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In this paper, an H‐type electric/hybrid electric aircraft propulsion architecture is proposed to address the issues associated with the radial electric propulsion architecture. In a radial architecture, a fault on the main bus or failure of the generator leads to shut down of all the propulsion motors in that channel, thus increasing the burden on the remaining motors to maintain the power required by the aeroplane. As a result, it is necessary to oversize the motors for the purpose of compensating for the loss of other motors. To mitigate these issues, a new H‐type architecture is introduced to isolate the particular faulty section while still maintaining power flow to the remaining healthy motors. The proposed architecture minimises the oversizing of various components in the system as compared to radial propulsion architecture. The sizing of components and the amount of overall mass reduction is discussed by using the proposed architecture. Typhoon Hardware in the Loop platform is used to validate the performance of both the architectures for faults at different locations, and the results are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

PAPER 3: An H-TYPE ARCHITECTURE FOR ELECTRIC/HYBRID-ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMS In this study a novel H-type hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion architecture is proposed to address the issues associated with the radial electric propulsion architecture. Public and political pressures for environmental improvements are driving a wave of current interest in all-electric and hybrid-electric aircraft. These emerging new aircraft propulsion systems bring with them the promise of net-zero emissions and greatly reduced noise profiles. [Extracted from the article]

In automotive testing systems such as chassis dynamometers and engine dynamometers, effective and efficient control strategies are required to control the induction motor drives, so that fast torque response and low-torque ripples can be obtained. The fast torque response can be obtained by using model predictive control (MPC) due to its high bandwidth over a wide-speed range; and the torque ripple can be reduced by using open-end winding induction motor (OEWIM). Since MPC can be current based or flux/torque based, and can be linear and non-linear, it is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of different MPC methods on the open-end winding drives. In this study, linear and non-linear current-based MPC methods and flux/torque-based MPC methods for OEWIM drive are derived and evaluated. The transient and steady-state responses of MPC methods are compared through simulation and experiment. The results show that linear MPC methods require less computation time, and under the same sampling frequency, linear MPC methods provide lower current ripple and better zero-sequence-current suppression than non-linear MPC methods. This study provides practical perception for MPC used on multi-level converters and MPC used for unbalanced situations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]