PhD Studentship in Design Optimisation of Brushless Doubly Fed Machines University of East Anglia in United Kingdom

The Advanced Power Engineering MSc at the University of Edinburgh is a two-year, full-time postgraduate programme based at the King's Buildings campus. It is designed for students who want advanced training in modern power engineering and the technologies shaping secure, efficient and sustainable energy systems. The programme covers both traditional and renewable power sources, with core study in power systems, electrical machines and power conversion. Students develop advanced numerical, analyt...

This PhD project at the University of East Anglia focuses on the design optimisation of brushless doubly fed machines (BDFMs), an emerging electrical machine technology for offshore wind turbine generators. BDFMs can operate with fractional-sized power converters and eliminate rotor brushes and slip rings. Their simplified gearbox systems, compared with high-speed generators, may reduce capital and operational costs while improving reliability and reducing maintenance requirements. These charact...

University of Bath, Department of Mechanical Engineering, is advertising a competition-funded PhD studentship on Robust Control of Magnetically Levitated Wind Turbines . The project sits at the intersection of mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , mechatronics , control systems , and renewable energy . The research will investigate advanced control strategies for magnetically levitated wind turbines, with a focus on robust control , rotor stabilisation, vibration attenuation, and dis...

Two PhD studentships in Sustainable Multi-Sector Electrification are available within the Power Electronics, Machines and Control (PEMC) Research Group at the University of Nottingham , UK. The project explores advanced integrated motor drive technologies for sustainable electricity generation, high-efficiency industrial systems, and lightweight transport applications. Research will address one or more areas: mechanical integration of power converters and electrical machines; novel joining, wind...

Northumbria University is offering a fully funded PhD project on smart flange diagnostics for resilient, low-carbon wind-energy infrastructure. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, the research addresses whether loose bolts in wind turbines can be detected and located using vibration measurements from only a small number of sensors. The doctoral researcher will investigate critical wind-turbine connections and develop innovative approaches for identifying bolt loosening. The project combines experiment...