Power converter topologies for a high performance transformer rectifier unit in aircraft applications

Author

Vieira, Jose Luiz F. ; Oliver, Jesus A. ; Alou, Pedro ; Cobos, Jose A.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Eng. Eletr., Univ. Fed. do Espirito Santo - UFES, Vitoria, Brazil

fYear

2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

This paper presents some power converter architectures and circuit topologies, which can be used to achieve the requirements of the high performance transformer rectifier unit in aircraft applications, mainly as: high power factor with low THD, high efficiency and high power density. The voltage and the power levels demanded for this application are: three-phase line-to-neutral input voltage of 115 or 115V_AC rms (360-800Hz), output voltage of 28V_DC or 270V_DC (new grid value) and the output power up to tens of kilowatts.

Keywords

aircraft power systems; avionics; harmonic distortion; power convertors; power factor; power transformers; rectifying circuits; aircraft applications; circuit topology; frequency 360 Hz to 800 Hz; high performance transformer rectifier unit; high power density; high power factor; low THD; power converter topology; three-phase line-to-neutral input voltage; voltage 115 V; voltage 270 V; voltage 28 V; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Bridge circuits; Density measurement; Power system measurements; Rectifiers; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications (INDUSCON), 2014 11th IEEE/IAS International Conference on

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-5550-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INDUSCON.2014.7059403

Filename

7059403