Stability Study for a Hybrid AC-DC More-Electric Aircraft Power System

• Published in: IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 329 - 347
• Main Authors: Areerak, K., Bozhko, S. V., Asher, G. M., De Lillo, L., Thomas, D. W. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.01.2012; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Actuators; Aircraft; Aircraft components; Analytical models; Architecture; Atmospheric modeling; Electronic systems; Load modeling; Mathematical models; Power system stability; Rectifiers; Stability; Stability analysis
• ISSN: 0018-9251; 1557-9603
• DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2012.6129639

The paper deals with the small-signal stability analysis of aircraft ac frequency-wild power systems representing a real ac-dc hybrid distribution architecture with a multiplicity of actuators, aircraft loads, and bus geometries. The dq modelling approach is applied to derive individual power system component models and to constitute the corresponding generalized power system model as a powerful and flexible stability analysis tool. The element models can be interconnected in an algorithmic way according to a variety of the architecture selected. Intensive time-domain simulation and experimental results are used to verify the theoretical results. It is also shown how the proposed approach can be used to predict instability due to possible variations in operating points and system parameters.