A fault-tolerant power system architecture for aircraft electric propulsion. The fault-tolerant systems continue to operate in the event of the failure of (or one or more faults within) some component. The fault-tolerant design enables the system to continue its intended operation, possibly at a reduced level, rather than failing completely, when some part of the system fails. When a turn-to-turn fault in an AC motor is detected, a motor controller will short three top or three bottom switches in the inverter together (effectively shorting the associated stator windings) to divert fault current from the motor windings to the motor controller, where cooling is available. Also, when a fault in or at the input to a motor controller is detected, the motor controller cuts off power to the motor by issuing a command that causes an upstream contactor with high-voltage DC bus input to open.

    涉及飞行器电动推进的容错电力系统架构。该容错系统在某一组件失效即某一组件内发生一个或更多个故障的情况下继续运行。该容错设计使得系统能够在该系统的一些零件失效时,可能地以降低的水平继续其预期运行,而非完全失效。当检测到AC电动机中的匝间故障时,在冷却可用的情况下,电动机控制器将逆变器的三个顶部开关或三个底部开关短接在一起即有效地短接关联的定子绕组,以把来自电动机绕组的故障电流转移至电动机控制器。而且,当检测到电动机控制器中的故障或者电动机控制器的输入端处的故障时,该电动机控制器通过发出使上游接触器与高压DC母线输入端断开的命令来切断电动机的电力。


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    Title :

    FAULT-TOLERANT POWER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR AIRCRAFT ELECTRIC PROPULSION


    Additional title:

    飞行器电动推进的容错电力系统架构


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    Publication date :

    2021-10-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Chinese


    Classification :

    IPC:    H02M APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS , Anlagen zur Umformung von Wechselstrom in Wechselstrom, von Wechselstrom in Gleichstrom oder umgekehrt, oder von Gleichstrom in Gleichstrom und zur Verwendung in Netzen oder ähnlichen Stromversorgungssystemen / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / H02H EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS , Schutzschaltungsanordnungen / H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern



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