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Suppression of First Side-Band Switching Harmonics Using DC-DC converters with an Advanced Modulation Scheme (2021)
Journal Article

The common dc-bus concept has become an attractive solution for future aircraft electrical power systems. This article considers the case where a battery connected dc-dc converter and a permanent magnet generator connected ac-dc converter are supplyi... Read More about Suppression of First Side-Band Switching Harmonics Using DC-DC converters with an Advanced Modulation Scheme.

An Enhanced Virtual Space Vector Modulation Scheme of Three-Level NPC Converters for More-Electric-Aircraft Applications (2021)
Journal Article

Multilevel converters have been used for aircraft electric starter/generator (ESG) systems due to their high power qualities. One of the desirable topologies is the three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) converter. Our studied ESG system operates... Read More about An Enhanced Virtual Space Vector Modulation Scheme of Three-Level NPC Converters for More-Electric-Aircraft Applications.

Adaptive Stabilization of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator-Based DC Electrical Power System in More Electric Aircraft (2021)
Journal Article

Most loads of electrical power systems on a more electric aircraft (MEA) are regulated power converters. These loads behave as constant power loads (CPLs) that can significantly affect system stability. The system will become unstable and will be una... Read More about Adaptive Stabilization of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator-Based DC Electrical Power System in More Electric Aircraft.

Power Quality Improvement Using an Active Power Sharing Scheme in More Electric Aircraft (2021)
Journal Article

This paper proposed a harmonic suppression scheme that used a DC-DC converter as an active harmonic injector to cancel voltage harmonics on the HVDC bus within a hybrid power generation centre (HPGC). A permanent magnet synchronous generator and a ba... Read More about Power Quality Improvement Using an Active Power Sharing Scheme in More Electric Aircraft.

Electric Power Transfer Concept for Enhanced Performance of the More Electric Engine (2021)
Journal Article

In future electrified aircraft, multispool more electric engines (MEEs) are expected to be equipped with electric generators connected to each shaft for power offtake and supplying onboard electrical loads. These can be interfaced to a common high-vo... Read More about Electric Power Transfer Concept for Enhanced Performance of the More Electric Engine.

Torque Ripple Suppression for IPMSM using FEA- based Model Predictive Direct Torque Control (2021)
Conference Proceeding

The interest in model predictive direct torque control (MP-DTC) for high-performance dynamic control of electric drives has been growing. Unlike the conventional direct torque control (DTC), MP-DTC can achieve optimal voltage selection by predicting... Read More about Torque Ripple Suppression for IPMSM using FEA- based Model Predictive Direct Torque Control.

Active Modulation Strategy for Capacitor Voltage Balancing of Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters in High-Speed Drives (2021)
Journal Article

In this article, the equivalent relationship between the nearest-three-virtual space vector and carrier-based pulsewidth-modulation scheme is established based on space vector coordinate for a three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) converter. Mor... Read More about Active Modulation Strategy for Capacitor Voltage Balancing of Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters in High-Speed Drives.

Enhanced Active Disturbance Rejection Current Controller for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines Operated at Low Sampling Time Ratio (2021)
Journal Article

Recently, Active Disturbance Rejection Control (ADRC) Scheme has been widely used for current regulation in AC drive systems owing to its robustness to system uncertainties and its high disturbance-rejection capability. However, it has not been consi... Read More about Enhanced Active Disturbance Rejection Current Controller for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines Operated at Low Sampling Time Ratio.

Methodologies for the Synthesis of Reliable MEA Electrical Power System Architectures (2021)
Conference Proceeding

This paper reviews the main optimization approaches and design frameworks found in the literature for the synthesis of power system architectures for More Electric Aircraft (MEA). System- and network- engineering are the main interdisciplinary fields... Read More about Methodologies for the Synthesis of Reliable MEA Electrical Power System Architectures.

Fast and Simple Tuning Rules of Synchronous Reference Frame Proportional-Integral Current Controller (2021)
Journal Article

Synchronous reference frame proportional-integral (PI) current controller (CC) is considered the most well-established solution for the current regulation in electrical drives. However, the gain selection of the PI CC is still regarded to be poorly r... Read More about Fast and Simple Tuning Rules of Synchronous Reference Frame Proportional-Integral Current Controller.

