Nail Tosun

• PhD Student sponsored by Dyson Newcastle University
• Email: n.tosun2@newcastle.ac.uk
• Qualifications: Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics in METU (Honors). Master’s of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics in METU

Project Description:

As we strive to increase the power density motors and other power devices, we seek to increase the frequency of operation. This leads to an increased effect of frequency driven and velocity affected losses as well as the effects of stray capacitances impinging on magnetic performance. Building on the student's past experience, new analytical and hybrid FEA methods will be derived to better predict these losses and stray effects and their concentrations.

Project Supervisors:

Professor Barrie Mecrow

Dr Daniel Smith

Interests:

Electromagnetic FEM Analysis, Optimization of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics

Publications:

Journals

1) N. Tosun, M. Karagöz, F. Yurdakonar, G. Gülletutan, B. Yıldırım and O. Keysan, "Muzzle Voltage Experiments of the EMFY-3 Launcher," in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

2) N. Tosun et al., "A Hybrid Simulation Model for Electromagnetic Launchers Including the Transient Inductance and Electromotive Force," in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science.

3) N. Tosun et al., "Sensitivity Analysis for the Inductance Gradient of EMFY-3 Electromagnetic Launcher," in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science.

4) N. Tosun, D. Ceylan, H. Polat and O. Keysan, "A Comparison of Velocity Skin Effect Modeling With 2-D Transient and 3-D Quasi-Transient Finite Element Methods," in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science.

5) H. Polat, N. Tosun, D. Ceylan and O. Keysan, "Optimization of a Convex Rail Design for Electromagnetic Launchers," in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science.

Conference Proceedings

6) N. Tosun, H. Polat and O. Keysan, "Electromagnetic Launcher Speed Control with a Multilevel Fast Triggering Time Algorithm (MFTTA)," 2021 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 2021

7) N. Tosun, G. Gülletutan, O. Keysan, F. Yurdakonar and M. Karagöz, "Muzzle Voltage Characteristics of Railguns," 2021 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 2021

8) N. Tosun, H. Polat, D. Ceylan and O. Keysan, "A Comparison of Velocity Skin Effect Modeling with 2-D Transient and 3-D Quasi-Transient Finite Element Methods," 2020 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), 2020

9) N. Tosun, E. Sert, E. Ayaz, E. Yılmaz and M. Göl, "Solar Power Generation Analysis and Forecasting Real-World Data Using LSTM and Autoregressive CNN," 2020 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST), 2020

Thesis

N. Tosun, “Transient Modeling Techniques for the Analysis of Electromagnetic Launchers,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2021.