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
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/10/2021 to 30/09/2024
Network Synthesis for Air Suspension and Electromagnetic Suspension Design
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/01/2021 to 31/12/2022
ATI Systems Theme Institutional Funding - Bristol element
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Electrical & Electronic EngineeringDates
31/01/2017 to 30/03/2017
Low cost integrated electrical machines
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Electrical & Electronic EngineeringDates
01/10/2013 to 01/04/2016
Publications
Recent publications
29/08/2024Performance Instability of 650 V p-GaN Gate HEMT Device under Temperature-related Positive Gate Bias Stresses
PCIM Europe 2024; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
Performance Instability of 650 V p-GaN Gate HEMTs under Temperature-Induced Negative Gate Bias Stresses
2024 IEEE 10th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (IPEMC2024-ECCE Asia)
A bearing test stand to represent E-VTOL air-screw loads in vertical and forwards flight
Electrothermal power cycling of 15 kV SiC PiN diodes
Microelectronics Reliability
Impact of Intrinsic Parameter Dispersion on Short-Circuit Reliability of Parallel-Connected Planar and Trench SiC MOSFETs
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
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Dr Nick Simpson
Associate Professor of Advanced Electrical Machine Design
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Professor Bernard Stark
Professor of Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Mr Dominic North
Research Associate
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Dr Josh Hoole
Lecturer in Systems Engineering
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Dr Saeed Jahdi
Senior Lecturer in Power Electronics
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering