MCT inverter/converter for the integral starter/generator

Author

Radun, Arthur V. ; Nairus, John G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Kentucky Univ., Lexington, KY, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

27 Jul-1 Aug 1997

Firstpage

585

Abstract

A breadboard 250 kW external integral starter/generator (EIS/G) has been developed. This system uses a switched reluctance machine and two 125 kW inverter/converter units (ICUs) to develop two separate and independent 270 Vdc output power busses. This paper describes the results of research to develop a 125 kW MCT based ICU for the breadboard EIS/G system. It reviews previous results and presents new results for an upgraded 125 kW ICU design employing second generation MCT modules. These second generation MCT modules were developed under the Power Electronics Building Block (PEBB) program. The design issues addressed to develop the MCT ICU are described as well as the final design. Experimental results for the MCT based ICU are presented

Keywords

MOS-controlled thyristors; aerospace engines; aircraft; invertors; power convertors; power supplies to apparatus; reluctance generators; starting; 125 kW; 250 kW; 270 V; MCT inverter/converter; Power Electronics Building Block program; aircraft engines; integral starter/generator; output power busses; second generation MCT modules; switched reluctance machine; Aircraft propulsion; Circuit testing; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Inverters; MOSFETs; Power generation; Reluctance machines; Switches; Thyristors; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4515-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1997.659255

Filename

659255