Power Flow Analysis of Advanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft

Bai, Ge; Bozhko, Serhiy; Yang, Tao; Wheeler, Patrick; Yeoh, Seang Shen

doi:10.1109/itecasia-pacific59272.2023.10372301

Power Flow Analysis of Advanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft

Bai, Ge; Bozhko, Serhiy; Yang, Tao; Wheeler, Patrick; Yeoh, Seang Shen

Authors

Ge Bai

Professor SERHIY BOZHKO serhiy.bozhko@nottingham.ac.uk
PROFESSOR OF AIRCRAFT ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS

Professor TAO YANG TAO.YANG@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
PROFESSOR OF AEROSPACE ELECTRICALSYSTEMS

Professor PATRICK WHEELER pat.wheeler@nottingham.ac.uk
PROFESSOR OF POWER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS

Dr SEANG SHEN YEOH SEANG.YEOH@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW

Abstract

The more-electric aircraft (MEA) has been seen as the most major trend in the aerospace industry. With the increase in electrified loads, there is the need to generate more electrical power on-board aircraft. Considering regional jet sized aircraft, one novel approach is to extract electric power from high-pressure shaft as well as the low-pressure shaft within a multi-spool aircraft engine. This allows for more electrical power extraction within the engine shaft mechanical limits. Furthermore, it opens opportunities to enable power transfer between two different shafts within the engine in order to increase the operational margin and improve efficiency. This system called the Advanced Power Generation Centre (APGC), is introduced in this paper and the associated electrical subsystem with the high-pressure shaft has been analysed in detail. The capabilities and limitations of this topology have been discussed in this paper and validated in MATLAB/Simulink environment.

Citation

Bai, G., Bozhko, S., Yang, T., Wheeler, P., & Yeoh, S. S. (2023, November). Power Flow Analysis of Advanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft. Presented at 2023 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC Asia-Pacific), Chiang Mai, Thailand

Presentation Conference Type	Edited Proceedings
Conference Name	2023 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC Asia-Pacific)
Start Date	Nov 28, 2023
End Date	Dec 1, 2023
Acceptance Date	Aug 1, 2023
Online Publication Date	Jan 2, 2024
Publication Date	Nov 28, 2023
Deposit Date	Mar 21, 2024
Publicly Available Date	Mar 21, 2024
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISBN	9798350314281
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1109/itecasia-pacific59272.2023.10372301
Public URL	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/29825736
Publisher URL	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10372301