25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-7.4.3


AN INTEGRATED MACHINE AND MATRIX CONVERTER BASED HIGH POWER RUDDER EMA

P. W. Wheeler, L. de Lilo, P. Kearns*, K. J. Bradley, P. Robson, C. Whitley*, J. C. Clare, L. Empringham, S. Pickering, G. Towers*
Univ. of Nottingham, UK; *Smiths Aerospace, UK

Keywords: Matrix Converter, Permanent Magnet Motor, EMA, actuation, system integration

This paper describes the design, construction and testing of an integrated Electro-Mechanical Actuator (EMA) using a Permanent Magnet Motor drive by a Matrix Converter. The integrated system has included the motor, the power converter and the thermal integration with the EMA. Practical results of the converter operating are presented.


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