List of Publications

Project 1: Transmotor-Flywheel-Ultracapacitor Powertrain for Vehicle Applications:
• R. Tafazzoli Mehrjardi, N. F. Ershad and M. Ehsani, "Transmotor-Flywheel Powertrain Assisted by Ultracapacitor," in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 3686-3695, Sept. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2022.3152793
Project 2: High Performance/Offroad Transmotor-Based Powertrain:
• R. Tafazzoli Mehrjardi, N. F. Ershad and M. Ehsani, "Transmotor-Based Powertrain for High-Performance Electric Vehicle," in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 1199-1210, Sept. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2020.2995872.
Project 3: AWD/4WD Transmotor-Flywheel-Based Powertrain:
• N. Farrokhzad Ershad, R. Tafazzoli Mehrjardi and M. Ehsani, "Efficient Flywheel-Based All-Wheel-Drive Electric Powertrain," in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 68, no. 7, pp. 5661-5671, July 2021, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2020.2992942.
• N. Farrokhzad Ershad, R. Tafazzoli Mehrjardi and M. Ehsani, "High-Performance 4WD Electric Powertrain With Flywheel Kinetic Energy Recovery," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 772-784, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2020.3004866.
Project 4: Transmotor-Based Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS):
• N. Farrokhzad Ershad, R. T. Mehrjardi and M. Ehsani, "Electro-Mechanical EV Powertrain With Reduced Volt-Ampere Rating," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 224-233, Jan. 2019, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2018.2881385.
• N. F. Ershad, R. T. Mehrjardi and M. Ehsani, "Development of a Kinetic Energy Recovery System Using an Active Electromagnetic Slip Coupling," in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 456-464, June 2019, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2019.2891045.
Project 5: Brushless Doubly Fed Induction Machine (BDFIM) for Wind Turbine Application
• R. T. Mehrjardi, N. F. Ershad, B. Rahrovi and M. Ehsani, "A Precise Analytical Model of the Grid Connected Cascaded Doubly Fed Induction Machine," 2021 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, USA, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/TPEC51183.2021.9384962.
• R. T. Mehrjardi, N. F. Ershad, B. Rahrovi and M. Ehsani, "Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Machine with Feed-Forward Torque Compensation Control," 2021 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, USA, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/TPEC51183.2021.9384974.
• R. T. Mehrjardi, N. F. Ershad, B. Rahrovi and M. Ehsani, "Detailed Model of the Grid-Connected Cascaded Doubly Fed Induction Machine," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 3414-3423, May-June 2022, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2022.3151040. 4.
Book Chapter:
• M. Ehsani, R.T. Mehrjardi, N. F. Ershad "Hybrid Energy Storage Systems for Vehicle Applications" Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Vehicles, Springer New York, 2021, Pages 275-292.
• M. Ehsani, R.T. Mehrjardi, "Conventional fuel/hybrid electric vehicles," Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies for Improved Environmental Performance (Second Edition), Woodhead Publishing, 2022, Pages 637-658.
State of The Art Paper:
• M. Ehsani, K. V. Singh, H. O. Bansal and R. T. Mehrjardi, "State of the Art and Trends in Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles," in Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 109, no. 6, pp. 967-984, June 2021, doi: 10.1109/JPROC.2021.3072788.
Other Publications:
• B. Rahrovi, R. T. Mehrjardi and M. Ehsani, "On the Analysis and Design of High-Frequency Transformers for Dual and Triple Active Bridge Converters in More Electric Aircraft," 2021 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, USA, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/TPEC51183.2021.9384990.
• N. F. Ershad and R. T. Mehrjardi, "A low cost single-phase to three-phase power converter for low-power motor drive applications," 2018 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, USA, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/TPEC.2018.8312061.
• Hu, Z.; Mehrjardi, R.T.; Lai, L.; Ehsani, M. Optimal Hybridization of Conventional ICE Vehicles. Eng 2021, 2, 592-607. https://doi.org/10.3390/eng2040037