Jenica Ileana Corcau and Liviu Dinca
On using PEMFC for Electrical Power Generation on More Electric Aircraft
180 - 183
2012
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International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/16020
https://publications.waset.org/vol/62
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
The electrical power systems of aircrafts have made
serious progress in recent years because the aircrafts depend more
and more on the electricity. There is a trend in the aircraft industry to
replace hydraulic and pneumatic systems with electrical systems,
achieving more comfort and monitoring features and enlarging the
energetic efficiency. Thus, was born the concept More Electric
Aircraft. In this paper is analyzed the integration of a fuel cell into
the existing electrical generation and distribution systems of an
aircraft. The dynamic characteristics of fuel cell systems necessitate
an adaptation of the electrical power system. The architecture studied
in this paper consists of a 50kW fuel cell, a dc to dc converter and
several loads. The dc to dc converter is used to step down the fuel
cell voltage from about 625Vdc to 28Vdc.
Open Science Index 62, 2012