Research keywords (8)：
high speed motor
, automotive traction
, bearingless motor
, magnetic suspension
, magnetic levitation
, generator
, Electric Machinery
, motor
Research theme for competitive and other funds (16)：
2025 - 2028 Research on magnetically suspended bearingless motors with application of passive suspension system
2019 - 2022 Investigation of the limit of Earnshaw's theorem in bearigless motors.
2015 - 2017 Noise and vibration reduction of swithced reluctance motor for hybrid vehicles
2014 - 2017 Development of Magnetically Levitated Motor System Using One Three-phase Power Module
2013 - 2015 Development of switched reluctance generator
2009 - 2010 A three-dimensional bearingless motor for a disk-shaped centrifugal pump
1997 - 1998 超高速ベアリングレス誘導機の過渡時制御
1997 - 1998 Basic Study for Systematized Mechanism of Producing Radial Force and Rotational Torque of Bearingless Motors
1996 - 1996 超高速ドライブ用ベアリングレス誘導モータの負荷時安定化制御
1995 - 1996 Development of Shaftless Bearingless Axial Gap Motors.
1995 - 1996 Research of Homopolar Type Bearingless Motors and the Control Methods.
1995 - 1995 超高速ドライブ用ベアリングレス誘導モータの5軸浮上制御
1994 - 1994 超高速回転ベアリングレス誘導機の安定化
1993 - 1994 Trial Manufacturing of Mechanical Contactless Bearingless Motors with Five-axis Active Position Control
1993 - 1994 Research of the Control Method for a Bearingless Reluctance Motor
1989 - 1989 磁気軸受と一体化した超高速電動機
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Papers (221)：
Guanghui Yang, Yiming Shen, Jiahao Chen 0002, You Zhou, Akira Chiba, Christopher H. T. Lee. Innovative Approaches for Improved Performance in Bearingless Slice Motors: Saturation Relieving and Rotor Angle Decoupled Suspension. IAS. 2025. 1-8
Diksha Singh, Akira Chiba. Basic Design and Analysis Results of 800kW Bearingless Motor with Consequent-pole Rotor. IAS. 2025. 1-6
Fares S. El-Faouri, Yifei Cai, Shou Qiu, Chenyang Lyu, Jacob Bayless, Kyohei Kiyota, Wejdan Abu Elhaija, Akira Chiba. Torque Ripple Minimization in Switched Reluctance Motors With Acoustic Noise Mitigation by Current Waveform Shaping. IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications. 2025
Yifei Cai, Fares S. EL-Faouri, Akira Chiba, Souichiro Yoshizaki. An Experimental Study on Phases of Vibrations Caused by Magnetostriction and Electromagnetic Force. IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications. 2025
Fares S. El-Faouri, Yifei Cai, Kyohei Kiyota, Naoki Saikawa, Akira Chiba, Yusuke Fujii. Logistic-Function Shaping of Radial Force for Acoustic Noise Reduction in Switched Reluctance Motor. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 2025
Combination of oil film bearing and bearingless motor for high load capacity and stable rotation
(Proceedings of 2018 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE) 2018)
Radial excitation force generated by permanent magnet motor using d-axis current injection
(Abstract of International Conference on Industrial Technology 2018)
Suppression of Self-Excited Vibration Caused by Oil Film Bearing Using Bearingless Motor
(Proceeding of IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference 2017)
Performance Improvement of a Bearingless Motor by Rotation about an Estimated Center of Inertia
(Abstruct of Linear Drives for Industry Applications 2017)
2010/04 - 現在 Tokyo Institute of Technology School of Engineering Professor
2004/04 - 2010/03 Tokyo University of Science Faculty of Science and Technology Professor
Committee career (2)：
2020/04 - 現在 電気学会回転機技術委員会 委員長
2020/01 - 現在 Chair in IEEE Industry Applications Society Electric Machine Committee Chair
Awards (1)：
2020/07 - IEEE Nikola Tesla Award (IEEE Techinical Field Award) For contribution of bearingless and reluctance motors
Association Membership(s) (5)：
Japan Society of Automotives
, Power Electronics Society
, 日本機械学会
, Institute of Electrical Electronic Engineering
, Institute of Electrical Engineering of Japan
