Electrical generation and distribution for the more electric aircraft

Proceedings of the Universities Power Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1007-1012

  Avery, C R ^a,b   Burrow, S G ^a   Mellor, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University Walk ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aircraft distribution; Aircraft generation; More electric aircraft

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES; CABLE SIZES; CONDUCTION LOSS; DISTRIBUTED POWER; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTION VOLTAGES; ELECTRICAL GENERATIONS; ELECTRICAL POWER; EXISTING SYSTEMS; GENERATION CAPACITIES; MORE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT; POWER ELECTRONIC INTERFACES;

AIRCRAFT; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 51849112449     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2007.4469088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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