50 KVA High Temperature Bi-directional Converter for On-Engine Application in More Electric Aircraft 2014-01-2111
The transition towards More Electric Aircraft (MEA) architectures has challenges relating to integration of power electronics with the starter generator system for on-engine application. To efficiently operate the power electronics in the hostile engine environment at high switching frequency and for better thermal management, use of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices for a bi-directional power converter is examined. In this paper, development of a 50 kVA bi-directional converter operating at an ambient temperature of about 2000C is presented. The design and operation of the converter with details of control algorithm implementation and cooling chamber design are also discussed.
Citation: Sanjeev, S., Selvaraj, G., Franks, P., and Rajashekara, K., "50 KVA High Temperature Bi-directional Converter for On-Engine Application in More Electric Aircraft," SAE Technical Paper 2014-01-2111, 2014, https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-2111. Download Citation
Author(s):
Shweta Sanjeev, Goutham Selvaraj, Patrick Franks, Kaushik Rajashekara
Affiliated:
University of Texas, Microsemi PMG
Pages: 5
Event:
SAE 2014 Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Electric aircraft
Power electronics
Thermal management
Architecture
Starters and starting
Mathematical models
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