Article
Three-phase rectifier with cryogenic cooling for prospective superconducting power supply systems
A. O. Alekseev
Moscow Aviation Institute, Volokolamsk highway, 4, 125993, Moscow, Russia
e-mail: aleksey.0212@yandex.ru
D. M. Shishov
Moscow Aviation Institute, Volokolamsk highway, 4, 125993, Moscow, Russia
D. A. Shevtsov
Moscow Aviation Institute, Volokolamsk highway, 4, 125993, Moscow, Russia
K. L. Kovalev
Moscow Aviation Institute, Volokolamsk highway, 4, 125993, Moscow, Russia
V. T. Penkin
Moscow Aviation Institute, Volokolamsk highway, 4, 125993, Moscow, Russia
V. A. Zhukov
Moscow Aviation Institute, Volokolamsk highway, 4, 125993, Moscow, Russia
N. A. Rodionov
Moscow Aviation Institute, Volokolamsk highway, 4, 125993, Moscow, Russia
I. V. Lukoshin
Moscow Aviation Institute, Volokolamsk highway, 4, 125993, Moscow, Russia
Abstract
Power supply systems for the prospective aviation concept of a fully electrified aircraft involve the integrated operation of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) electric machines and cables, as well as power semiconductor energy converters. Contemporary HTS materials fundamentally require cooling to critical temperatures, achieved via cryogenic cooling. In this context, it is expedient to investigate the application of cryogenic cooling for power semiconductor components within the power stages of energy converters. This work focuses on the development of a prototype controlled threephase rectifier with cryogenic cooling of the power conversion stage. The rectifier is designed as a power factor correction unit to meet aircraft standards for power quality. A comparative analysis of various power conversion stage topologies has been conducted, evaluating the power quality metrics they provide, and a rational topology has been selected for this application. Results from simulation-based computer modeling and experimental studies under cryogenic cooling conditions are presented.
Keywords: high-temperature superconductivity (HTS); cryogenic cooling; cryogenic electronics; prospective aviation power supply system; three-phase rectifier; power factor correction; power stage.
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