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On-board microgrids for the More Electric Aircraft: technology review (2018)
Journal Article

This paper presents an overview of technology related to on-board microgrids for the More Electric Aircraft. All aircraft use an isolated system, where security of supply and power density represent the main requirements. Different distribution syste... Read More about On-board microgrids for the More Electric Aircraft: technology review.

Variable voltage bus concept for aircraft electrical power system (2018)
Journal Article

The paper deals with the innovative concept of "variable voltage" bus concept for future more-electric aircraft platforms. Using new functionalities and opportunities offered by innovative sources actively controlled by power electronics, there is an... Read More about Variable voltage bus concept for aircraft electrical power system.

Variable DC Bus Voltage Control Scheme for the More Electric Aircraft Power Generation System (2018)
Conference Proceeding

© 2018 IEEE. This paper aims to introduce a control scheme that offers variable voltage control for more electric aircraft electrical power systems. This control scheme allows increased power intake to the loads by variation of the bus voltage in add... Read More about Variable DC Bus Voltage Control Scheme for the More Electric Aircraft Power Generation System.

Direct vector control of induction motors based on rotor resistance-invariant rotor flux observer (2018)
Conference Proceeding

A novel speed-flux tracking controller for induction motors has been developed and experimentally verified. Direct rotor flux field oriented controller is designed for current-fed induction motor model on the base of full order hybrid continuous time... Read More about Direct vector control of induction motors based on rotor resistance-invariant rotor flux observer.

Comparative Study Of Back EMF Based Sensorless Control Methods For Dual Three-Phase PMSM (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Multiphase electrical machines have gained increased attentions recently due to its fault tolerance capability which is of great importance for more-electric aircraft application. This paper studies sensorless control of a high-speed dual three-phase... Read More about Comparative Study Of Back EMF Based Sensorless Control Methods For Dual Three-Phase PMSM.

Thermal Analysis of High Power High Voltage DC Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) for Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor-craft (2018)
Conference Proceeding

This paper explores different possible topologies of a high-power high-voltage bidirectional DC solid state power controller (SSPC) for aerospace applications. The most suitable topology is then selected for design and implementation of the SSPC. A d... Read More about Thermal Analysis of High Power High Voltage DC Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) for Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor-craft.

An Enhanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft Applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding

© 2018 IEEE. The more-electric aircraft (MEA) concept has become a major trend due to its multiple advantages. Many functions which are conventionally driven by pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical power systems are replaced by electrical ones onboard... Read More about An Enhanced Power Generation Centre for More Electric Aircraft Applications.

A Review of Torque Ripple Minimization Techniques in Switched Reluctance Machine (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Torque ripple is a major problem in Switched Reluctance Machine (SRM). Despite the high torque ripple and vibration, SRM has many advantages over many other machines. In this paper, the torque ripple minimization control techniques commonly used are... Read More about A Review of Torque Ripple Minimization Techniques in Switched Reluctance Machine.

Performance Analysis of PMSM for High-Speed Starter-Generator System (2018)
Conference Proceeding

© 2018 IEEE. This paper presents the operating characteristics of surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous machine taking into account the influence of stator resistance and inductance variation at high frequencies, whose effect are always neglec... Read More about Performance Analysis of PMSM for High-Speed Starter-Generator System.

A Twin Spool Engine Emulator for the Study of Power Exchange Idea (2018)
Conference Proceeding

The More Electric Aircraft (MEA) engine, with electrical machines on both HP and LP shafts, makes it possible to transfer power electrically from one spool to another. Preliminary results have shown considerable improvement in turbofan performance in... Read More about A Twin Spool Engine Emulator for the Study of Power Exchange Idea.

Multi-Objective Supervisory Control for DC/DC Converters in Advanced Aeronautic Applications (2018)
Journal Article

In this paper, an intelligent control strategy for DC/DC converters is proposed. The converter connects two DC busses, a high-voltage and a low-voltage bus. The control scheme is composed by a two-layer architecture, a low-level control based on the... Read More about Multi-Objective Supervisory Control for DC/DC Converters in Advanced Aeronautic Applications.

Experimental study of power exchange using a twin spool engine emulator (2018)
Conference Proceeding

The More Electric Aircraft (MEA) nad , with electrical machines on both HP and LP shafts and the advancements in power electronics, makes it possible to transfer power electrically from one spool to another. Preliminary results have shown considerabl... Read More about Experimental study of power exchange using a twin spool engine emulator.

Potential improvements in turbofan idle steady state and transient performance (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Once the engine is designed, imbalanced air massflow between LP and HP compressors at low speed settings is inevitable which enforces implementing of bleeding. However, by emerging More Electric Aircraft (MEA) with electrical machines on both HP and... Read More about Potential improvements in turbofan idle steady state and transient performance.

Generator overload reduction using smart power management (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Weight reduction is a key driver in the aerospace sector. Every kilogram of weight reduction has significant benefits over the aircraft’s life cycle. This paper introduces a smart power management technique which is able to reduce the overload on the... Read More about Generator overload reduction using smart power management.

3L-NPC AC-DC power converter using virtual space vector PWM with optimal switching sequence based on G-h coordinate (2018)
Conference Proceeding

A reliability approach for the MEA power system architecture design optimization problem (2018)
Conference Proceeding

In the literature, there has been thorough research on reliability-based design in different fields. However, aircraft power system investigations have mostly dealt with sub-system optimization. Hence, there is considerable potential to excel innova... Read More about A reliability approach for the MEA power system architecture design optimization problem.

Smart Controller Design for Safety Operation of the MEA Electrical Distribution System (2018)
Conference Proceeding

As the electrical network of future aircraft become more and more complex, safety issues related with electrification need to be addressed. This paper shows that this can be achieved by developing an advanced control strategy and then applying it, th... Read More about Smart Controller Design for Safety Operation of the MEA Electrical Distribution System.

Potential Improvements in Turbofan's Performance by Electric Power Transfer (2018)
Conference Proceeding

© 2018 SAE International. All Rights Reserved. Bleeding in engines is essential to mitigate the unmatched air massflow between low and High Pressure (HP) compressors at low speed settings, thus avoiding unstable operation due to surge and phenomena.... Read More about Potential Improvements in Turbofan's Performance by Electric Power Transfer.

Neutral Point Voltage Control Method for Three-Level Diode-Clamped Converter Based on Fourth Harmonic Current Injection (2018)
Conference Proceeding

DC-link neutral point voltage balancing for three level neutral point clamped converters has been extensively investigated. Many effective methods have been reported with desirable performances under high power factor conditions. However, most of the... Read More about Neutral Point Voltage Control Method for Three-Level Diode-Clamped Converter Based on Fourth Harmonic Current Injection.

Concept of experimental research for electrical vehicle electromechanical systems with hybrid energy storages (2018)
Journal Article

In this paper, the concept of experimental investigations of electric vehicles electromechanical systems with hybrid energy storages is designed. Hybrid energy storage system is based on accumulators and super capacitors.... Read More about Concept of experimental research for electrical vehicle electromechanical systems with hybrid energy storages.