Power electronics applications - Session summary

Summary form only given. The technical papers for this session are concerned with a variety of power electronics applications. These papers are involved with several areas of application and include power systems for ground application, power distribution, and control for aircraft and aerospace vehicles, and electric propulsion control for ground vehicles. One paper is concerned with the application of the uninterruptible power system (UPS). Two papers are concerned with power electronics applications in aircraft, and aerospace vehicles. It is shown that for large space vehicles which rely on static energy conversion to provide electric power, high voltage DC distribution is preferrable to conventional distribution techniques. This technique can offer advantages in weight, reliability, design flexibility, and cost The two other papers are concerned with power electronics applications in the electric propulsion control of ground vehicles.