The EE College invited Dr. Michael Galea to deliver a presentation on the afternoon of May 3 this Thursday at Yuquan Campus. Representatives of the faculty and students from the EE College attended the lecture.
The lecture is focused on the need for a step-change in how we consider the reliability aspects of electrical machine, especially when considering the very high requirements of robustness and reliability associated with certain industries, such as aerospace.
The requirements for higher performance machines in terms of power densities for aerospace applications are ever increasing. However, a main consideration for aerospace applications is also the need for highly reliable and robust systems. In this lecture, Dr. Galea discussed the challenge of balancing the need for higher power/ torque densities with the need for super-reliable electrical machines. He introduced the need for reliability engineering to be considered right from the first stages of the design. And he also discussed the need for accurate, physics of failure methods and the associated challenges. He highlighted the above aspects through a case study.
After the lecture, Dr. Michael Galea exchanged ideas with the faculty and students on related issues, which mainly focused on requirements of robustness and reliability in the design of electrical machine. Dr. Michael Galea expressed that he welcomed the teachers and students of EE College to visit the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China.
About the speaker:
Michael Galea received his PhD in electrical machines design from the University of Nottingham, UK, where he has also worked as a Research Fellow. He is currently the Head of School of Aerospace in the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China, where he is also the Director of Aerospace. He currently lectures in Aerospace Electrical Systems and Systems Integration and manages a number of diverse projects and programs related to the more / all electric aircraft, electrified propulsion, electrical energy conversion and associated fields. He is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the IET, the UK MagSoc committee and the UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society. His main research interests are the design, analysis and thermal management of electrical machines, highly integrated electrical drives and the reliability and life-time consumption of electrical machines. His main research applications include the more electric aircraft, the more eclectic engine, electrical power generation and electrified and hybrid propulsion.
