TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative evaluation of three-phase high-power-factor AC-DC converter concepts for application in future More Electric Aircraft
AU - Gong, Guanghai
AU - Heldwein, Marcelo Lobo
AU - Drofenik, Uwe
AU - Miniböck, Johann
AU - Mino, Kazuaki
AU - Kolar, Johann W.
PY - 2005/6
Y1 - 2005/6
N2 - A passive 12-pulse rectifier system, a two-level, and a three-level active three-phase pulsewidth-modulation (PWM) rectifier system are analyzed for supplying the dc-voltage link of a 5-kW variable-speed hydraulic pump drive of an electro-hydrostatic actuator to be employed in future More Electric Aircraft. Weight, volume, and efficiency of the concepts are compared for an input phase voltage range of 98-132 V and an input frequency range of 400-800 Hz. The 12-pulse system shows advantages concerning volume, efficiency, and complexity but is characterized by a high system weight. Accordingly, the three-level PWM rectifier is identified as the most advantageous solution. Finally, a novel extension of the 12-pulse rectifier system by turn-off power semiconductors is proposed which allows a control of the output voltage and, therefore, eliminates the dependency on the mains and load condition which constitutes a main drawback of the passive concept.
AB - A passive 12-pulse rectifier system, a two-level, and a three-level active three-phase pulsewidth-modulation (PWM) rectifier system are analyzed for supplying the dc-voltage link of a 5-kW variable-speed hydraulic pump drive of an electro-hydrostatic actuator to be employed in future More Electric Aircraft. Weight, volume, and efficiency of the concepts are compared for an input phase voltage range of 98-132 V and an input frequency range of 400-800 Hz. The 12-pulse system shows advantages concerning volume, efficiency, and complexity but is characterized by a high system weight. Accordingly, the three-level PWM rectifier is identified as the most advantageous solution. Finally, a novel extension of the 12-pulse rectifier system by turn-off power semiconductors is proposed which allows a control of the output voltage and, therefore, eliminates the dependency on the mains and load condition which constitutes a main drawback of the passive concept.
KW - 12-pulse rectifier system
KW - More Electric Aircraft
KW - Pulsewidth-modulation (PWM) rectifier system
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=21044433329&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TIE.2005.843957
DO - 10.1109/TIE.2005.843957
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:21044433329
SN - 0278-0046
VL - 52
SP - 727
EP - 737
JO - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
JF - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
IS - 3
ER -