Title :
More Electric Aircraft
Author :
Quigley, Richard E., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Wright Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
The More Electric Aircraft (MEA) concept is based on utilizing electric power to drive aircraft subsystems. With advancing electric power technology it will be feasible to use high power density electrical power components to drive the majority of aircraft subsystems. Each of the power transfer disciplines on an aircraft requires specialized Aerospace Ground Equipment/Ground Support Equipment (AGE/GSE), personnel, and deployment of these systems and support personnel to the theater of operations. The system level payoffs that could be realized with MEA for both military and commercial aircraft applications are discussed
Keywords :
aircraft instrumentation; power supplies to apparatus; Aerospace Ground Equipment; Ground Support Equipment; More Electric Aircraft; aircraft subsystems; commercial aircraft; electric power; high power density electrical power components; military aircraft; power transfer; Actuators; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft propulsion; Costs; Fault tolerant systems; Ground support; Military aircraft; Power electronics; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1993. APEC '93. Conference Proceedings 1993., Eighth Annual
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0983-9
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1993.290667
