Compact direct-drive permanent magnet motor for a UAV rotorcraft with improved faulted behaviour through operation as four separate three-phase machines

IET Conference Publications

Volumn , Issue 538 CP, 2008, Pages 245-249

  Nall, S ^a   Mellor, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fault tolerant machine; More electric aircraft; PM motor; Rotorcraft UAV

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; DIRECT DRIVE; FAULT SCENARIOS; FAULT TOLERANT MACHINE; FAULT-TOLERANT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIGH TORQUE; MORE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT; PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR; PM MOTOR; PROTOTYPE TESTING; ROTOR BLADES; ROTOR WINGS; ROTORCRAFT UAV; TARGET APPLICATION; THREE-PHASE MACHINES; TORQUE RIPPLES;

DRIVES; ELECTRIC MOTORS; MACHINE WINDINGS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POWER ELECTRONICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); WINDING;

FAULT TOLERANCE;

EID: 67449085612     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/cp:20080520     Document Type: Conference Paper

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