3D structured transposed conductors to reduce the skin effect in the winding of electrical machines
Ongoing and Completed Research
Design of 3D structured winding with reduced skin effect with focus on hairpin winding
- Evaluation of benchmark machine
- Development of an FEA method for skin effect calculation
- Methods to reduce skin effect in high-frequency electrical machines
Development of manufacturing process for 3D printing of windings (ongoing)
- Design adaptation of conductor geometry to enable additive manufacturability
- Assessment of print quality and dimensional accuracy
- Insulation process development for additively manufactured conductors
3D structured transposed stator winding for application in the automotive industry (ongoing)
- Design and optimisation of 3D in-slot transposed hairpin conductors
- Experimental validation of AC loss reduction through transposition
Bio
MSc Mechatronics Engineering
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Ethiopia (2020–2022)
“Design and Implementation of SCADA Automated System for a Substation”
BSC Electromechanical Engineering
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Ethiopia (2015–2021)
“Design and Prototype Development of Prosthetic Arm with Electromyography (EMG) Control”
EMByAM Publications
Enhanced Design and Electromagnetic Analysis of Synchronous Reluctance Machines Using Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing
S. Akbar, Y. T. Bekele, A. Ebrahimi and B. Ponick, IEMDC 2025, Houston
Y. T. Bekele, O. Korolova, A. Biebighäuser, S. Akbar, A. Ebrahimi, B. Ponick
Reimaining Hairpin Windings: 3D Transposition
through Additive Manufactoring
Y. T. Bekele, O. Korolova, A. Biebighäuser, S. Akbar, A. Ebrahimi, B. Ponick
EMByAM 