Professor of Energy Conversion
Chris Bingham was previously Senior Lecturer in The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK., where he was senior member of the Electrical Machines and Drives Research Group (EMD). Dr. Bingham was appointed specifically to enhance the EMD Group’s expertise in advanced systems control and power systems.
During his academic career, Prof. Bingham has made significant contributions to a diverse range of EPSRC, EC, DTI and industrially funded research, including researching and realising advanced control techniques and novel actuation systems for the control of autonomous underwater vehicles and advanced missiles, electromechanical and electro-hydraulic aircraft flight control surfaces, magnetically-loaded carbon-fibre composite roller systems for multi-axis sheet material handling applications, active magnetic bearings for high–speed flywheel energy storage systems, high performance electromechanically actuated vibratory pile-drivers, and modelling/control of modular induction heater systems
More recently, he has attracted research funding concerned with drive-trains for zero-emission electric vehicles (both EC- and TSB-funded), fuzzy-based traction control and anti-lock braking of electric vehicles, and intelligent State of Charge and State of Health determination for vehicle battery packs (EPSRC and TSB-funded). He has also made contributions to the modeling of the thermal environment of domestic buildings and their thermal control (Yorkshire Forward and EC-funded).
Prof. Bingham regularly acts as a referee for IET Electric Power Applications, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Applications, IEEE Journal of Vehicle System Dynamics and the ASME Journal on Dynamic Systems Measurement. To-date he has published more than 150 technical papers in international learned society journals and conferences proceedings, and has supervised more than 20 postgraduate PhD research students. He has long and wide ranging academic experience including module and curriculum design and development across the spectrum of taught course delivery, including undergraduate, postgraduate and industrial short courses.
PhD SUPERVISION
1996–2000 D. Musgrave Non-linear digital control of vibratory pile-drivers.
1997-2002 P. Khatun Digital anti-lock braking/traction-control systems for electric vehicles, using Fuzzy control methodologies.
1998-2000 J. Paulides Development of high-efficiency motor/drive systems.
1999-2004 B. Bhangu Sensorless control of PM brushless machines (EPSRC CASE in association with Northrop/Connekt (formally TRW Automotive)).
2000-2003 M. Foster High-speed modelling, analysis and optimisation of resonant power converters.
2000-2005 P. Snary Novel power electronic converters for deep-sea underwater vehicles (EPSRC CASE in association with Perry Slingsby Engineering Ltd).
2000-2003 P. Churn Modelling and intelligent control of long-stroke linear actuators.
2000-2003 N. Jakeman Realisation of high-acceleration linear actuators for textile machinery.
2001-2005 Y.Ang Modelling and digital control of high-order resonant converters.
2001-2005 T. O’Sullivan Reduction of torsional oscillations using direct torque feedback for automotive and industrial applications (EPSRC CASE award in association with Sensor Technology Ltd).
2001-2006 Y. Tan Modelling of all/more electric vehicle drive-train systems.
2002-2006 C. Gould Novel Analysis of high order resonant converters.
2003-2007 A. Gilbert Design & analysis of power converter systems
2003-2009 D. Ganthony Active filters and power quality for industrial, aerospace and marine drive systems.
2004-2009 Y. Li Multi-sensor data fusion for sensorless control of BLDC motors
2004- M. West Novel technologies and control techniques for hybrid electric vehicles.
2005-2009 S. Minshul Multilevel converters for control of low-inductance motors
2005- D. Williams Analysis and design of multi-output resonant converters
2005- N. Essex Fault tolerant control of mini UAVs
2008- E. Hussain Power converters for variable frequency renewable energy sources
2008- R. Montague Advanced control of drive-trains containing magnetic gears
2009- D. Rogers Intelligent building thermal management systems
SELECTED RESEARCH FUNDING
‘High torque, 3-degree of freedom spherical permanent magnet actuators’, EPSRC; G.Jewell & C.M.Bingham, £175k, 1999
‘Enabling technologies for ‘more electric’ aircraft’, EPSRC Platform Grant; D. Howe; G W Jewell; P H Mellor; C M Bingham., £510k, Jan. 2000.
‘Model Predictive Control for Energy Management in All/More-Electric Vehicles’, EPSRC; C M Bingham, £60k, 2001
‘Novel power electronic converters for deep-sea underwater vehicles’; CASE award in association with Perry Slingsby Engineering Ltd), to 2002, £12k.
‘Reduction of torsional oscillations using direct torque feedback for automotive and industrial applications’; C M Bingham, £6.6k.
‘Free-Piston Energy Converter (FPEC)’; EC-Framework V, D.Howe, J.Wang, C.M.Bingham, 520k€ (total project funding 2.5M€), 2002
‘Zero Emission Small vehicle with integrated high Temperature battery and FUel CelL’ (ZESTFUL), N. Schofield, D.A.Stone, C.M.Bingham, 2003, £185k.
‘Energy Efficient Electric Urban Transport’; DTI Programme on Environmentally Friendly Transport, lead collaborator, Zytek Electric Vehicles. Total project £1M. C. M. Bingham, R. Clark, 2004, £105k.
‘SECTOR-optimised sensorless control systems for rare-earth brushless traction motors ’; DTI Programme on Electrical/Electronic Control and Power systems, lead collaborator, EMD drive systems Ltd. Total project £1.3M. D. Howe, D.A Stone, C. M. Bingham £342k, 2006.
‘Development of a new electronic heating control system for domestic applications’, Yorkshire Forward—Pegler Ltd., P. G. Stewart, D. A. Stone & C. M. Bingham, £331k, 2006.
‘Advanced cell state of function models for HEV operation’, D. A. Stone, C. M. Bingham, EPSRC Responsive mode, £148k, 2006, EP/D079527/1.
‘Intelligent Building Temperature Control’; in association with Pegler Ltd, EU Objective 1: Research and Development subsidies scheme, C. M. Bingham, £100k, June 2008.
‘Ultra-efficient electrical machines and drives for EVs and HEVs; TSB Technology Programme, Nissan (UK), Nissan (Japan), Z.Q.Zhu, C. M. Bingham, £307k, 2009.
‘Direct Drive Generators’, Siemens Wind Power, Denmark, Z. Q. Zhu, C. M. Bingham, £550k.
Wind-power Permanent-magnet Generation Systems of High Reliability, Efficiency and Power-Density’, The Northern Wind innovation Programme, Z.Q.Zhu, C M Bingham £440k, 2009.
