On-board microgrids for the more electric aircraft - Technology review

Giampaolo Buticchi, Serhiy Bozhko, Marco Liserre, Patrick Wheeler, Kamal Al-Haddad

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Abstract

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 represents the main requirements. Different distribution systems (ac and dc) and voltage levels coexist, and power converters have the central role in connecting them with high reliability and high power density. Ensuring the safety of supply with a limited redundancy is one of the targets of the system design since it allows increasing the power density. This main challenge is often tackled with proper load management and advanced control strategies, as highlighted in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8568981
Pages (from-to)5588-5599
Number of pages12
JournalIEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Volume66
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2019

Keywords

  • AC-AC power converters
  • DC-DC power converters
  • aerospace engineering
  • power system management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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