Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods

Current aircraft power quality specifications do not allow regeneration onto the power bus. Therefore, the inherent regeneration available from Matrix Converter (MC) is not desirable in More Electric Aircraft (MEA) aerospace applications. In this paper, novel methods to avoid regeneration from the M...

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Main Authors: Munuswamy, Imayavaramban, Wheeler, Patrick
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Published: American Scientific Publishers 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34477/
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Wheeler, Patrick
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description Current aircraft power quality specifications do not allow regeneration onto the power bus. Therefore, the inherent regeneration available from Matrix Converter (MC) is not desirable in More Electric Aircraft (MEA) aerospace applications. In this paper, novel methods to avoid regeneration from the Matrix Converters are proposed. The methods have been called the Bi-Directional Switch (BDS) method and the Input Power Clamp (IPC) method. Both methods are compared. The IPC method is considered an alternative to the Bi-Directional Switch (BDS) method and has a number of advantages discussed in the paper. To detect regeneration in Matrix Converters two techniques are proposed, the Power Comparison technique (PC) and the Input Voltage Reference technique (IVR). Experimental results from a prototype using 4 kW Induction Motor are presented.
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spelling nottingham-344772020-05-04T17:20:58Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34477/ Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods Munuswamy, Imayavaramban Wheeler, Patrick Current aircraft power quality specifications do not allow regeneration onto the power bus. Therefore, the inherent regeneration available from Matrix Converter (MC) is not desirable in More Electric Aircraft (MEA) aerospace applications. In this paper, novel methods to avoid regeneration from the Matrix Converters are proposed. The methods have been called the Bi-Directional Switch (BDS) method and the Input Power Clamp (IPC) method. Both methods are compared. The IPC method is considered an alternative to the Bi-Directional Switch (BDS) method and has a number of advantages discussed in the paper. To detect regeneration in Matrix Converters two techniques are proposed, the Power Comparison technique (PC) and the Input Voltage Reference technique (IVR). Experimental results from a prototype using 4 kW Induction Motor are presented. American Scientific Publishers 2015-12-01 Article PeerReviewed Munuswamy, Imayavaramban and Wheeler, Patrick (2015) Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods. Journal of Low Power Electronics, 11 (4). pp. 479-490. ISSN 1546-1998 AC-AC Bi-Directional Switch Method Electrical Braking Indirect Vector Control Input Power Clamp Method Matrix Converters Regeneration Control Circuit Surface Actuation http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/jolpe/2015/00000011/00000004/art00003?token=005e1bdf087e06cb43f67232d45232b4224387b5e572079523e283568293c6c567e504f58762f4658aa74c9953c583 doi:10.1166/jolpe.2015.1414 doi:10.1166/jolpe.2015.1414
spellingShingle AC-AC
Bi-Directional Switch Method
Electrical Braking
Indirect Vector Control
Input Power Clamp Method
Matrix Converters
Regeneration Control Circuit
Surface Actuation
Munuswamy, Imayavaramban
Wheeler, Patrick
Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods
title Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods
title_full Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods
title_fullStr Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods
title_full_unstemmed Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods
title_short Electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods
title_sort electrical braking in matrix converter for more electric aircraft: bi-directional switch and input power clamp methods
topic AC-AC
Bi-Directional Switch Method
Electrical Braking
Indirect Vector Control
Input Power Clamp Method
Matrix Converters
Regeneration Control Circuit
Surface Actuation
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34477/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34477/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34477/