Comparative investigation of SiC current source converter and matrix converter topologies for medium-voltage electric aircraft propulsion

Benjamin Luckett; Jiangbiao He

doi:10.1109/ITEC51675.2021.9490080

Comparative investigation of SiC current source converter and matrix converter topologies for medium-voltage electric aircraft propulsion

Benjamin Luckett, Jiangbiao He

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Abstract

Medium-voltage electric propulsion is a promising technology to enable the electrification of aircraft, especially for twin-aisle aircraft. The performance of the medium-voltage power converter plays a critical role in the overall electric propulsion performance. To pursue higher efficiency, reliability, and power density, this paper investigates the comparison of the current source converter, direct and indirect matrix converters, with respect to a multilevel voltage source converter. The emerging Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET modules are used to configure the power converters to achieve higher efficiency and power density. All these converters are modeled and simulated for a megawatt-scale propulsion drive system rated at medium voltage. Simulation results are presented and analyzed to provide a reference for the future aircraft propulsion designs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2021
Pages	641-646
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728175836
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC51675.2021.9490080
State	Published - Jun 21 2021
Event	2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2021 - Chicago, United States Duration: Jun 21 2021 → Jun 25 2021

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Name	2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2021

Conference

Conference	2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	6/21/21 → 6/25/21

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© 2021 IEEE.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT The material presented in this paper is based upon work partly supported by NASA Kentucky EPSCoR under the NASA award No: 80NSSC19M0052. The authors would also like to thank the GAANN Fellowship support from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky.

Funders	Funder number
Kentucky NASA EPSCoR
Michigan State University-U.S. Department of Energy (MSU-DOE) Plant Research Laboratory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	80NSSC19M0052
University of Kentucky

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Automotive Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Control and Optimization
Transportation

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Luckett, B., & He, J. (2021). Comparative investigation of SiC current source converter and matrix converter topologies for medium-voltage electric aircraft propulsion. In 2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2021 (pp. 641-646). (2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2021). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC51675.2021.9490080

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