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Lightweight, efficient power converters for advanced turboelectric aircraft propulsion systems
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hennessy, Michael J. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | NASA is investigating advanced turboelectric aircraft propulsion systems that use superconducting motors to drive multiple distributed turbofans. Conventional electric motors are too large and heavy to be practical for this application; therefore, superconducting motors are required. In order to improve aircraft maneuverability, variable-speed power converters are required to throttle power to the turbofans. The low operating temperature and the need for lightweight components that place a minimum of additional heat load on the refrigeration system open the possibility of incorporating extremely efficient cryogenic power conversion technology. This Phase II project is developing critical components required to meet these goals. |
| File Size | 150093 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20150005309 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t82k1fd2k |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2014-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Aircraft Propulsion And Power Power Converters Cryogenic Equipment Turbofans Turbogenerators Superconductivity Cryogenics Aircraft Engines Propulsion System Configurations Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
