In this paper, vehicle dynamics for electric vehicles equipped with in-wheel motors and individual steering actuators are studied adopting the principles of optimal tyre-force allocation. A simple method for describing the constraints owing to tyre and actuator limitations is described. The control architecture is evaluated by investigating its response to realistic fault conditions. The evaluation demonstrates that the control architecture's ability to ensure vehicle stability generally is good. However, during major faults and extreme driving situations, vehicle stability is not maintained unless the constraints in the optimisation process used for tyre-force allocation are adapted to the specific fault.

This paper presents an analysis of a concentrated air-gap winding concept intended for low-cost, high-speed applications where the reduced winding construction cost can motivate its use. Expressions for magnet flux linkage, torque, winding inductance, and unbalanced magnetic pull are derived and compared, with good agreement, to measurements and results obtained from finite-element simulations.

This paper presents an analysis of axial-leakage effects in high-speed slotless permanent-magnet (PM) motors for industrial hand-tool applications. Analytical predictions based on a 2-D model and results from a 3-D finite-element (3DFEM) simulation model are compared with experimental results from three series-produced PM motors. The reduction in flux density (resulting from 3DFEM simulations and measurements) outside the motor's axial ends is substantial; the flux density has practically vanished only a few millimeters outside the stator lamination stack. To predict the resulting flux linkage, a simple winding model is presented where the winding is made up of a discrete number of winding layers. Using this winding model, it is verified that the reduction in flux linkage, manifested as a reduction in the back electromotive force, is not only dependent on the motor's axial length but also that the effect is minor for slotless PM motors with dimensions suitable for hand-tool applications. The results are also supported by no-load line-to-line voltage measurements on the three PM motors.

Smart Grid integrates communication and computationtechnologies into power systems. Research on interdisciplinarytopics between power system and communicationsystems requires models for both systems. There are severalpower system models available representing standard powersystems and real power systems. However, lacking of theircorresponding communication infrastructure information leadsthe difficulty of communication system modeling. In this paper,a communication infrastructure model compatible to Nordic 32power system model has been developed and presented. In thismodel, Wide Area Monitoring System (WAMS) is incorporatedwith Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition system. Theparameters of this model are based on the data from a Nordicelectric power utility. Validation of the model is performedthrough comparison of results from simulation and a previousempirical data study performed on the same utility network. Inadditional, this model is simulated by using different Qualityof Service (QoS) mechanism. The obtained results show thatcongestion management mechanisms introduce additional delayto the highest priority traffic slightly. But traffics with lowerpriority can be benefit from congestion management mechanisms.The proposed model can be widely used for other research onNordic 32 power system.