time efficient design methodology of rotating electrical machines.

Best Publications

  • A review of supercapacitor modeling, estimation, and applications: A control/management perspective

    Lei Zhang;Lei Zhang;Xiaosong Hu;Zhenpo Wang;Fengchun Sun

  • Magnetic Bearings and Bearingless Drives

    Akira Chiba;Tadashi Fukao;Osamu Ichikawa;Masahide Oshima

  • Automotive Electric Propulsion Systems With Reduced or No Permanent Magnets: An Overview

    Ion Boldea;Lucian N. Tutelea;Leila Parsa;David Dorrell

  • Analysis of airgap flux, current and vibration signals as a function of the combination of static and dynamic airgap eccentricity in 3-phase induction motors

    D.G. Dorrell;W.T. Thomson;S. Roach

  • An Improved Direct Torque Control for Three-Level Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Sensorless Drive

    Yongchang Zhang;Jianguo Zhu;Zhengming Zhao;Wei Xu

  • Multiobjective Optimal Sizing of Hybrid Energy Storage System for Electric Vehicles

    Lei Zhang;Xiaosong Hu;Zhenpo Wang;Fengchun Sun

  • A Review of the Design Issues and Techniques for Radial-Flux Brushless Surface and Internal Rare-Earth Permanent-Magnet Motors

    D. G. Dorrell;M. Hsieh;M. Popescu;L. Evans

  • Development of a Magnetic Planetary Gearbox

    Cheng-Chi Huang;Mi-Ching Tsai;D.G. Dorrell;Bor-Jeng Lin

  • Model Predictive Control of Grid-Connected Inverters for PV Systems With Flexible Power Regulation and Switching Frequency Reduction

    Jiefeng Hu;Jianguo Zhu;David G. Dorrell

  • On-line current monitoring to diagnose airgap eccentricity in large three-phase induction motors-industrial case histories verify the predictions

    W.T. Thomson;D. Rankin;D.G. Dorrell

  • Design and Analysis of Brushless Doubly Fed Reluctance Machines

    A. M. Knight;R. E. Betz;D. G. Dorrell

  • Calculation and measurement of unbalanced magnetic pull in cage induction motors with eccentric rotors. I. Analytical model

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  • Comparison of different motor design drives for hybrid electric vehicles

    David G. Dorrell;Andrew M. Knight;Mircea Popescu;Lyndon Evans

  • Virtual Flux Droop Method—A New Control Strategy of Inverters in Microgrids

    Jiefeng Hu;Jianguo Zhu;David G. Dorrell;Josep M. Guerrero

  • A comparative study of equivalent circuit models of ultracapacitors for electric vehicles

    Lei Zhang;Lei Zhang;Zhenpo Wang;Xiaosong Hu;Fengchun Sun

  • Analysis and Design Techniques Applied to Hybrid Vehicle Drive Machines—Assessment of Alternative IPM and Induction Motor Topologies

    D. G. Dorrell;A. M. Knight;L. Evans;M. Popescu

  • Hybrid electrochemical energy storage systems: An overview for smart grid and electrified vehicle applications

    Lei Zhang;Xiaosong Hu;Zhenpo Wang;Jiageng Ruan

  • Flux-linkage calculation in permanent-magnet motors using the frozen permeabilities method

    J.A. Walker;D.G. Dorrell;C. Cossar

  • Basic characteristics of a consequent-pole-type bearingless motor

    J. Amemiya;A. Chiba;D.G. Dorrell;T. Fukao

  • Combined Thermal and Electromagnetic Analysis of Permanent-Magnet and Induction Machines to Aid Calculation

    D.G. Dorrell

  • Sources and Characteristics of Unbalanced Magnetic Pull in Three-Phase Cage Induction Motors With Axial-Varying Rotor Eccentricity

    D G Dorrell

  • Fractional-order modeling and State-of-Charge estimation for ultracapacitors

    Lei Zhang;Lei Zhang;Xiaosong Hu;Zhenpo Wang;Fengchun Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Mircea Popescu
Mircea Popescu Ansys (United Kingdom)
Jianguo Zhu
Jianguo Zhu University of Sydney
Youguang Guo
Youguang Guo University of Technology Sydney
Andrew M. Knight
Andrew M. Knight University of Calgary
Jiefeng Hu
Jiefeng Hu Federation University Australia
Dan M. Ionel
Dan M. Ionel University of Kentucky
Akira Chiba
Akira Chiba Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yongchang Zhang
Yongchang Zhang North China Electric Power University
Fengchun Sun
Fengchun Sun Beijing Institute of Technology
Xiaosong Hu
Xiaosong Hu Chongqing University

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