Design Considerations of Fault-Tolerant Electromechanical Actuator Systems for More Electric Aircraft (MEA)

Shaohong Zhu, Tom Cox, Zeyuan Xu, Chris Gerada, Chen Li

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Abstract

This paper studies the concerns such as architecture and reliability in the deployment of electromechanical actuator (EMA) in the actuation system for more electric aircraft (MEA). First, the reliability of the actuation system architecture such as control surface redundancy and actuator redundancy will be studied to determine an appropriate actuator architecture, with or without considering jamming. Then, the considerations for fault-tolerance and redundancy of the prime electric motor will be discussed in terms of reliability, weight, control complexity, and cost based on a direct-drive EMA designed for MEA. The comparison results demonstrate the configuration of two anti-jamming EMAs with dual three-phase drives connected in parallel can meet the requirements of the safety-critical actuation applications, promoting the deployment of fully electric actuation system on the MEA. Finally, a fault-tolerant motor with double 3-phase system designed for EMA will be presented, with performance under normal and fault conditions validated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4607-4613
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781479973118
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Dec 2018
Event10th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018 - Portland, United States
Duration: 23 Sept 201827 Sept 2018

Publication series

Name2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018

Conference

Conference10th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period23/09/1827/09/18

Keywords

  • Electromechanical actuator (EMA)
  • Failure probability
  • Fault-tolerant
  • Jamming
  • More electric aircraft (MEA)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Control and Optimization
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Information Systems and Management

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