Silicon carbide MOSFETs in more electric aircraft power converters: the performance and reliability benefits over silicon IGBTs for a specified flight mission profile
Autor: | Jean-Louis Debauche, Shane O'Donnell, Alberto Castellazzi, Patrick Wheeler |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Electric motor
Engineering business.industry 020209 energy 020208 electrical & electronic engineering Electrical engineering 02 engineering and technology Converters Power (physics) chemistry.chemical_compound Reliability (semiconductor) chemistry Power module MOSFET 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Commercial aviation Silicon carbide business |
Zdroj: | IndraStra Global. |
ISSN: | 2381-3652 |
Popis: | This paper describes the design, construction and performance of a 5 kVA aviation power module containing silicon carbide MOSFETs. The function and control of this module within a commercial aviation power electrical control unit (ECU) application is explained and the power dissipation benefits from the use of these MOSFETs instead of silicon IGBTs when driving an electrical motor controlling an aileron are presented. The paper shows the calculated reliability figures for the power module in this application and an application-specific reliability test to verify 150,000 flight hours of module operation is introduced. Performance test results from a prototype unit are also presented. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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