Researcher

Associate Professor Rukmi Dutta

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Electrical machines and drives, Engineering electromagnetics, Power electronics, Industrial electronics

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Biography

Rukmi Dutta is an Associate Professor in Energy System with the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications. Her research interests include:

  • Electric Machines and Drive Systems
  • Electric and Hybrid Electric vehicles
  • Renewable Energy
  • Wireless power transfer 
  • Electromagnetics 
  • Power Electronics

Areas of research expertise include design and control of novel electric machines such as permanent magnet machines in the automotive and...view more

Rukmi Dutta is an Associate Professor in Energy System with the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications. Her research interests include:

  • Electric Machines and Drive Systems
  • Electric and Hybrid Electric vehicles
  • Renewable Energy
  • Wireless power transfer 
  • Electromagnetics 
  • Power Electronics

Areas of research expertise include design and control of novel electric machines such as permanent magnet machines in the automotive and renewable energy sectors. Provided consultancy to several global entrepreneuring companies in USA and Australia. She is the Vice Chair of the Electric Machine Committee of IEEE IAS and associate editors of several IEEE transactions.  The major  grants and projects under AProf Rukmi Dutta are listed  below: 

 

Grants: 

  • Defence Institute Networks Strategic Investment Initiative (SII.) Award partnered with Macquarie University, ($499.78k, 2022-2024) 
  • Cooperative Research Centre Project Grants (CRC-P)(Novel and environmentally sustainable ultra-high efficiency micro HVAC system), partnered with Conrytech Pty Ltd, ($3M, 2021-2024)
  • ARC Training Centre in Energy Technologies for Future Grids, multi-institutes with the lead from University of Wollongong  ($5M, 2022-2025)
  • ARC Discovery Project Grant 2017- DP170102288: ($478.5k) High-speed interior permanent magnet synchronous machines.

 

Projects: 

  • Investigation of grid power quality with Sic/GaN VSD
  • Fault tolerance control of Open-winding IPMSG
  • Improved control of high speed (>50,000 rpm) IPMSM 

 


My Grants

 

Defence Institute Networks Strategic Investment Initiative (SII.) Award partnered with Macquarie University, ($499.78k, 2022) 

 

Cooperative Research Centre Project Grants (CRC-P)(Novel and environmentally sustainable ultra-high efficiency micro HVAC system), partnered with Conrytech Pty Ltd, ($3M, 2021)

 

ARC Training Centre in Energy Technologies for Future Grids, multi-institutes with the lead from University of Wollongong lead, ($5M, 2022)

 

 ARC Discovery Project   2017-2019                    $478.5K                                CI1

High-speed interior permanent magnet synchronous machines ( DP170102288)

The key aim is to develop a novel permanent magnet machine for high speed operation (>50,000 rpm). The research will satisfy the demands of emerging high-speed applications for electric drive systems, using permanent magnet machines with simple constructional features, reduced use of costly rare earth materials, inherent sensor-less control capability and flux-weakening. Applications for the research include many global growth sectors including aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, energy generation and storage. A new highquality, multi-physics model will be realised, and guidelines for optimised design discovered. These will be verified with the help of a constructed prototype. The project is undertaken in collaboration with CSIRO and WEMPEC at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. 

ARC Discovery Project  2015-2017               $280K                               CI2

Advanced fault tolerant drives for safety critical applications (DP150102368)

The key aim is to develop an electrical drive system with enhanced tolerance to system faults. The research is significant as it will satisfy the demands of emerging high-reliability applications for electric drive systems utilising a patented concentrated-wound permanent magnet machine. Applications for the research include the automotive, aerospace and resource sectors which are global growth sectors. A new high-quality model of the machine will be realised. This new model will then inform the development of suitable control techniques for the machine driven by fault-tolerant inverter topologies. The research will be demonstrated on prototype research machines and the system performance compared with existing state-of-the-art technology.

ARC Discovery Project  2013-2015                  $380K                               CI2

Dynamic model and mechanical sensorless controller for a novel concentrated-winding interior permanent magnet machine for electric vehicles (DP130103760)

 Fractional-slot, concentrated-wound (FSCW) interior permanent magnet (IPM) machines have demonstrated higher power density and constant power speed range than other PM machines with distributed windings. Extensive current research on the FSCW IPM machine is mainly inspired by its suitability for future electric vehicles. It has been found, that conventional dq model developed based on distributed winding does not adequately represent the dynamics of FSCW machines. Without an accurate model, development of high performance controller for such a machine to utilize its full potential is not possible. This project aims to find an accurate model for an FSCW IPM machine recently developed at UNSW and its sensorless highperformance controller. The project was in collaboration with CSIRO. 

ARC Discovery Project  2009- 2011                   $320K                                CI4

Optimum rotor and concentrated stator winding structures for improving the torque, field-weakening and power density characteristics of the interior permanent-magnet machines (DP0988255 )

The Interior Permanent Magnet machine offers one of the highest efficiency and torque/volume ratios of all machines; however, its optimum design is not yet fully developed. In particular, the trade-off between a promising single-barrier (segmented) rotor developed simultaneously at UNSW and Japan (Toyota and
Honda) versus a more conventional multiple-barrier rotor, and between a concentrated versus a distributed stator winding structure need to be fully understood before an optimum design can be found. The project will use innovative analysis, design and optimization techniques developed at three universities where leading research on the above mentioned design options have recently been studied. The project was in collaboration with CSIRO, Adelaid University and University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. 

Australian Power Industry (API) supports Grant  2012                $100K                                CI3

Development of a Micro Generation Test Facility for the Assessment of Power Quality and Hybrid System.


My Qualifications

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, 2007
  • BE in Electrical Engineering, Assam Engineering College of Guwahati University, India, 1996

My Awards

  1. IEEE PELS Region-10 Distinguished Lecuturer:(https://www.ieee-pels.org/distinguished-lecturers/rdl-nomination-and-selection-guideline/meet-pels-rdl-s) 2021.
  2. IEEE NSW outstanding women in engineering volunteer award 2019
  3. UNSW students’ choice award outstanding supervisor 2018.

 

Best paper awards:

  1. 20th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS), 11-14 Aug. 2017, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia,
  2. IEEE International Power and Energy Conference (PECON 2012), Sabah, Malaysia, December 2012
  3. 8th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia, May 30-June 3, The Shilla Jeju, Korea, 2011
  4. Australian Power Engineers Conference, 2006 (AUPEC, 06), Melbourne, Australia

 

Awards for supervised students:

  1. UNSW Engineering Dean’s award of outstanding PhD thesis: Guoyu Chu, 2022
  2. UNSW Engineering Dean’s award of outstanding PhD thesis:  Alireza pouramin, 2019
  3.  Outstanding dissertations Springer Theses Award: Mohammad Farshadnia, 2018

My Research Supervision


Supervision keywords


Areas of supervision

Elelctric Mahines and Drive Systems 

Wind Energy Conversion

Permanent Magnet Machine Design and control 


Currently supervising

High-speed Interior Permanent Magnet Motor Design


My Teaching

Electromagnetic Engineering

Electrical Energy

Electrical Drive Systems 

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Location

Level 4, School of Electrical Engineering, (map ref. G17)

Contact

+61 2 9385 7884
+61 2 9385-5993