Design Considerations of DC-Link Aircraft Generation Systems Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Aerospace Electrical Div., Lima, OH

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Rosswurm, Mark A., author.

Conference Name:

Aerospace Congress & Exposition (1981-10-05 : Anaheim, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1981

Summary:

This paper presents a brief history of aircraft generating systems with a comparison of the DC-Link system with the cycloconverter and conventional hydromechanical systems. The elements of the DC-Link systems are described and a discussion of the design considerations of the elements is presented. A brief technical description of each element is presented with block diagrams and simplified schematics. The paper concludes with a description and performance data for a 20 KVA and 40 KVA VSCF system. Hardware pictures of the design implementation are included

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Publisher Number:

811081

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