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The More Electric Aircraft: Technology and challenges.
Patrick Wheeler,Sergei Bozhko +1 more
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The importance of power electronics as an enabling technology for this step change in aircraft design is considered, and examples of typical system designs are discussed in this article, as well as the exciting future challenges for the aerospace industry.Abstract:
The More Electric Aircraft concept offers many potential benefits in the design and efficiency of future large, manned aircraft. In this article, typical ?aircraft electrical power systems and associated loads are described as well as the exciting future challenges for the aerospace industry. The importance of power electronics as an enabling technology for this step change in aircraft design is considered, and examples of typical system designs are discussed.read more
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Review of Electric Machines in More-/Hybrid-/Turbo-Electric Aircraft
Ehab Sayed,Mohamed Abdalmagid,Giorgio Pietrini,Nicole-Marie Sa'adeh,Alan Dorneles Callegaro,Cyrille Goldstein,Ali Emadi +6 more
TL;DR: The paper reviews various application areas of electric machines in electrified aircraft, such as actuation, taxiing, propulsion, and generation, and reviews the main types of currently/to be utilized electric machines and the critically required specifications.
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Improving System Efficiency for the More Electric Aircraft: A Look at dc\/dc Converters for the Avionic Onboard dc Microgrid
TL;DR: More Electric Aircraft (MEA) initiative aims to increase the penetration of electrical systems in aircraft to decrease weight and further develop overall efficiency and reliability as mentioned in this paper, but this trend is not expected to change any time soon.
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Power Flow Management of Isolated Multiport Converter for More Electric Aircraft
TL;DR: In this paper, a power flow management system for an isolated multiport power converter (MPC), which includes a high-frequency transformer, that controls the power flow between three HVDC electric networks in MEAs is presented.
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Modal Analysis of a PMSG-Based DC Electrical Power System in the More Electric Aircraft Using Eigenvalues Sensitivity
TL;DR: In this article, the modeling and small-signal stability analysis of a dc-distribution electrical power system (EPS) sourced by a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) is presented.
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Current Status and Future Trends of GaN HEMTs in Electrified Transportation
TL;DR: The detailed benefits of using GaN devices in transportation electrification applications are investigated, the material properties of GaN including the applications ofGaN HEMTs at different switch ratings are presented, and the challenges currently facing the transportation industry are introduced.
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More-electric aircraft-system considerations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address some of the issues and trends becoming apparent in aircraft electrical power systems and present a number of developments at the component level that are well advanced and will increase electrical power levels.
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