Fault tolerant drives for safety critical applications
Fault tolerant drives for safety critical applications
- Author(s): B.C. McCrow ; A.G. Jack ; D.J. Atkinson ; J.A. Haylock
- DOI: 10.1049/ic:19970522
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- Author(s): B.C. McCrow ; A.G. Jack ; D.J. Atkinson ; J.A. Haylock Source: IEE Colloquium on New Topologies for Permanent Magnet Machines, 1997 page ()
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This project has researched fault tolerant electric drives for safety critical systems, with particular emphasis on avionic applications. The following items of research have been undertaken: (i) a search for power electronic converter and electrical machine topologies which offer high functionality in the event of component failures, with the minimum use of redundant power devices and components; (ii) research into fault detection techniques that determine which components have failed and the manner of failure before fault propagation occurs; (iii) development of control methods which reconfigure power device switching strategies in the faulted drive in order to maintain drive integrity and performance; and (iv) use of hybridisation techniques to produce high power density, reliable hardware. The above topics are predominantly generic in nature, but have been demonstrated on a single converter and drive. The demonstrator application of a 16 kW, 13000 rev/min aircraft fuel pump drive has been chosen as a suitable mid power range drive which requires all of the above research items to be addressed. (7 pages)
Inspec keywords: avionics; permanent magnet motors; aircraft; pumps; AC motor drives; safety; reliability
Subjects: Reliability; Maintenance and reliability; Aerospace industry; Health and safety aspects; Drives; a.c. machines; Plant engineering, maintenance and safety; Aerospace instrumentation and equipment
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