S. M. Sharkh is a Senior Lecturer at the School ofEngineering Sciences, University of Southampton and the ManagingDirector of HiT Systems Ltd, which specializes in electromagneticsystem analysis and design, control systems and web applications.He has approximately 17 years research experience in electrical andelectromagnetic systems, and has been awarded numerous researchgrants leading to commercialized products in a number of relatedareas: grid connected PWM inverters, electric machines in harshenvironments (high-speed, high temperature, high pressure,corrosive chemicals, submerged in liquids or underwater) PMmachines (axial gap dc machines, VRPM transverse fluxmachines), characterization of and management of lithium ionbatteries, sensorless control of PM machines, novelstructurally integrated electric machines for marine thrusters andelectromagnetic losses in high-speed machines, and microgridintefaces. Sharkh has lectured on the subject of grid-connectedinverters and their control to both undergraduate and postgraduatestudents, as well as companies. He holds a BEng and PhD inelectrical engineering from the University of Southampton. M. A. Abu-Sara works with Bowman Power Systems, where he isthe lead engineer in designing and developing systems formicro-generation. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from theUniversity of Southampton.