Project:
Sensorless Drives for Aerospace Applications, Engineering Doctorate - Stephen Borman
From September 2002 to August 2006
Project Leader(s): Dr Dave Atkinson, Prof. Alan Jack
Contact: dave.atkinson@ncl.ac.uk, alan.jack@ncl.ac.uk
Sponsors: EPSRC
Partners: Fr-Hitemp, Fareham
This project is concerned with research into sensorless brushless DC motor (BDCM) drives for an aerospace application. Aircraft store fuel in tanks located in the wings and pumps are used to transfer fuel from the tanks. For cost and reliability reasons, it is advantageous to remove the need for a position sensor on the motor. This entails the use of real-time position estimation techniques. The research is investigating the use of digital signal processor hardware to implement such a scheme.
Typical waveforms for BDCM drive
Prototype converter and control electronics
Brush DC fuel pump motor
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Dr Dave Atkinson
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Professor Alan Jack
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