Supercapacitor-based energy management for future aircraft systems

R. Todd, D. Wu, J. A. Dos Santos Girio, M. Poucand, A. J. Forsyth

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    Abstract

    A power-based control method is proposed and analysed for a supercapacitor energy storage device. The performance of the energy storage device is examined by simulation and experimentally when operating on a high voltage DC bus with a multi-phase, fault-tolerant generator and a high power, pulsed load such as an actuation or avionic system. In the practical system the energy storage device is emulated using a bi-directional electronic load and a real-time simulation platform. The energy storage device is shown to minimise the DC bus transients and virtually eliminate the torque pulsation on the generator shaft. The system design and performance trade-offs are analysed. The experimental work uses a 70kW generator and 30kW programmable load emulation devices. ©2010 IEEE.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC|Conf Proc IEEE Appl Power Electron Conf Expo APEC
    Pages1306-1312
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    Event25th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2010 - Palm Springs, CA
    Duration: 1 Jul 2010 → …

    Conference

    Conference25th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2010
    CityPalm Springs, CA
    Period1/07/10 → …

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