Staff Profile
Dr Mehmet Kulan
Research Associate
- Email: mehmet.kulan@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)191 208 7208
- Address: School of Engineering
Merz Court
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU, UK
Mehmet is a Research Associate within the Electrical Power Research group of the School of Engineering. He works as a researcher under supervision of Dr Nick Baker.
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Background
Mehmet C. Kulan received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey in 2011 and he obtained MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne U.K., in 2013 and 2018 respectively, as part of Electrical Power Research Group, School of Engineering. His research interests include engineering electromagnetics, thermal management of electrical machines and finite element modelling of electric motors/alternators.
Qualifications
2014 – 2018 :
Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Newcastle University, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Thesis Title: Analysis of the Influence of Different Manufacturing Methods on the Thermal Aspects of Permanent Magnet Electrical Machines
Supervisors: Dr Nick J. Baker and Dr James Widmer
2012 – 2013 :
M.Sc. in Electrical Power
Newcastle University, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2006 – 2011 :
B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ankara, Turkey
Research Projects
September 2017 - present : | Research Associate at Newcastle University, School of Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Ongoing Research Projects:
Fault Tolerant Aerospace Alternators / Different Machine Topologies
Active Magnetic Bearings Control and Optimization
Eddy Currents and Loss in Soft Magnetic Composites Principal Investigator: Dr Nick J. Baker |
May 2014 - May 2016 : | Research Assistant at Newcastle University, School of Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Project:
Thermal Management of Aerospace Alternators Dynamic Tests of PMA and Loss Measurements |
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ. A Thermal Equivalent Circuit to Quantify the Effect of Thermal Paste on Heat Flow Through a PM Machine. In: IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC). 2017, Miami, FL, USA: IEEE.
- Kulan M, Baker NJ, Widmer J. Design and Analysis of Compressed Windings for a Permanent Magnet Integrated Starter Generator . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2017, 53(4), 3371-3378.
- Baker NJ, Smith JB, Kulan MC, Turvey S. Design and Performance of a Segmented Stator Permanent Magnet Alternator for Aerospace. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 2018, 33(1), 40-48.
- Baker NJ, Smith DJ, Kulan MC, Turvey S. Design and performance of a Segmented Stator Permanent Magnet Alternator for Aerospace. In: 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016). 2016, Glasgow, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ, Widmer J. Design of a high fill factor permanent magnet integrated starter generator with compressed stator windings. In: 2016 XXII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM). 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland: IEEE.
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ, Widmer JD, Lambert SM. Modelling the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Compressed Stator Windings. In: 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016). 2016, Glasgow, UK: Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET).
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ. Thermal Aging Investigation of Random Wound Compressed Stator Windings. In: 9th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2018). 2018, Liverpool: IET.
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ, Turvey S. Design and Analysis of a Fault Tolerant Permanent Magnet Alternator for Aerospace. In: XXIIIrd International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM'2018). 2018, Alexandroupoli, Greece: IEEE.
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ. Development of a Thermal Equivalent Circuit to Quantify the Effect of Thermal Paste on Heat Flow through a Permanent Magnet Alternator. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2019, 55(2), 1261-1271.
- Ayat S, Liu H, Kulan M, Wrobel R. Estimation of Equivalent Thermal Conductivity for Electrical Windings with High Conductor Fill Factor. In: 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 2018, Portland, OR, USA: IEEE.
- Gai Y, Kimiabeigi M, Chong YC, Goss J, Kulan MC, Widmer JD, Steven A, Staton DA. Pressure Loss Modelling in a Water-Cooled Hollow-Shaft Rotor for an Automotive Traction Motor. In: 2018 XIII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM). 2018, Alexandroupoli, Greece: IEEE.
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ. Life-time characteristics of random wound compressed stator windings under thermal stress. IET Electric Power Applications 2019, 13(9), 1287-1297.
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ, Turvey S. Split Rotor Concept for Permanent Magnet Electrical Machines. In: 2019 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC). 2019, San Diego, CA, USA: IEEE.
- Kulan MC, Sahin S, Baker NJ. An Overview of Modern Thermo-conductive Materials for Heat Extraction in Electrical Machines. IEEE Access 2020, 8, 212114-212129.
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ, Turvey S. Manufacturing challenges of a modular transverse flux alternator for aerospace. Energies 2020, 13(16), 4275.
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ, Turvey S. A High Speed Fault Tolerant Transverse Flux Alternator for Aerospace. In: The 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020). 2020, Online Conference: IET.
- Kula MC, Baker NJ, Turvey S. A Methodical Approach to Determine Important Thermal Parameters of a Permanent Magnet Alternator. In: The 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020). 2020, Online Conference: IET.
- Korbekandi RM, Baker NJ, Kulan M, Wu D. Modelling and build of an integrated linear engine generator designed for power density. In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2021). 2021, Vancouver, BC, Canada: IEEE.
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ, Liogas KA, Davis O, Taylor J, Korsunsky AM. Empirical Implementation of the Steinmetz Equation to Compute Eddy Current Loss in Soft Magnetic Composite Components. IEEE Access 2022, 10, 14610-14623.
- Moeini Korbekandi R, Baker NJ, Kulan MC, Jalal AS, Wu D, Li M. Dynamic Characteristics and Demonstration of an Integrated Linear Engine Generator with Alternative Electrical Machines. Energies 2022, 15(14), 5295.
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ, Turvey S. Impact of Manufacturing and Material Uncertainties in Performance of a Transverse Flux Machine for Aerospace. Energies 2022, 15(20), 7607.
- Kulan MC, Baker NJ, Turvey S. A mechanical flux weakening method via split rotor in permanent magnet aerospace alternators. In: 11th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2022). 2022, Hybrid Conference, Newcastle, UK: IEEE.
- Baker NJ, Kulan MC, Gumbleton-Wood D, Davis O, Liogas K. Practical loss prediction in soft magnetic composite components. In: 11th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2022). 2022, Hybrid Conference, Newcastle, UK: IET.