Development of aircraft electric starter-generator system based-on active rectification technology

Bozhko, Serhiy; Yang, Tao; Le Peuvedic, Jean-Marc; Arumugam, Puvan; Degano, Marco; La Rocca, Antonino; Xu, Zeyuan; Rashed, Mohamed; Fernando, Weeramundage; Hill, Christopher Ian; Eastwick, Carol; Pickering, Stephen; Gerada, Chris; Wheeler, Patrick

Abstract

More-electric aircraft (MEA) has become a dominant trend for modern aircraft. On-board MEA, many functions, which are conventionally driven by pneumatic and hydraulic power, are replaced with electrical subsystems. Starting aircraft engines with an electrical motor instead of using pneumatic power from the auxiliary power unit (APU) is one of the major characteristics of future aircraft. This paper presents the development of a novel electric starter-generator system for aircraft applications. The paper describes the main achievements of the project within the key areas including electric machines, power electronic converters, thermal management and overall system control design. The developed prototype has been tested successfully and the test results are presented in this paper.

Citation

Bozhko, S., Yang, T., Le Peuvedic, J., Arumugam, P., Degano, M., La Rocca, A., …Wheeler, P. (2018). Development of aircraft electric starter-generator system based-on active rectification technology. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 4(4), 985-996. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2018.2863031

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 30, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Aug 3, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Deposit Date: Aug 7, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 4, 2018
• Journal: IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
• Electronic ISSN: 2372-2088
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 985-996
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2018.2863031
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/960252
• Publisher URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8425015/
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