The more-electric aircraft and beyond

G Buticchi, P Wheeler, D Boroyevich - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aviation is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation
sector. As the adoption of electric cars increases and GHG emissions due to other modes of …

Understanding DC partial discharge: Recent progress, challenges, and outlooks

C Li, T Shahsavarian, MA Baferani… - CSEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a non-destructive local gas breakdown phenomenon within a surface or bulk cavity
surrounded by insulation, partial discharge (PD) contains important information which can …

A review on insulation and dielectrics for high-temperature superconducting cables for power distribution: Progress, challenges, and prospects

A Paramane, M Awais… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The high-temperature superconducting (HTS) ac and dc cables are gradually finding their
way toward commercialization due to their ability to transfer bulk electric power with …

Optimal bipolar MVDC power cable designs for future wide-body all electric aircraft

A Saha, A Azizi, M Ghassemi - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To reach the net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions goal, the electrification of
transportation, as one of the main sources of GHG emissions, plays a crucial role …

Review of high power and high voltage electric motors for single-aisle regional aircraft

P Alvarez, M Satrústegui, I Elósegui… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a review of the state of the art in electric propulsion for regional aircraft
in the MW range. The implications surrounding the implementation of this technology, such …

Optimized design of±5 kV, 1 kA rectangular power cable for a low pressure of 18.8 kPa for envisioned all-electric wide-body aircraft

A Saha, M Ghassemi - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power cables, one of the key components of electric power systems (EPS) in future wide-
body all-electric aircraft (AEA), have a lot of room for improvement in achieving low system …

A Review of Electrical Insulation Challenges for Electrical Powertrain Components in the Future More and All Electric Aircraft under Low-Pressure Conditions

A Saha, M Ghassemi - IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past few decades, a significant amount of research has been conducted on the
electrification of commercial aircraft, aiming to substitute mechanical, hydraulic, and …

Tailoring insulation surface conductivity for surface partial discharge mitigation

C Li, T Shahsavarian, MA Baferani, Y Cao - Applied Physics Letters, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
It is an urgent requirement to suppress surface partial discharge (PD) activities of dielectrics
for modern electrical and electronic devices. Here, we introduce a method to mitigate the …

Impact of air pressure variations on electrical vehicle motor insulation

P Wang, C Yu, S Akram, Z Fan, W Zhao - High Voltage, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Variation in air pressure severely affects the insulation of electric vehicle (EV) motors, hence
weakening the reliability of EVs for safe operation. Nomex‐polyimide‐Nomex, a typical …

A global approach to the design of insulation systems for aerospace electrical assets: Focus on printed circuit board

Q Yang, GC Montanari, D Nath - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The evolution of power electronics in aerospace and, in general, electrified transportation
assets, is centered on the development of MV power electronics converters, which maximize …