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47
Citations
9914
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3193
National Ranking
177

Overview

Phil Mellor is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and has a focused research profile within the field of Engineering, particularly Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Their work also spans Mechanical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, including:

  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics

Phil Mellor has contributed to various publication venues. Their most frequent venues include:

  • IET conference proceedings (6 publications)
  • Microelectronics Reliability (4 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications (3 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability (2 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (2 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Phil Mellor include:

  • "Additive Manufacturing of Shaped Profile Windings for Minimal AC Loss in Electrical Machines," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • "Direct Thermal Management of Windings Enabled by Additive Manufacturing," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • "Degradation Analysis of Planar, Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Trench SiC MOSFETs Under Repetitive Short Circuit Impulses," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "Measurements and Review of Failure Mechanisms and Reliability Constraints of 4H-SiC Power MOSFETs Under Short Circuit Events," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability
  • "Prospects and Challenges of 4H-SiC Thyristors in Protection of HB-MMC-VSC-HVDC Converters," 2021, IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics

Phil Mellor frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Saeed Jahdi (20 joint publications)
  • Olayiwola Alatise (16 joint publications)
  • Jose Ortiz Gonzalez (13 joint publications)
  • Nick Simpson (12 joint publications)
  • Juefei Yang (9 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Lumped parameter thermal model for electrical machines of TEFC design

    P.H. Mellor;D. Roberts;D.R. Turner

  • Development of an electromagnetic micro-generator

    CB Williams;C Shearwood;MA Harradine;Phil Mellor

  • Rotor loss in permanent-magnet brushless AC machines

    K. Atallah;D. Howe;P.H. Mellor;D.A. Stone

  • Estimation of Equivalent Thermal Parameters of Impregnated Electrical Windings

    Nick Simpson;Rafal Wrobel;Phil H. Mellor

  • Reduction of cogging force in slotless linear permanent magnet motors

    Z.O. Zhu;Z.P. Xia;D. Howe;P.H. Mellor

  • Application of fuzzy control algorithms for electric vehicle antilock braking/traction control systems

    P. Khatun;C.M. Bingham;N. Schofield;P.H. Mellor

  • Design Considerations of a Direct Drive Brushless Machine With Concentrated Windings

    R. Wrobel;P.H. Mellor

  • A General Cuboidal Element for Three-Dimensional Thermal Modelling

    R Wrobel;P H Mellor

  • Design and Characterization of a Three-Phase Brushless Exciter for Aircraft Starter/Generator

    Antonio Griffo;Rafal Wrobel;Phil H. Mellor;Jason M. Yon

  • Electrical generation and distribution for the more electric aircraft

    C.R. Avery;S.G. Burrow;P.H. Mellor

  • Comparison of passive cell balancing and active cell balancing for automotive batteries

    Wai Chung Lee;David Drury;Phil Mellor

  • Investigation of Proximity Losses in a High Speed Brushless Permanent Magnet Motor

    P.H. Mellor;R. Wrobel;N. McNeill

  • Derivation and Scaling of AC Copper Loss in Thermal Modeling of Electrical Machines

    Rafal Wrobel;Daniel E. Salt;Antonio Griffo;Nick Simpson

  • Physical origin of negative differential resistance in SOI transistors

    L.J. McDaid;S. Hall;P.H. Mellor;W. Eccleston

  • 2011 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition

    Rafal Wrobel;Antonio Griffo;Adrian Mlot;Jason M Yon

  • Contribution of End-Winding Proximity Losses to Temperature Variation in Electromagnetic Devices

    R. Wrobel;A. Mlot;P. H. Mellor

  • Sensorless starting of a wound-field synchronous starter/generator for aerospace applications

    A. Griffo;D. Drury;T. Sawata;P. H. Mellor

  • AC Losses in High Frequency Electrical Machine Windings formed from Large Section Conductors

    Phil Mellor;Rafal Wrobel;Nick Simpson

  • Additive Manufacturing of Shaped Profile Windings for Minimal AC Loss in Electrical Machines

    Nick Simpson;Dominic J. North;Suzanne M. Collins;Phil H. Mellor

  • Estimation of parameters and performance of rare-earth permanent-magnet motors avoiding measurement of load angle

    P.H. Mellor;F.B. Chaaban;K.J. Binns

  • Thermal Modeling of a Segmented Stator Winding Design

    R. Wrobel;P. H. Mellor;D. Holliday

  • Reduction of spectral distortion in class D amplifiers by an enhanced pulse width modulation sampling process

    P.H. Mellor;S.P. Leigh;B.M.G. Cheetham

Frequent Co-Authors

David Howe
David Howe University of Sheffield
Chris Bingham
Chris Bingham University of Lincoln
Kais Atallah
Kais Atallah University of Sheffield
Xibo Yuan
Xibo Yuan University of Bristol
Mircea Popescu
Mircea Popescu Ansys (United Kingdom)
Barrie Mecrow
Barrie Mecrow Newcastle University
Markus Mueller
Markus Mueller University of Edinburgh

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