Fatma A Khera
AC/DC Converter Topologies Comparison for More Electric Aircraft Applications
Khera, Fatma A; Gerada, C.; Bozhko, Serhiy; Wheeler, Pat W
Authors
CHRISTOPHER GERADA CHRIS.GERADA@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Electrical Machines
Professor SERHIY BOZHKO serhiy.bozhko@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Aircraft Electric Power Systems
Professor PATRICK WHEELER pat.wheeler@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Power Electronic Systems
Abstract
This paper compares the potential AC/DC power converter topologies that are appropriate for medium voltage and medium/high power aircraft applications. The power converter's rated power and the DC distribution voltage level in this application assumed to be 1MW and 3kV. The topologies explored include multi-level and modular converter structures that are connected in series and/or in parallel to achieve the rated power and DC-link voltage. The main aim of this research is to review the AC/DC converters topologies and then select the best candidate for the target application. The loss and efficiency of the converter topologies are determined based on available SiC semiconductor devices. Simulation results obtained using PLECs software are used to compare between different power converter topologies in terms of losses, weight, and power density to identify the best candidate. Keywords-AC/DC converter, medium voltage and medium/high power converters, aircraft applications and modular converter.
Citation
Khera, F. A., Gerada, C., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. W. (2022). AC/DC Converter Topologies Comparison for More Electric Aircraft Applications. In 2022 IEEE 7th Southern Power Electronics Conference (SPEC). https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEC55080.2022.10058465
Presentation Conference Type | Edited Proceedings |
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Conference Name | 7th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference (IEEE SPEC 2022) |
Start Date | Dec 5, 2022 |
End Date | Dec 8, 2022 |
Acceptance Date | Oct 7, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 10, 2023 |
Publication Date | Dec 5, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Mar 30, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 30, 2023 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Book Title | 2022 IEEE 7th Southern Power Electronics Conference (SPEC) |
ISBN | 979-8-3503-9989-9 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEC55080.2022.10058465 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/19006167 |
Publisher URL | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10058465 |
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