Managing Loads on Aircraft Generators to Prevent Overheat In-Flight Loughborough University

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Graham, Graham, author.

Contributor:

Dixon, Roger

Harrington, Ian

Hubbard, Peter

Conference Name:

SAE 2014 Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference (2014-09-23 : Cincinnati, Ohio, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2014

Summary:

On future UAVs it is envisaged that the power requirements of all on-board electrical systems will increase. In most flight (mission) situations the installed power generation will have adequate capacity to operate the aircraft. It is possible that during abnormal situations such as coolant blockage the generators on-board may be forced to operate under very high load conditions. The main failure mechanism for a generator is overheating and subsequent disintegration of windings, hence the research problem being addressed here is to manage the loads upon the generator to prevent overheats.The research presented here summarizes the modeling of the generator and formation of the load management system. Results are presented showing the system reallocating loads after a fault during flight, preventing overheat of the generators and successfully completing the mission

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Publisher Number:

2014-01-2195

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