Performance comparison of doubly salient reluctance generators for high-voltage DC power system of more electric aircraft

Li, Yu; Zhang, Zhuoran; Gerada, David; Gerada, Chris

Abstract

The generation performance of the switched reluctance machine (SRM)-based starter/generator (S/G) and the doubly salient electromagnetic machine (DSEM)-based S/G is analyzed and compared in this paper. The topologies, operation principles of the doubly salient electromagnetic generator (DSEG) and the switched reluctance generator (SRG) are introduced and investigated comprehensively. The copper loss and iron loss are analyzed and the loss distribution is discussed. The excitation requirement and output power quality are also compared and analyzed. The DSEG has the advantages of employing a reliable rectifier and a simple control method, while achieving higher generation efficiency and better output power quality. The foresaid reason making it a very promising option for the high-voltage DC (HVDC) power system of the more electric aircraft (MEA).

Citation

Li, Y., Zhang, Z., Gerada, D., & Gerada, C. (2019). Performance comparison of doubly salient reluctance generators for high-voltage DC power system of more electric aircraft. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607694

• Conference Name: 5th International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles (ESARS 2018)
• Conference Location: Nottingham, UK
• Start Date: Nov 7, 2018
• End Date: Nov 9, 2018
• Acceptance Date: Jul 26, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jan 14, 2019
• Publication Date: Jan 14, 2019
• Deposit Date: Oct 26, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 15, 2019
• Series Title: IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)
• Book Title: 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)
• Chapter Number: NA
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2018.8607694
• Keywords: doubly salient electromagnetic generator, excitation; requirement, high-voltage dc system, switched reluctance machine,; starter/generator
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