AC/DC converter with DC fault suppression for aircraft +/- 270 VDC distribution systems

Sztykiel, Michal and Fletcher, Steven and Norman, Patrick and Galloway, Stuart and Burt, Graeme (2015) AC/DC converter with DC fault suppression for aircraft +/- 270 VDC distribution systems. In: SAE 2015 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition, 2015-09-22 - 2015-09-24. (https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2411)

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Abstract

The increasing electrical demand in commercial and military aircraft justifies a growing need for higher voltage DC primary distribution systems. A DC system offers reduced power losses and space savings, which is of major importance for aircraft manufacturers. At present, challenges associated with DC systems include reliable fast acting short circuit protection. Solid State Contactors (SSC) have gained wide acceptance in traditional 28 VDC secondary systems for DC fault interruption. However, the reliable operation at higher operating voltages and currents requires further technology maturation. This paper examines a supporting method to SSC for more reliable fault mitigation by investigating bidirectional AC/DC converter topology with DC fault current blocking capability. Replacement of semiconductor switches with full bridge cells allows instant reversal of voltage polarities to limit rapid capacitor discharge and machine inductive currents. Demonstration of this capability is realized by tracking DC fault currents in time-domain simulations of a ±270 VDC converter dynamic model built in MATLAB-Simulink. Simulation results have shown that the modified power converter topology provides a fast response to DC faults and it can be considered as a back-up to SSCs in clearing faults in ±270 VDC distribution systems.

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Sztykiel, Michal ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0210-313X, Fletcher, Steven ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3510-9271, Norman, Patrick ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5577-1281, Galloway, Stuart ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1978-993X and Burt, Graeme ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0315-5919;
  • Item type:Conference or Workshop Item(Paper)
    ID code:58194
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    15 September 2015
    Published
    8 July 2015
    Accepted
    Notes:Reprinted with Permission from SAE International. Sztykiel, M., Fletcher, S., Norman, P., Galloway, S., & Burt, G. (2015). AC/DC converter with DC fault suppression for aircraft +/- 270 VDC distribution systems. Paper presented at SAE 2015 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition, Seattle, United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2411
    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:19 Oct 2016 11:10
    Last modified:17 Nov 2024 01:37
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/58194
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