C4.2 - Power Supply System for All Electric Aircraft

Power Electronics: DC/DC Converter

• Institute for Electrical Machines, Traction and Drives, TU Braunschweig

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Regine Mallwitz
  • M. Sc. Hendrik Schefer
• Institute for Drive Systems and Power Electronics , Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
  • Jun.-Prof. Dr. -Ing. Jens Friebe
  • M. Sc. Leon Fauth
  • M. Sc. Christian Beckemeier

Circuit Breaker

• Institute for High Voltage Technology and Electrical Power Systems - elenia, TU Braunschweig

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Kurrat

  • Dipl.-Ing. Tobias Kopp

Discussion on Electric Power Supply Systems for All Electric Aircraft

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9086510?source=authoralert

• Date of Publication: 06 May 2020
• Journal: IEEE Access
• Issue Date: DECEMBER 2020
• Volume: 8, Issue:1
• On Page(s): 84188-84216
• Print ISSN: 2169-3536
• Online ISSN: 2169-3536
• Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2991804

• Content:

  • Motivation for alternative drive systems in aviation

  • Trend towards electrification

  • State of the art: More Electric Aircraft

  • HVDC power supply systems in aviation

  • HVDC grids for aircraft application

  • Power electronics

  • Circuit breaker

  • Wiring harness

Study of Current Ripple Generators for Accelerated Ageing of Capacitors

R. Keilmann, H. Schefer and R. Mallwitz, "Study of Current Ripple Generators for Accelerated Ageing of Capacitors," 2022 24th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'22 ECCE Europe), 2022, pp. 1-11.

Design of a High-Dynamic Test Bench for Accelerated Dielectric Lifetime Testing with Adjustable Voltage Slopes and Temperatures

H. Schefer, L. Hanisch, T. -H. Dietrich, R. Mallwitz and M. Henke, "Design of a High-Dynamic Test Bench for Accelerated Dielectric Lifetime Testing with Adjustable Voltage Slopes and Temperatures," 2022 24th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'22 ECCE Europe), 2022, pp. 1-10.

Asymmetric Half-Bridge Configurations in Power Electronics Converters

L. Fauth, T. Brinker, S. Lin and J. Friebe, "Asymmetric Half-Bridge Configurations in Power Electronics Converters," 2019 21st European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE '19 ECCE Europe), 2019, pp. P.1-P.9, doi: 10.23919/EPE.2019.8915148.

Design and Control of a Virtual DC-Link for a full GaN-based Single Phase Converter with High Power Density

Y. H. Wankhede, L. Fauth and J. Friebe, "Design and Control of a Virtual DC-Link for a full GaN-based Single Phase Converter with High Power Density," 2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe), 2020, pp. P.1-P.10, doi: 10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215920.

Efficiency Optimization for Partial Load Operation of Interleaved Converters

J. Friebe and L. Fauth, "Efficiency Optimization for Partial Load Operation of Interleaved Converters," 2020 23rd International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS), 2020, pp. 1847-1852, doi: 10.23919/ICEMS50442.2020.9290823.

Selection of Test Site Locations for Long-Term Cosmic Radiation Tests

L. Fauth, P. Mand and J. Friebe, "Selection of Test Site Locations for LongTerm Cosmic Radiation Tests," PCIM Europe digital days 2021; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, 2021, pp. 1-5.

Investigation of Creepage Distances on Printed Circuit Boards for Avionic Applications

H. Schefer, Z. Xu, T. Kopp, R. Mallwitz and M. Kurrat, "Investigation of Creepage Distances on Printed Circuit Boards for Avionic Applications," 2022 24th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'22 ECCE Europe), 2022, pp. 1-10.

Neural Network Modeling of Nonlinear Filters for EMC Simulation in Discrete Time Domain

J. -P. Roche, J. Friebe and O. Niggemann, "Neural Network Modeling of Nonlinear Filters for EMC Simulation in Discrete Time Domain," IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2021, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/IECON48115.2021.9589226.

A Hybrid Active Neutral Point Clamped Converter consisting of Si IGBTs and GaN HEMTs for Auxiliary Systems of Electric Aircraft

L. Fauth, C. Beckemeier and J. Friebe, "A Hybrid Active Neutral Point Clamped Converter consisting of Si IGBTs and GaN HEMTs for Auxiliary Systems of Electric Aircraft," 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2021, pp. 1917-1923, doi: 10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595512.

Cryogenically-Cooled Power Electronics for Long-Distance Aircraft

Cryogenically-Cooled Power Electronics for Long-Distance Aircraft | IEEE Journals & Magazine | IEEE Xplore

• Date of Publication: 09 December 2022
• Journal: IEEE Access
• Volume: 10, Issue: Power Electronics Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Energy Conservation
• On Page(s): 133279 - 133308
• Online ISSN: 2169-3536
• Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3228161

• Content:

  • Motivation of cryogenic power electronics

  • State of the art

  • System requirements for cryogenic power electronics

  • Semiconductor investigations (Si, SiC, GaN)

  • Heat sink design

  • Weight estimates

  • Conclusion and outlook

Comparison and Analysis of Multi-State Reliability of Fault-Tolerant Inverter Topologies for the Electric Aircraft Propulsion System

Y. Cao, L. Fauth, A. Mertens and J. Friebe, "Comparison and Analysis of Multi-State Reliability of Fault-Tolerant Inverter Topologies for the Electric Aircraft Propulsion System," 2021 24th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS), 2021, pp. 766-771, doi: 10.23919/ICEMS52562.2021.9634654.