Newcastle University

Background

Please see my home page for further information:
http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/j.w.finch/

Roles and Responsibilities

Now retired, although still active professionally

Qualifications

BSc(Eng), PhD, C.Eng

Research Interests

Please see my home page:
http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/j.w.finch/
Alas: no new project, research or internship students are being taken.

Now retired, so no teaching duties

• Gadoue SM, Giaouris D, Finch JW. MRAS Sensorless Vector Control of an Induction Motor Using New Sliding-Mode and Fuzzy-Logic Adaptation Mechanisms. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 2010, 25(2), 394-402.
• Gadoue SM, Giaouris D, Finch JW. Sensorless Control of Induction Motor Drives at Very Low and Zero Speeds Using Neural Network Flux Observers. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2009, 56(8), 3029-3039.
• Gadoue SM, Giaouris D, Finch JW. Artificial intelligence-based speed control of DTC induction motor drives: A comparative study. Electric Power Systems Research 2009, 79(1), 210-219.
• Zachariah K, Finch J, Farsi M. Multivariable self-tuning control of a turbine generator system. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 2009, 24(2), 406-414.
• Finch JW, Giaouris D. Controlled AC electrical drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2008, 55(2), 481-491.
• Giaouris D, Finch JW. Denoising using wavelets on electric drive applications. Electric Power Systems Research 2008, 78(4), 559-565.
• Giaouris D, Finch JW, Ferreira OC, Kennel RM, El-Murr GM. Wavelet denoising for electric drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2008, 55(2), 543-550.
• Giaouris D, Finch JW. Electric drives estimation and denoising schemes based on wavelet transforms. In: 32nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2006). 2006, Paris, France: IEEE.
• Gadoue SM, Giaouris D, Finch JW. Low speed operation improvement of MRAS sensorless vector control induction motor drive using neural network flux observers. In: 32nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2006). 2006, Paris, France: IEEE.
• Gadue S, Giaouris D, Finch J. PI tuning of DTC with GA and FL. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Technology and Automation.2005,Thessaloniki, Greece:Technological Educational Insitute of Thessaloniki
• da Silva WG, Acarnley PP, Finch JW. On-line optimisation of a fuzzy drive controller using a genetic algorithm. In: IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics.2004,Ajaccio, France:IEEE
• Mecrow BC, El-Kharashi EA, Finch JW, Jack AG. Preliminary performance evaluation of switched reluctance motors with segmental rotors. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 2004, 19(4), 679-686.
• Mecrow BC, El-Kharashi EA, Finch JW, Jack AG. Performance evaluation of switched reluctance motors with segmental rotors. In: IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC). 2003, Madison, Wisconsin, USA: IEEE.
• Mecrow BC, El-Kharashi EA, Finch JW, Jack AG. Segmental rotor switched reluctance motors with single-tooth windings. IEE Proceedings: Electric Power Applications 2003, 150(5), 591-599.
• Giaouris D, Finch JW. Magnetic Suspension System Control Using Jacobian and Input State Linearisation. In: Conference on Technology and Automation. 2002, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• Giaouris D, Finch JW. Open Loop Control for AC Drives. In: 4th International Conference on Technology and Automation. 2002, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• Mecrow BC, Finch JW, El-Kharashi EA, Jack AG. Switched reluctance motors with segmental rotors. IEE Proceedings: Electric Power Applications 2002, 149(4), 245-254.
• Mecrow BC, Finch JW, El-Kharashi EA, Jack AG. The design of switched reluctance motors with segmental rotors. In: 15th International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM). 2002, Brugge, Belgium: Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems.
• Jian Y, Finch JW. An alternative way to the scalar control of induction drives. In: ICEMS'2001. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems. 2001, Shenyang, People's Republic of China: International Academic Publishers.
• da Silva WG, Acarnley PP, Finch JW. Anti-windup circuits with on-line optimisation by genetic algorithm. In: 9th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 2001, Graz, Austria: EPE Association 2001.
• J.W. Finch,K.J. Zachariah,M. Farsi. Turbogenerator self-tuning automatic voltage regulator. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 14, No 3, 843-848 1999.
• J.W. Finch,D.J. Atkinson,P.P. Acarnley. Full order estimator for induction motor states and parameters. IEE Proceedings. Electrical Power Applications, 145, No 3, 169-179 1998.
• J.W. Finch,K.J. Zachariah,M. Farsi. Implementation of a self-tuning AVR. IEE Proceedings. Control Theory and Applications, 144, No 1, 32-39 1997.
• J.W. Finch,K.J. Zachariah,M. Farsi. Self-tuning control applied to turbogenerator AVRs. IEE Proceedings. Generation Transmission and Distribution, 143, No 5, 492-499 1996.
• Gadoue SM, Giaouris D, Finch JW. An Experimental Assessment of a Stator Current MRAS Based on Neural Networks for Sensorless Control of Induction Machines. In: Symposium on Sensorless Control for Electrical Drives (SLED). 2011, Birmingham, UK: IEEE.
• da Silva WG, Acarnley PP, Finch JW. A comparison between fuzzy and conventional speed control in electric drives. In: XIX Brazilian Automation Conference (CBA). 2002, Natal, Brazil.
• Faiz J, Raddadi J, Finch JW. Spice-based dynamic analysis of a switched reluctance motor with multiple teeth per stator pole. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2002, 38(4), 1780-1788.
• Jian YuYu, Finch JW. An alternative way to the scalar control of induction drives. In: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, ICEMS 2001. 2001, Shenyang, China: Institution of Electronic and Electrical Engineers.
• Da Silva WG, Acarnley PP, Finch JW. Application of genetic algorithms to the online tuning of electric drive speed controllers. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2000, 47(1), 217-219.
• Faiz J, Finch JW. Effect of slot depth on the permeance of aligned teeth in a doubly-salient rectilinear toothed structure. COMPEL - The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2000, 19(1), 95-105.
• Faiz J, Finch JW. Magnetic permeance of doubly-salient airgap geometry with finite slot depth and tapered teeth. COMPEL-The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2000, 19(1), 70-85.