Annual stipend: £20,622
Start date: January 2024, but can be negotiated
The project is to implement energy-efficient electric propulsion systems for marine vessels and heavy-duty road vehicles. These vessels are power intense, so the powertrain must respond quickly to sharp changes in power demands in an uncertain environment. This project will seek to develop a systematic globally optimum cyber-physical design for the energy-efficient propulsion system and elevate the current design approach for pre-existing electric powertrains and the associated energy management system.
The project is industrially assigned and requires a strong background in various specialised areas within electric propulsion design, electric drive systems, power electronics, control systems, machine learning and deep reinforcement learning. Experience in building electric powertrains, power electronics test rigs, and associated practical skills in hardware-in-the-loop control systems is mandatory.
The PhD project is funded by EPSRC DTP studentships open to those with Home and International fee status; however, the number of students with international fee status who can be recruited is capped according to the EPSRC terms and conditions, so competition for international places is particularly strong.
How to apply: http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/phd/how-to-apply/
Primary supervisor: Dr Kamyar Mehran (EECS)
Email: k.mehran@qmul.ac.uk
RPCS Laboratory Website: https://kamyarmehran.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/