Title :
Comparison of electrical drive technologies for aircraft flight control surface actuation
Author :
Atallah, K. ; Caparrelli, F. ; Bingham, C.M. ; Mellor, P.H. ; Howe, D. ; Cossar, C. ; Kelly, L. ; Kjaer, P. ; Gribble, J. ; Miller, T.J.E. ; Capewell, R. ; Whitley, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Sheffield Univ., UK
Abstract :
The paper describes research into electromechanical actuation systems for the flight control surfaces of large civil aircraft. To this end, two electrical drive technologies, viz brushless permanent magnet and switched reluctance, are investigated and compared
Keywords :
aircraft control; aircraft flight control surface actuation; brushless permanent magnet drive; civil aircraft; electrical drive technologies; electromechanical actuation systems; fault tolerance; switched reluctance drive;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Machines and Drives, 1999. Ninth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 468)
Conference_Location :
Canterbury
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-720-9
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19991010
