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Evaluation of a multi-kw, high frequency transformer for space applications
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Roth, Mary Ellen |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | Various NASA studies have shown that high power (multi-kW and higher) electrical systems for various aerospace applications favor high frequency distribution systems, due to the improved safety and weight factors associated with those systems. Other favorable characteristics include low EMI, minimal wiring and ease of system parameter sensing and control of a single phase system. In aerospace power systems, as in terrestrial AC distribution systems, transformers are needed to provide voltage changes, isolation and the resetting of ground. Under NASA contract NAS3-21948 a multi-kW high frequency transformer was designed, fabricated and tested by Thermal Technology Lab, Inc. of Buffalo, New York. 'The goals of this program included the determination of the relationships between transformer weight, efficiency and operating frequency; low internal temperatures and reduced specific weight; and the validation of these new design concepts through experimentation and the fabrication and testing of transformers and their insulation systems.' The transformer was delivered to NASA-Lewis, where an evaluation program was conducted in Lewis' High Power High Frequency Component Test Facility. The transformer was tested in both atmosphere and under vacuum conditions. This paper will discuss the design of the transformer, the evaluation program and test results, the failures experienced and conclusions. |
| File Size | 21175753 |
| Page Count | 34 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950003740 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9v16zp06 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Electric Potential Test Facilities Efficiency Vacuum Tests Transformers Frequency Distribution High Frequencies Aerospace Engineering Technology Utilization Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
