
Multi-physics design and optimization of innovative electrical machine architectures (Ergun et al., 2025)
Our research encompasses the electromagnetic design, modeling, optimization, and control of advanced machine topologies, including IPMSMs, solid-rotor induction machines, axial-flux machines, flux-switching machines, as well as high-speed/high power-density specialized electrical machines.
Integrated multi-physics design methodologies are developed by simultaneously considering electromagnetic performance, thermal behavior, mechanical stresses, rotor dynamics, and material constraints. Through this holistic approach, high torque density, enhanced efficiency, structural robustness, and manufacturability criteria are achieved together under demanding operating conditions.
Beyond conventional machine topologies, application-specific and customized motor and generator solutions are developed for extreme and mission-critical environments. These solutions cover aerospace propulsion systems, underwater and deep-sea applications, as well as land defense platforms. Each machine architecture is specifically designed in accordance with operational constraints such as pressure, temperature, vibration, volume, weight, and reliability requirements.
Experimental validation studies are carried out through custom-developed drive systems, high-speed test benches, and dynamometer platforms within the laboratory, ensuring that analytical and numerical predictions are rigorously tested under realistic operating scenarios.