Modelling, simulation and validation of a twelve-pulse autotransformer rectifier for aerospace applications

Author

Cross, Andrew M. ; Forsyth, A.J. ; Cooper, Benjamin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Birmingham, UK

Volume

2

fYear

2004

Firstpage

528

Abstract

A microcap SPICE circuit-level model of a 12-pulse autotransformer based rectifier for an aircraft fuel-pump motor drive is described. The importance of including the nonlinear magnetising inductance of the interphase transformers is illustrated. Small supply voltage distortions are seen to result in current imbalance in the interphase transformers, degrading the rectifier input current, and may lead to infringement of the power quality specification. The model has been validated for various operating supply voltages, frequencies and output powers, against measurements from a 3.75 kW unit.

Keywords

SPICE; aerospace; autotransformers; harmonic distortion; inductance; motor drives; power conversion harmonics; power convertors; power measurement; power supply quality; rectifying circuits; transformer cores; 3.75 kW; aerospace applications; aircraft fuel-pump motor drive; core model; harmonics; interphase transformers; microcap SPICE circuit-level model; nonlinear magnetising inductance; power measurements; power quality specification; supply voltage distortions; twelve-pulse autotransformer rectifier;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, 2004. (PEMD 2004). Second International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 498)

Conference_Location

Edinburgh, UK

ISSN

0537-9989

Print_ISBN

0-86341-383-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/cp:20040343

Filename

1350078