Performance Investigation of Power Inverter Components Submersed in Subcooled Liquid Nitrogen for Electric Aircraft
Investigating the performance of power electronics devices and thus power inverters at cryogenic temperatures for electric aircraft systems are of great interest. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to examine the inverter circuit technologies used in cryogenically-cooled electric aircraft app...
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| author | M. S. Hassan Tanemasa Asano Masahito Shoyama Gamal M. Dousoky |
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| description | Investigating the performance of power electronics devices and thus power inverters at cryogenic temperatures for electric aircraft systems are of great interest. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to examine the inverter circuit technologies used in cryogenically-cooled electric aircraft applications from three perspectives: inverter topologies, power capabilities, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) that may occur. At a cryogenic temperature, the characteristics of five power semiconductor switches with different technologies (Si MOS, SiC MOS, and GaN HEMT) used in cryogenically-cooled electric aircraft inverters were tested and the results were presented. Furthermore, the low-temperature performance of three types of capacitors commonly used in power electronics inverters was investigated. The research findings provide crucial considerations for the research and development of power inverters cooled by sub-cooled liquid nitrogen for modern electric aircraft. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4291a8831d0b408d97c8ef236fb7b1ae2023-11-23T22:54:31ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922022-03-0111582610.3390/electronics11050826Performance Investigation of Power Inverter Components Submersed in Subcooled Liquid Nitrogen for Electric AircraftM. S. Hassan0Tanemasa Asano1Masahito Shoyama2Gamal M. Dousoky3Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia 61517, EgyptCenter for Japan-Egypt Cooperation in Science and Technology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, JapanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, JapanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia 61517, EgyptInvestigating the performance of power electronics devices and thus power inverters at cryogenic temperatures for electric aircraft systems are of great interest. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to examine the inverter circuit technologies used in cryogenically-cooled electric aircraft applications from three perspectives: inverter topologies, power capabilities, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) that may occur. At a cryogenic temperature, the characteristics of five power semiconductor switches with different technologies (Si MOS, SiC MOS, and GaN HEMT) used in cryogenically-cooled electric aircraft inverters were tested and the results were presented. Furthermore, the low-temperature performance of three types of capacitors commonly used in power electronics inverters was investigated. The research findings provide crucial considerations for the research and development of power inverters cooled by sub-cooled liquid nitrogen for modern electric aircraft.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/826cryogenic temperaturecapacitor failure/breakageswitch characterizationpower converterexperimental evaluation |
| spellingShingle | M. S. Hassan Tanemasa Asano Masahito Shoyama Gamal M. Dousoky Performance Investigation of Power Inverter Components Submersed in Subcooled Liquid Nitrogen for Electric Aircraft Electronics cryogenic temperature capacitor failure/breakage switch characterization power converter experimental evaluation |
| title | Performance Investigation of Power Inverter Components Submersed in Subcooled Liquid Nitrogen for Electric Aircraft |
| title_full | Performance Investigation of Power Inverter Components Submersed in Subcooled Liquid Nitrogen for Electric Aircraft |
| title_fullStr | Performance Investigation of Power Inverter Components Submersed in Subcooled Liquid Nitrogen for Electric Aircraft |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance Investigation of Power Inverter Components Submersed in Subcooled Liquid Nitrogen for Electric Aircraft |
| title_short | Performance Investigation of Power Inverter Components Submersed in Subcooled Liquid Nitrogen for Electric Aircraft |
| title_sort | performance investigation of power inverter components submersed in subcooled liquid nitrogen for electric aircraft |
| topic | cryogenic temperature capacitor failure/breakage switch characterization power converter experimental evaluation |
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