Publications

23 journal papers (19 in IEEE Transactions; 11 first-author), 18 peer-reviewed conference papers and 9 patents. Google Scholar · ORCID

Journal articles 23

2026

Quantitative Comparison of Electromagnetic Vibration of PMSMs With Glued and Welded Stator Core for Electric Vehicles
Z. Wu, E. Fu, J. Du, Wentao Zhang, W. Hua · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 6288–6296, Jul.–Aug. 2026
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High-Fidelity Lumped Parameter Thermal Model for Oil-Cooling Hairpin Winding PM Machines in EVs
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua · IEEE Trans. Transport. Electrific., vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 2978–2991, Apr. 2026
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Influence of PWM Excitation on Loss and Temperature of Flat Wire Permanent Magnet Machines for Electric Vehicles
Z. Wu, X. Yan, Z. Wang, Wentao Zhang, W. Hua · IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 73, no. 4, pp. 5174–5185, Apr. 2026
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Design of Notching and Mechanical Stress Relieving Grooves for High-Speed PM Machine in EVs
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., early access, 2026
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Influence of End-Effect in Switched Flux Machines
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, Z. Cang, W. Hua, Y. Fan, M. Cheng · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 785–798, Jan. 2026
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2025

Design Tradeoff Between Flux Regulation Capability and DC Winding Induced Voltage in Hybrid Excitation Switched Flux Machine
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, Z. Wang, W. Hua, Y. Fan, Z. Xu, M. Cheng · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 7198–7208, Sep. 2025
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Design of n-Layer Flat Wire Winding in Permanent Magnet Machine for Electric Vehicles
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua · IEEE Trans. Transport. Electrific., vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 7798–7810, 2025.
2025 IEEE TTE Prize Paper Award, 2nd Prize
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Analysis and Multi-Objective Optimization of the Hybrid Excitation Switched Flux Machine
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, L. Jin, Y. Fan, W. Hua, M. Cheng · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 2996–3006, Mar.–Apr. 2025
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Comparative Study on DC Winding Induced Voltage Pulsation of Wound Field Flux Modulation Machines Having Different Iron Core Structures
L. Jin, W. Hua, U. B. Akuru, Z. Wu, Wentao Zhang, M. Cheng · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 2874–2883, Mar.–Apr. 2025
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2024

A Mathematical Model for Wound Field Switched Flux Machine Considering Inductance Harmonics of Field and Armature Windings
X. Yan, Z. Wu, W. Hua, Wentao Zhang, M. Cheng · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 6811–6822, Sep.–Oct. 2024
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Harmonics Orders Modeling of DC Winding Induced Voltage Pulsation in Wound Field Switched Flux Machines Under PWM Excitation
Z. Wu, L. Jin, W. Hua, Wentao Zhang, M. Cheng · IEEE Trans. Transport. Electrific., vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 7040–7050, Sep. 2024
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Investigation of Torque Improvement of Modular Stator Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines With Flux Gaps
H. Hua, X. Chen, D. Li, Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 6787–6798, Sep.–Oct. 2024
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Analysis and Improvement of DC Winding Current Dynamics in Wound Field Switched Flux Machine
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, Y. Fan, W. Hua, M. Cheng · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 6023–6032, Jul.–Aug. 2024
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A Transient-State Lumped Parameter Thermal Model for Brushless Wound Field Switched Flux Machines
Z. Wu, Wentao Zhang, Y. Fan, W. Hua, M. Cheng · IEEE Trans. Transport. Electrific., vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 224–238, Mar. 2024
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Modified Magnetic Equivalent Circuit of Double-Stator Single-Rotor Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine Considering Stator Radial-End Flux-Leakage
J. Chen, W. Hua, L. Shao, Z. Wu, X. Yan, Wentao Zhang · IET Electr. Power Appl., vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 195–207, Feb. 2024
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Influence of PWM Excitation on DC Winding Induced Voltage Pulsation in Wound Field Switched Flux Machines
Z. Wu, L. Jin, Wentao Zhang, Y. Fan, W. Hua, M. Cheng · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 460–476, Jan.–Feb. 2024
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2023

A Stable and Computationally Efficient Spatial Harmonic Model for Predicting the DC Winding Induced Voltage in WFSF Machine
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, Y. Fan, W. Hua, M. Cheng · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 3966–3977, Jul.–Aug. 2023
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2022

Analysis of DC Winding Induced Voltage in Wound-Rotor Synchronous Machines by Using the Air-Gap Field Modulation Principle
Wentao Zhang, Y. Fan, Z. Zhu, Z. Wu, W. Hua, M. Cheng · World Electr. Veh. J., vol. 13, no. 11, Art. no. 215, 2022
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Analysis of DC Winding Induced Voltage in Wound-Field Flux-Switching Machine With Air-Gap Field Modulation Principle
Wentao Zhang, W. Hua, Z. Wu, G. Zhao, Y. Wang, W. Xia · IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 2300–2311, Mar. 2022
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Reduction of Open-Circuit DC Winding Induced Voltage and Torque Pulsation in the Wound Field Switched Flux Machine by Stator Axial Pairing of Tooth Tips
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua, Z. Zhu, Z. Wu, J. Hu, Y. Fan, M. Cheng · IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 1976–1990, Mar.–Apr. 2022
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2021

Enhancement of Torque Density in Wound Field Switched Flux Machines With Partitioned Stators Using Assisted Ferrites
Z. Wu, Z. Zhu, S. Cai, W. Hua, Wentao Zhang · Chin. J. Electr. Eng., vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 42–51, Sep. 2021
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Influence of Rotor Iron Bridge Position on DC-Winding-Induced Voltage in Wound Field Switched Flux Machine Having Partitioned Stators
Z. Wu, Z. Zhu, C. Wang, W. Hua, K. Wang, Wentao Zhang · Chin. J. Electr. Eng., vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 20–28, Sep. 2021
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2019

