Electrical Machines and Power Electronics for Starter-Generators in More Electric Aircrafts: A Technology Review

<div>Safety-critical power conversion systems play a major role in the paradigm shift towards more electric aircraft (MEA) architectures. This paper reviews the electrical machines and their power electronic systems that are currently competing in the application of integrated starter-generators (S/Gs) in MEA power systems. Motivated by the strict requirements of sufficient electrical starting capability, super-high power density and ultra-high reliability, additional considerations on the overall system design are necessary, including the power electronic converters (PECs) and integrated thermal designs. These aspects are discussed not only in the light of their many benefits but also of the challenges introduced by the continuous advancements and emerging innovations in the power conversion technology. In achieving the MEA goals and capitalize on all potential benefits, optimization-based design approaches will be necessary, where the aggregation of electric machines, PECs and the aircraft grid is considered as an integrated system to be optimized. This review highlights the importance of these aspects and offers a view on future perspectives and open issues.</div>

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Hybrid Converter to Supply DC and AC Loads Using Tapped Boost Topology

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v7i3.8.15217 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (3.8) ◽

pp. 48

Author(s):

Goutham Menon ◽

Mahesh Ratheesh ◽

Gopikrishna S Menon ◽

Gautham S ◽

P Kanakasabapathy

Keyword(s):

Steady State ◽

Power Systems ◽

Boost Converter ◽

Voltage Source ◽

Electronic Systems ◽

Power Electronic ◽

Voltage Source Inverter ◽

Smart Power ◽

Steady State Analysis ◽

Operating Modes

Advancements in power electronic systems has brought forth the modernization of residential power systems exponentially. The interfacing of AC and DC loads with various kinds of resources of energy has been achieved with the help of modern nanogrid architectures. This paper brings into depiction a Tapped Boost derived hybrid converter that can be used to meet the demands of both AC and DC loads having a solitary DC input. A voltage source inverter (VSI) bridge network is used instead of the single switch of a Tapped Boost converter. The VSI bridge has shoot-through protection in the inverter stage increasing its importance for smart power systems. The Tapped Boost derived converter also borrows the advantages provided by the Tapped Boost converter. The paper covers topics like the operation, steady-state analysis and operating modes of the proposed Tapped Boost-DHC. The output and input characteristics has also been tested and verified through simulatio

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Electrical machines and power‐electronic systems for high‐power wind energy generation applications

COMPEL The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering ◽

10.1108/03321641311293740 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 34-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Z.Q. Zhu ◽

Jiabing Hu

Keyword(s):

Wind Energy ◽

High Power ◽

Energy Generation ◽

Electrical Machines ◽

Electronic Systems ◽

Power Electronic ◽

Wind Energy Generation

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Part I: Modeling CM behavior in power electronic systems: Modeling, measurement, and management of conducted EMI and common-mode behavior in shipboard power systems

2017 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS) ◽

10.1109/ests.2017.8069352 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Aaron D. Brovont ◽

Steven D. Pekarek

Keyword(s):

Power Systems ◽

Electronic Systems ◽

Systems Modeling ◽

Power Electronic ◽

Common Mode ◽

Shipboard Power Systems ◽

Shipboard Power ◽

Mode Behavior ◽

Conducted Emi

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A Review of Total Harmonic Distortion Factors for the Measurement of Harmonic and Interharmonic Pollution in Modern Power Systems

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14206467 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (20) ◽

pp. 6467

Author(s):

Angel Arranz-Gimon ◽

Angel Zorita-Lamadrid ◽

Daniel Morinigo-Sotelo ◽

Oscar Duque-Perez

Keyword(s):

Power Systems ◽

Harmonic Distortion ◽

Total Harmonic Distortion ◽

Electronic Systems ◽

International Electrotechnical Commission ◽

Power Electronic ◽

Electrical System ◽

Electrical Systems ◽

Wide Range

Harmonic distortion is one of the disturbances that most affects the quality of the electrical system. The widespread use of power electronic systems, especially power converters, has increased harmonic and interharmonic emission in a wide range of frequencies. Therefore, there are new needs in the measurement of harmonic distortion in modern electrical systems, such as measurement in the supra-harmonic range (>2 kHz) and the measurement of interharmonics. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards define new total harmonic distortion (THD) rates based on the concept of frequency groupings. However, the rates defined in the IEC standards have shortcomings when measuring signals such as those present in the outputs of power systems with abundant interharmonic content and presence of components in the supra-harmonic range. Therefore, in this work, a comparison is made between the different THD factors currently defined, both in the literature and in the standards, to show which of them are the most suitable for assessing harmonic and interharmonic contamination in power system signals such as those present at the output of inverters.

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Application of EMI Filter in Design of Switching Power Supply

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.385-386.1305 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 385-386 ◽

pp. 1305-1308

Author(s):

Pan Feng Guo ◽

Jian Song ◽

Hong Zhang ◽

Xin Li ◽

Rui Lu

Keyword(s):

Power Supply ◽

High Reliability ◽

Power Converter ◽

Experimental Results ◽

Electronic Systems ◽

Power Electronic ◽

Switching Power Supply ◽

Switching Power ◽

Output Waveform ◽

Emi Filter

Because of its high reliability and stable output, switching power supply is widely used in power electronic systems, but it is can not be ignored that its self-generated electromagnetic has a profound effect on the whole system. In order to suppress conducted interference generated by switching power supply, this article proposed a cascaded technology about the integrated EMI filter, and a simulation is carried out for the power converter output waveform. Experimental results show that this cascaded technology about the integrated EMI filter has a good inhibition on the harmonic.

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