Advanced High Power Electrical Systems for High Altitude Operation

Topic description

Specific Challenge:

The topic will address the issue of managing high voltage / high power electrical systems at high altitude. It is well known that the requirements in aeronautics are putting strong constraints on the system architecture in terms of reliability and safety. This topic is aiming at providing solutions for components of the electrical system which provide high power density performance while complying with the reliability and safety requirements. This covers components relevant for power electronics (converters, inverters, etc.), distribution, circuit breakers, motors and generators. This topic aims to support advances in any of those fields to enable operation at high altitude of suitable electrical system architectures for aeronautic applications. Arcing/arc tracking is one of the major issues to be solved within this context. Applicants may choose to address one or several of the aspects of the call. Demonstration and validation at lab scale level is experimentally expected. Please refer to the full topic descriptions document published in this call.