Daniel Gaona

Design and validation of new control strategies for permanent magnet machines used in the new E-Tron EVs. Testing of the control algorithms in hardware-in-the-loop and real test-benches.

Designing and testing of temperature observers for PM machines used in Traction E-Motors. FEM simulations of power losses. Monte-Carlo-based reliability analysis of Temperature observers.

Research Assistant in the commissioning, assembly, and control of a 50kW and 150kW SynRM test-benches. Analysis of efficiency and torque ripple.

Responsible for the development of a New Control Extension tool (SCADA platform) for the Cooling Systems located inside ATLAS (Particle Detector) within the LHC (Large Hadron Collider).

Focus on marketing, finance, strategy, team management, and leadership. Practical work: development of a business strategy for LaserMark Ltd.; definition of future business opportunities for machine learning technologies in the UK and China.

Specialization in power electronics, wireless power chargers, and electrical drives. Technical Leader of the EPSRC project “Enhancement of WTP technology” (>£200k). Electromagnetic, mechanical, and power electronic design of 33kW WPT systems.

Specialization in power electronics, electric motors, sustainable transportation and electrical power systems.

Specialization in Control and Energy Conversion, Power Electronics, Drives, Control Systems, Automation & SCADA.

Specialization in thermodynamics, heat transfer, and material science.