Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Ryerson University
$53,000.00
Next generation power converters for aerospace applications
EF 2016-17
Résumé
The main objective of this proposal is to investigate and commercialize the next generation of universal power converters for aerospace applications. In aircraft, electricity is generated by AC generators and then is converted into DC by autotransformer rectifier units (ATRU) to power different kinds of electrical loads including motor drives and actuators. In the past decades, the ATRU has been widely used in aircraft although it has lower power density. With increasing power demand in increasingly electrical aircraft (the More Electric Aircraft or MEA), the ATRU becomes the bottleneck in modern aircraft power conversion designs. This project will investigate possible converter topologies with high power density and high reliability to replace the ATRU in aerospace applications. Through this project we expect to improve the power density from 1kW/kg for normal ATRU powered system to 5kW/kg with air cooling or 8kW/kg for liquid cooling. It is also expected that through this project we will be able to bring the proposed power converter technology to an acceptable readiness level for commercialization.
Programme
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
494205-2016
Name nom
Xu, Dewei
Department département
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Organization id
43
Institution établissement
Ryerson University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
53000
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
703
Area of application group en
Transportation systems and services
Area of application group fr
Services et systèmes de transport
Area of application en
Aerospace
Area of application fr
Aérospatial
Research subject code
2517
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Industrial and power electronics
Research subject fr
Électronique de puissance et électronique industrielle
Partie
1
Nb partie
2
Application title
Next generation power converters for aerospace applications
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The main objective of this proposal is to investigate and commercialize the next generation of universal power converters for aerospace applications. In aircraft, electricity is generated by AC generators and then is converted into DC by autotransformer rectifier units (ATRU) to power different kinds of electrical loads including motor drives and actuators. In the past decades, the ATRU has been widely used in aircraft although it has lower power density. With increasing power demand in increasingly electrical aircraft (the More Electric Aircraft or MEA), the ATRU becomes the bottleneck in modern aircraft power conversion designs. This project will investigate possible converter topologies with high power density and high reliability to replace the ATRU in aerospace applications. Through this project we expect to improve the power density from 1kW/kg for normal ATRU powered system to 5kW/kg with air cooling or 8kW/kg for liquid cooling. It is also expected that through this project we will be able to bring the proposed power converter technology to an acceptable readiness level for commercialization.
