Newcastle University

Roles and Responsibilities

Co-ordinator of Industrial Lectures

Qualifications

MEng, PhD

Memberships

MIET

Research Interests

Research Interests:

- Renewable energy systems. Power quality improvement of grid connected inverter systems; elimination of DC current injection, current/voltage harmonics.

- Hardware in the Loop (HIL) systems. Real time, real power level emulation of electrical power systems using advanced control techniques.

- System Identification of Power Electronic Systems. Novel, real time, system identification algorithms for parameter determination.

- Adaptive Control of Power Electronic Systems. Novel, real time, adaptive control algorithms for time varying systems.

Other Expertise

Technical Expertise:

- Design and development of power electronic systems.

- Real time control of power electronic systems.

- System simulation and modelling using Matlab/Simulink and ORCAD PSpice.

Current Work

High Power Virtual Power System (HPVPS)

Development of a 145kW Virtual Power System for real time, real power level, power system emulation.

Projects

• Advanced Eco-design Manufacturing Processes, Recycling and Life-cycle Analysis of Li-ion Electrochemical Cells and Batteries (ELIBAMA)
  Project Leader(s): Dr Matthew Armstrong
• Detection of Loss of Grid Event in Distributed Generation Systems using Pattern Recognition
  Project Leader(s): Dr Dave Atkinson
• High Efficiency Electrical Energy Conversion (EPSRC Platform Grant)
  Project Leader(s): Prof. Barrie Mecrow
• Improvements to Grid Connected Converters for Photovoltaic Systems
  Project Leader(s): Dr D.J. Atkinson
• Integrated Smart Grid Monitoring and Protection Platform for Electricity Distributed Networks
  Project Leader(s): Dr Matthew Armstrong

Undergraduate Teaching

EEE 3018 - Advanced Control Systems (BEng/MEng)
EEE 8105 - Distributed Control Systems (MEng)

Postgraduate Teaching

EEE 8007 - Advanced Control Systems (MSc)
EEE 8006 - Distributed Control Systems (MSc)

• Zulu A, Mecrow BC, Armstrong M. A Wound-Field Three-Phase Flux-Switching Synchronous Motor with All Excitation Sources on the Stator. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2010, 46(6), 2363-2371.
• Algreer M, Armstrong M, Giaouris D. Adaptive Control of a Switch Mode DC-DC Power Converter Using a Recursive FIR Predictor. In: 5th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2010). 2010, Brighton, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
• Armstrong M, Atkinson DJ, Johnson CM, Abeyasekera TD. Low order harmonic cancellation in a grid connected multiple inverter system via current control parameter randomization. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2005, 20(4), 885-892.
• Armstrong M, Atkinson DJ, Johnson CM, Abeyasekera TD. Auto-calibrating dc link current sensing technique for transformerless, grid connected, H-bridge inverter systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2006, 21(5), 1385-1393.
• Goh HS, Armstrong M, Zahawi B. The Effect of Grid Operating Conditions on the Current Control Performance of Grid Connected Photovoltaic Inverters. In: 13th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE2009). 2009, Barcelona, Spain: European Power Electronics.
• Armstrong M, Atkinson DJ, Jack AG, Turner S. Power system emulation using a real time, 145kW, virtual power system. In: Eleventh European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 2005, Dresden, Germany: IEEE.
• Turner S, Atkinson DJ, Jack AG, Armstrong M. Development of a high bandwidth multi-phase multilevel power supply for electricity supply network emulation. In: 2005 European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 2005, Dresden, Germany: EPE Association.
• Abeyasekera TD, Johnson CM, Atkinson DJ, Armstrong M. Suppression of line voltage related distortion in current controlled grid connected inverters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2005, 20(6), 1393-1401.
• Abeyasekera T, Johnson CM, Atkinson DJ, Armstrong M. Elimination of Subharmonics in Direct Look-Up Table (DLT) Sine Wave Reference Generators for Low-Cost Microprocessor-Controlled Inverters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2003, 18(6), 1315-1321.
• Armstrong M, Atkinson DJ, Johnson CM, Abeyasekera TD. Low order harmonic cancellation scheme for multiple PV grid-connected inverters. In: 10th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE). 2003, Toulouse, France.
• Wilson A, Armstrong M, Atkinson D, Jack A, Turner S. Unique virtual power system technology used in a low power network to provide solution testing for distributed generation. In: 18th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2005). 2005, Turin, Italy: IEEE.
• Armstrong M. . 2012. In Preparation.
• Zulu A, Mecrow BC, Armstrong M. Permanent-Magnet Flux-Switching Synchronous Motor Employing a Segmental Rotor. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2012, 48(6), 2259-2267.
• Algreer MMF, Armstrong M, Giaouris D. Adaptive PD+I Control Of A Switch Mode DC-DC Power Converter Using A Recursive FIR Predictor. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2011, 47(5), 2135-2144.
• Zulu A, Mecrow B, Armstrong M. Investigation of the dq-equivalent model for performance prediction of flux-switching synchronous motors with segmented-rotors. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2011.
• Algreer M, Armstrong M, Giaouris D. Adaptive control of a switch mode DC-DC power converter using a Recursive FIR predictor. In: 5th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD). 2010, Brighton, UK: IEEE.
• Zulu A, Mecrow B, Armstrong M. Prediction of performance of a wound-field segmented-rotor flux-switching synchronous motor using a dq-equivalent model. In: 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM). 2010, Rome, Italy: IEEE.
• Zulu A, Mecrow BC, Armstrong M. Topologies for wound-field three-phase segmented-rotor flux-switching machines. In: 5th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD2010). 2010, Brighton, UK: Institution of Electronic and Electrical Engineers.
• Zulu A, Mecrow BC, Armstrong M. A Wound-Field Three-Phase Flux-Switching Synchronous Motor with All Excitation Sources on the Stator. In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2009. 2009, San Jose, California, USA: IEEE.
• Armstrong M, Pickert V. Power semiconductor devices. In: Drury B, ed. The Control Techniques Drives and Controls Handbook. Stevanage: Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2009, pp.109-169.
• Algreer M, Armstrong M, Giaouris D. System Identification of PWM dc-dc Converters During Abrupt Load Changes. In: 35th Annual Conference of Industrial Electronics (IECON). 2009, Porto, Portugal: IEEE.
• Khamis A, Armstrong M, Sulaiman M. The Impact of Embedded Generation Due to Harmonic Performance. In: 2009 Third Asia International Conference on Modelling & Simulation. 2009, Bandung, Bali, Indonesia: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.