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James L. Kirtley

James L. Kirtley

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
47
Citations
8532
World Ranking
3239
National Ranking
1206

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the theoretical analysis, design and construction of high-performance rotating electric machinery.
  • 1991 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the theoretical understanding, development, and implementation of superconducting turbogenerators.

Overview

James L. Kirtley is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields, including control and systems engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, mechanical engineering, and automotive engineering.

The scientist has published numerous research papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • Critical Review of Direct-Drive Electrical Machine Systems for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • Modeling and Optimizing Method for Axial Flux Induction Motor of Electric Vehicles, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • Power ramp-rates of utility-scale PV systems under passing clouds: Module-level emulation with cloud shadow modeling, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Electric Drives and Power Chargers: Recent Solutions to Improve Performance and Energy Efficiency for Hybrid and Fully Electric Vehicles, 2020, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
  • Stochastic optimization of multi-energy system operation considering hydrogen-based vehicle applications, 2021, Advances in Applied Energy

Kirtley collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Sajjad Mohammadi, Jeffrey H. Lang, Gholamreza Davarpanah, Christopher H. T. Lee, and Jie Mei.

Their research is often published in venues such as IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, arXiv (Cornell University), IET Electric Power Applications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, and Applied Energy.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Engineering

Within these fields, subfields extensively covered are:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering

The core topics addressed by Kirtley encompass:

  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
  • Magnetic Properties and Applications
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters

Their recognized achievements include being named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2007 for contributions to the theoretical analysis, design, and construction of high-performance rotating electric machinery. Additionally, they were awarded the status of IEEE Fellow in 1991 for contributions to the theoretical understanding, development, and implementation of superconducting turbogenerators.

Best Publications

  • Homeostatic Utility Control

    Fred C. Schweppe;Richard D. Tabors;James L. Kirtley;Hugh R. Outhred

  • Transient event detection in spectral envelope estimates for nonintrusive load monitoring

    S.B. Leeb;S.R. Shaw;J.L. Kirtley

  • A Geometric Interpretation of Reference Frames and Transformations: dq0, Clarke, and Park

    Colm J. O'Rourke;Mohammad M. Qasim;Matthew R. Overlin;James L. Kirtley

  • An improved transformer top oil temperature model for use in an on-line monitoring and diagnostic system

    B.C. Lesieutre;W.H. Hagman;J.L. Kirtley

  • Transient event detector for use in nonintrusive load monitoring systems

    Steven B. Leeb;James L. Kirtley

  • Two Degrees of Freedom Active Damping Technique for $LCL$ Filter-Based Grid Connected PV Systems

    Moin Hanif;Vinod Khadkikar;Weidong Xiao;James L. Kirtley

  • High-Fidelity Model Order Reduction for Microgrids Stability Assessment

    Petr Vorobev;Po-Hsu Huang;Mohamed Al Hosani;James L. Kirtley

  • Microgrid Stability Characterization Subsequent to Fault-Triggered Islanding Incidents

    A. H. Kasem Alaboudy;H. H. Zeineldin;J. L. Kirtley

  • Subsynchronous Resonance Mitigation for Series-Compensated DFIG-Based Wind Farm by Using Two-Degree-of-Freedom Control Strategy

    Po-Hsu Huang;Mohamed Shawky El Moursi;Weidong Xiao;James L Kirtley

  • Parallel air gap serial flux A.C. electrical machine

    James H. Goldie;James Kirtley

  • Critical Review of Direct-Drive Electrical Machine Systems for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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  • Modeling and Analysis of a Variable Speed Heat Pump for Frequency Regulation Through Direct Load Control

    Young-Jin Kim;Leslie K. Norford;James L. Kirtley

  • Analysis and Design of DC System Protection Using Z-Source Circuit Breaker

    Arthur H. Chang;Brian R. Sennett;Al-Thaddeus Avestruz;Steven B. Leeb

  • Performance of the OVP/UVP and OFP/UFP Method With Voltage and Frequency Dependent Loads

    H.H. Zeineldin;J.L. Kirtley

  • Online Two-Section PV Array Fault Diagnosis With Optimized Voltage Sensor Locations

    Yihua Hu;Jiangfeng Zhang;Wenping Cao;Jiande Wu

  • Electric Motor Handbook

    H. Wayne Beaty;James L. Kirtley

  • Motors for Ship Propulsion

    James L. Kirtley;Arijit Banerjee;Steven Englebretson

  • Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Control of Islanded Multi-Microgrids

    David Ofosu Amoateng;Mohamed Al Hosani;Mohamed Shawky Elmoursi;Konstantin Turitsyn

  • Power-Loss Analysis and Efficiency Maximization of a Silicon-Carbide MOSFET-Based Three-Phase 10-kW Bidirectional EV Charger Using Variable-DC-Bus Control

    Xuntuo Wang;Chenguang Jiang;Bo Lei;Hui Teng

  • A Dynamic Master/Slave Reactive Power-Management Scheme for Smart Grids With Distributed Generation

    Mohamed Shawky El Moursi;H. H. Zeineldin;James L. Kirtley;Khaled Alobeidli

  • A new wholesale bidding mechanism for enhanced demand response in smart grids

    J. Wang;S. Kennedy;J. Kirtley

  • Coalitional game theory based local power exchange algorithm for networked microgrids

    Jie Mei;Chen Chen;Jianhui Wang;Jianhui Wang;James L. Kirtley

  • Pitfalls of modeling wind power using Markov chains

    Kevin Brokish;James Kirtley

Frequent Co-Authors

Weidong Xiao
Weidong Xiao University of Sydney
Christopher H. T. Lee
Christopher H. T. Lee Nanyang Technological University
Vinod Khadkikar
Vinod Khadkikar Khalifa University
Wenping Cao
Wenping Cao Anhui University
Hatem H. Zeineldin
Hatem H. Zeineldin Khalifa University
Osama A. Mohammed
Osama A. Mohammed Florida International University

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