Stabilization of DC MicroGrid Systems Using the Loop-Cancellation Technique (2021)
Journal Article

DC microgrid systems (DCMGs) feed power to constant power loads (CPLs) via transmission lines. Although these systems are commonly used worldwide, CPLs have negative impedance effects. These loads can significantly degrade the system stability. There... Read More about Stabilization of DC MicroGrid Systems Using the Loop-Cancellation Technique.

Neural Network based Weighting Factor Selection of MPC for Optimal Battery and Load Management in MEA (2020)
Conference Proceeding

This paper presents a Neural Network (NN)-based weighting factor (WF) selection method for the multi-objective cost function in Model Predictive Control (MPC). MPC is adopted for scheduling the loads and charging/discharging the battery intelligently... Read More about Neural Network based Weighting Factor Selection of MPC for Optimal Battery and Load Management in MEA.

Investigating Electrical Drive Performance Employing Model Predictive Control and Active Disturbance Rejection Control Algorithms (2020)
Conference Proceeding

© 2020 The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Many issues can degrade the electrical drive performance such as cross-coupling, time delay, external disturbances, and parameter variation. The Synchronous Reference Frame (SRF) PI Current Contr... Read More about Investigating Electrical Drive Performance Employing Model Predictive Control and Active Disturbance Rejection Control Algorithms.

Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion (2020)
Conference Proceeding

This paper presents parametric design studies of the on-board Electrical Power System (EPS) for a distributed hybrid aircraft propulsion. The work presents the methodology that has been adopted to develop the physics-based models of the EPS component... Read More about Design Methodology and Parametric Design Study of the On-Board Electrical Power System for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion.

Machine Learning Based Correction Model in PMSM Power Loss Estimation for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2020)
Conference Proceeding

This study utilizes the machine learning (ML) technique to estimate the power loss of surface-mounted Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) for More-Electric Aircraft (MEA). Existing approaches do not consider ML methods in power loss calculation... Read More about Machine Learning Based Correction Model in PMSM Power Loss Estimation for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

Energy Storage System Selection for Optimal Fuel Consumption of Aircraft Hybrid Electric Taxiing Systems (2020)
Journal Article

IEEE Aircraft taxiing is conventionally performed using the main engines’ inefficient idle thrust. Therefore, in line with greener aviation, the electrification of taxiing is the most viable option to reduce emissions, noise, and fossil fuel consumpt... Read More about Energy Storage System Selection for Optimal Fuel Consumption of Aircraft Hybrid Electric Taxiing Systems.

Design and Implementation of GaN-based Dual-Active-Bridge DC/DC Converters (2020)
Conference Proceeding

This paper presents the design and implementation of multicellular isolated bidirectional dual-active-bridge (DAB) DC/DC converters which are the core equipment of the European CleanSkyII Project ASPIRE. Both the primary and the secondary H-bridge ci... Read More about Design and Implementation of GaN-based Dual-Active-Bridge DC/DC Converters.

Filter Design and Optimization of Electromechanical Actuation Systems Using Search and Surrogate Algorithms for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2020)
Journal Article

In this paper, a dc filter design and optimization problem is studied for dc electrical power distribution systems onboard more-electric aircraft. Component sizing models are built to serve as the basis of the optimization whose objectives are mass a... Read More about Filter Design and Optimization of Electromechanical Actuation Systems Using Search and Surrogate Algorithms for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

Optimal filter design for power converters regulated by FCS-MPC in the MEA (2020)
Journal Article

For the DC electrical power distribution system onboard more electric aircraft, the voltage quality of DC bus is of a great concern since there could be significant harmonics distortions when feeding different power electronics loads. This problem ca... Read More about Optimal filter design for power converters regulated by FCS-MPC in the MEA.

Optimal Weight Power System Design and Synthesis for More Electric Aircraft (2020)
Conference Proceeding

© 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved. The synthesis of a power distribution architecture for More Electric Aircraft requires weight optimization in order to reduce energy consumption. The weight of... Read More about Optimal Weight Power System Design and Synthesis for More Electric Aircraft.