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Design of PMSM for EMA Employed in Secondary Flight Control Systems

Giangrande, P.; Al-Timimy, A.; Galassini, Alessandro; Papadopoulos, Savvas; Degano, M.; Galea, M.

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Authors

P. Giangrande

A. Al-Timimy

Alessandro Galassini

Savvas Papadopoulos

M. Galea



Abstract

© 2018 IEEE. The more electric aircraft (MEA) initiative aims to improve weight, fuel consumption and maintenance costs of the aircraft, by increasing the use of electric power in actuation systems. Considering this scenario, electromechanical actuators (EMAs) for flight control (FC) systems represent a key technology in future aircraft. The paper presents a linear geared EMA for secondary FC systems, where the safety and availability requirements are fulfilled by duplicating the electric drive acting on the EMA drive-train (i.e. two power converters feeding as many electrical machines coupled to the same mechanical system). The design of the permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) integrated into the EMA is addressed. Preliminary results on the PMSM prototype are also provided and compared to the finite element (FE) outcomes obtained at the design stage. The EMA performance at system-level is evaluated in Dymola environment, analyzing three operating modes, such as active-active, active-standby and active-shorted. Finally, some thermal considerations regarding the active-shorted configuration are outlined.

Citation

Giangrande, P., Al-Timimy, A., Galassini, A., Papadopoulos, S., Degano, M., & Galea, M. (2018). Design of PMSM for EMA Employed in Secondary Flight Control Systems. In Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607467

Presentation Conference Type Edited Proceedings
Conference Name 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)
Start Date Nov 7, 2018
End Date Nov 9, 2018
Acceptance Date Jul 26, 2018
Online Publication Date Jan 13, 2019
Publication Date 2018-11
Deposit Date Oct 25, 2018
Publicly Available Date Dec 31, 2018
Pages 1-6
Book Title Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)
ISBN 978-1-5386-4193-4
DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607467
Keywords EMA, EHAs, Secondary Flight Control Surfaces, PMSM, Fault-Tolerant Architecture, Dymola
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1191034
Publisher URL https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8607467
Related Public URLs http://www.esars-itec.org/
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Contract Date Oct 25, 2018

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