Analysis and Suppression of Induced Voltage Pulsation in DC Winding of Five-Phase Wound-Field Switched Flux Machines
Z. Wu, Z. Zhu, W. Hua, S. Akehurst, X. Zhu, Wentao Zhang, et al. · IEEE Trans. Energy Convers., vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 1890–1905, Dec. 2019
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Conference papers 18

2026

A Deep Learning Based Magnetic Field Surrogate Modeling Method for Interior Permanent Magnet Machine in EVs
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua · in Proc. Int. Conf. Elect. Mach. (ICEM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 2026.
Scholar

2025

Stator Semi-Skewing Method for High-Speed Permanent Magnet Machine
Z. Wu, Wentao Zhang, Z. Wang, L. Shao, W. Hua, M. Cheng · in Proc. Int. Conf. Elect. Mach. Syst., 2025, pp. 693–697
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Influence of Stator Core on the Vibration Behavior of Permanent Magnet Machines with Hairpin Winding
Z. Wu, E. Fu, J. Du, Wentao Zhang, W. Hua · in Proc. IEEE Int. Elect. Mach. Drives Conf., 2025, pp. 34–39
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Quantitative Analysis of the Torque-Speed Curve for a Flat Wire Permanent Magnet Machine Drive System
Z. Wu, X. Yan, Z. Wang, Wentao Zhang, W. Hua · in Proc. IEEE Int. Elect. Mach. Drives Conf., 2025, pp. 40–44
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Field-Oriented Design of Notching and Mechanical Stress Relieving Grooves for Rotors in Flat Wire Permanent Magnet Machines
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua · in Proc. IEEE Int. Elect. Mach. Drives Conf., 2025, pp. 304–309
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2024

Analysis of PM Volume Reduction Methods for Hybrid Excitation Switched Flux Machines
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua, J. Qi · in Proc. Int. Conf. Elect. Mach. Syst., Zhuhai, China, 2024, pp. 3152–3157
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A Lumped Parameter Thermal Model for Variable Flux Reluctance Machine Considering Relative Position of DC and AC Windings
Z. Wu, L. Jin, Wentao Zhang, X. Yan, H. Ge, H. Hua, W. Hua, M. Cheng · in Proc. Int. Conf. Elect. Mach., Torino, Italy, 2024, pp. 1–7
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2023

Analysis and Improvement of DC Winding Current Dynamics in Wound Field Switched Flux Machine
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, Y. Fan, W. Hua, M. Cheng · in Proc. Int. Conf. Energy Technol. Future Grids, Wollongong, Australia, 2023, pp. 1–6
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Influence of Magnet Layer Numbers on Electromagnetic Performance of Interior Permanent Magnet Machines
M. P. Koroma, W. Hua, Z. Wu, L. Jin, Wentao Zhang · in Proc. Int. Conf. Elect. Mach. Syst., Zhuhai, China, 2023, pp. 696–700
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Comparative Study on DC Winding Induced Voltage Pulsation of Wound Field Flux Modulation Machines Having Different Iron Core Structures
L. Jin, W. Hua, U. B. Akuru, Z. Wu, Wentao Zhang, M. Cheng · in Proc. Int. Conf. Elect. Mach. Syst., Zhuhai, China, 2023, pp. 442–447
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Influence of the End-Effect in Wound Field Switched Flux Machine
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua, Y. Fan, M. Cheng · in Proc. Int. Conf. Elect. Mach. Syst., Zhuhai, China, 2023, pp. 1223–1227
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Design Tradeoff between Flux Regulation Capability and DC Winding Induced Voltage in Hybrid Excitation Switched Flux Machine
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua, Y. Fan, Z. Xu, M. Cheng · in Proc. IEEE Energy Convers. Congr. Expo., Nashville, TN, USA, 2023, pp. 5060–5066
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Modular Stator Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines with Flux Gaps
X. Chen, H. Hua, D. Li, Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua · in Proc. IEEE Int. Elect. Mach. Drives Conf., San Francisco, CA, USA, 2023, pp. 1–7
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A Mathematical Model for Wound Field Switched Flux Machine Considering Inductance Harmonics of Field and Armature Windings
X. Yan, Z. Wu, W. Hua, Wentao Zhang, M. Cheng · in Proc. IEEE Int. Elect. Mach. Drives Conf., San Francisco, CA, USA, 2023, pp. 1–6
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Analysis and Multi-Objective Optimization of the Hybrid Excitation Switched Flux Machine
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, L. Jin, Y. Fan, W. Hua, M. Cheng · in Proc. Int. Elect. Energy Conf., Hefei, China, 2023, pp. 3371–3376.
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2022

Influence of PWM Excitation on DC Winding Induced Voltage in Wound Field Switched Flux Machines
Z. Wu, L. Jin, Wentao Zhang, Y. Fan, W. Hua, M. Cheng · in Proc. IEEE Energy Convers. Congr. Expo., Detroit, MI, USA, 2022, pp. 1–7
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A Stable and Computationally Efficient Spatial Harmonic Model for Predicting the DC Winding Induced Voltage in WFSF Machine
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, Y. Fan, W. Hua, M. Cheng · in Proc. IEEE Energy Convers. Congr. Expo., Detroit, MI, USA, 2022, pp. 1–7
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2020

Reduction of Open-Circuit DC Winding Induced Voltage and Torque Pulsation in the Wound Field Switched Flux Machine by Stator Axial Pairing of Tooth-Tips
Wentao Zhang, Z. Wu, W. Hua, Z. Zhu · in Proc. Int. Conf. Elect. Mach. (ICEM), Gothenburg, Sweden, 2020, pp. 522–528
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Patents 9