Design and testing of electromechanical actuator for aerospace applications

Papini, L.; Connor, P.; Patel, C.; Empringham, L.; Gerada, C.; Wheeler, P.

doi:10.1109/IWED.2018.8321392

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Space Weather Prediction to Enhance the Reliability of the More Electric Aircraft (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Guo, J., Buticchi, G., & Gerada, C. (2018). Space Weather Prediction to Enhance the Reliability of the More Electric Aircraft. In Proceedings 2018 27th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE) (445-450). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.2018.8433845

Power devices manufacturers know that electronic devices are susceptible to radiation events. Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) coming from space can interact with the earth atmosphere, generating secondary particles (electrons, neutrons, protons) that can... Read More about Space Weather Prediction to Enhance the Reliability of the More Electric Aircraft.

A Smart Transformer-Rectifier Unit for the More Electric Aircraft (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Buticchi, G., Gerada, C., Ko, Y. J., & Liserre, M. (2018). A Smart Transformer-Rectifier Unit for the More Electric Aircraft. In Proceedings - 2018 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE) (324-328). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.2018.8433784

In the framework of the More Electric Aircraft (MEA), an efficient and flexible power distribution system is of paramount importance. Considering the presence of both AC and DC loads at multiple voltage levels, the distribution system of the most mod... Read More about A Smart Transformer-Rectifier Unit for the More Electric Aircraft.

Novel core designs to miniaturise passive magnetic components (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Walker, A., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2018). Novel core designs to miniaturise passive magnetic components. In NA

Converter sizes are often dominated by passive magnetic components. Passive magnetic component sizes are in turn limited by electromagnetic saturation and thermal limits. This paper covers two modifications to the air gaps of tape wound amorphous mag... Read More about Novel core designs to miniaturise passive magnetic components.

An advanced modulation scheme emphasising neutral point ripple suppression using predictive control for three-level NPC converters in aircraft electric starter generator applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Li, C., Yang, T., Lo Calzo, G., Bozhko, S., Gerada, C., & Wheeler, P. (2018). An advanced modulation scheme emphasising neutral point ripple suppression using predictive control for three-level NPC converters in aircraft electric starter generator applications.

Electrical starter/generator (ESG) system is one of the key innovations of more-electric aircraft initiative. The ESG cranks the engine and accelerates it up to self-sustained speed using electric energy (starter mode) and then runs as a generator to... Read More about An advanced modulation scheme emphasising neutral point ripple suppression using predictive control for three-level NPC converters in aircraft electric starter generator applications.

Fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of TEFC machine end regions using more realistic end-winding geometry (2018)
Conference Proceeding
La Rocca, S., Pickering, S., Eastwick, C. N., Gerada, C., & Rönnberg, K. (2018). Fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of TEFC machine end regions using more realistic end-winding geometry.

In this paper a typical small low voltage TEFC motor (output power ~10 kW) has been studied using computational fluid dynamics. The complexity of the end winding geometries, often consisting of several insulated copper strands bound together, provide... Read More about Fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of TEFC machine end regions using more realistic end-winding geometry.

A novel 24-slots14-poles fractional-slot concentrated winding topology with low space harmonics for electrical machines (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Zhu, S., Cox, T., Xu, Z., & Gerada, C. (2018). A novel 24-slots14-poles fractional-slot concentrated winding topology with low space harmonics for electrical machines. In NA

This paper proposes a novel winding layout for the machines with fractional-slot concentrated windings (FSCW) using a stator shifting concept and non-overlapping windings, with which all the non-working harmonics will be completely cancelled or signi... Read More about A novel 24-slots14-poles fractional-slot concentrated winding topology with low space harmonics for electrical machines.

Numerical investigations of convective phenomena of oil impingement on end-windings (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Connor, P., La Rocca, A., Xu, Z., Eastwick, C., Pickering, S., & Gerada, C. (2018). Numerical investigations of convective phenomena of oil impingement on end-windings.

A novel experimental rig for analysing intensive liquid cooling of highly power-dense electrical machine components has been developed. Coupled fluid flow and heat transfer has been modelled, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), to inform the de... Read More about Numerical investigations of convective phenomena of oil impingement on end-windings.

Design and testing of electromechanical actuator for aerospace applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Papini, L., Connor, P., Patel, C., Empringham, L., Gerada, C., & Wheeler, P. (2018). Design and testing of electromechanical actuator for aerospace applications. In 2018 25th International Workshop on Electric Drives: Optimization in Control of Electric Drives (IWED2018) - Proceedings (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/IWED.2018.8321392

Electromechanical actuators are gaining interest in the aerospace industry within the More Electrical Aircraft (MEA) architecture. The end-goal of fully electric aircraft includes Electromechanical actuation for flight control systems. The design and... Read More about Design and testing of electromechanical actuator for aerospace applications.