Professor Phil Mellor
Ph.D.(Liv.), B.Eng.(Liv.)
Current positions
Professor of Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
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Research interests
Electrical machines
Power electronic drives and their control
Hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicle power trains
Aircraft electrical actuation and generation systems
Automotive 42V electrical systems
MEMS devices
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Innovation and Knowledge Centre: Transforming Net Zero with Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Device Technology (REWIRE)
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/04/2024 to 31/03/2029
Multidomain Synthesis for New Concept Hydraulic and In-Wheel Motor Suspension Systems
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/10/2021 to 30/09/2024
Network Synthesis for Air Suspension and Electromagnetic Suspension Design
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/01/2021 to 31/12/2022
8031 AEPEC
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/04/2020 to 30/06/2025
ATI Systems Theme Institutional Funding - Bristol element
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
31/01/2017 to 30/03/2017
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
03/02/2026Experimental and numerical study on the AC loss of HTS REBCO winding for fully superconducting electrical machine
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Experimental Study on the Dynamic Resistance of HTS REBCO Coated Conductor Tape
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
A Manufacture Driven Topology Optimization of Laser Cut Synchronous Reluctance Machine
25th International Conference on the Computation of Electromagnetic Fields, COMPUMAG 2025
Development of a Conductor Shaping Algorithm for Reduced AC loss in Electrical Machines
2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
Rapid Experimental Characterisation of A.C. Losses in Printed Litz Hairpins
14th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, PEMD Europe 2025
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