Design of 100 kVA SiC Power Converter for Aircraft Electric Starter Generator

Ziyou Lim; Yong Liu; Lingxi Zhang; Josep Pou; Rejeki Simanjorang; Amit Gupta

doi:10.1109/SPEC.2018.8635866

Design of 100 kVA SiC Power Converter for Aircraft Electric Starter Generator

Ziyou Lim, Yong Liu, Lingxi Zhang, Josep Pou, Rejeki Simanjorang, Amit Gupta

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Abstract

This paper proposes two suitable converter topologies for more electric aircraft (MEA) starter generator application. The commercially available silicon (Si) and silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices are also sourced to fit the given design requirements. Different possible configurations of the evaluated converter topologies are discussed. The rectifier design methodology is presented, considering device loss distribution, converter efficiency, required heatsink thermal resistance, dc-link capacitance sizing, delivered power quality and estimated gravimetric power density. The quantitative evaluations have demonstrated the beneficial needs of driving multilevel converter at higher switching frequency operation using SiC semiconductor technology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE 4th Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2018
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538682579
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEC.2018.8635866
Publication status	Published - Jul 2 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2018 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: Dec 10 2018 → Dec 13 2018

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Name	2018 IEEE 4th Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2018

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Conference	4th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2018
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	12/10/18 → 12/13/18

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© 2018 IEEE.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

gravimetric power density
multilevel topologies
Rectifier design
SiC technologies
starter generator application

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Lim, Z., Liu, Y., Zhang, L., Pou, J., Simanjorang, R., & Gupta, A. (2018). Design of 100 kVA SiC Power Converter for Aircraft Electric Starter Generator. In 2018 IEEE 4th Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2018 Article 8635866 (2018 IEEE 4th Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2018). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEC.2018.8635866

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Lim, Z, Liu, Y, Zhang, L, Pou, J, Simanjorang, R & Gupta, A 2018, Design of 100 kVA SiC Power Converter for Aircraft Electric Starter Generator. in 2018 IEEE 4th Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2018., 8635866, 2018 IEEE 4th Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 4th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2018, Singapore, Singapore, 12/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEC.2018.8635866

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