Electrical generation system for an aircraft and associated method
The electrical generation system in aircraft achieves rapid stabilization and precise voltage control by using a control device with a regulation block to manage parasitic delays, ensuring stabilization within specific delay limits, thus improving voltage regulation efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- FR2024004852
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-11
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-14
AI Technical Summary
Existing electrical generation systems in aircraft face challenges in achieving rapid stabilization and efficient control of distribution voltage, particularly due to parasitic delays that hinder precise regulation.
The electrical generation system incorporates a control device with a regulation block that calculates the deviation between measured distribution voltage and a setpoint, and ensures a stabilization delay that is less than three times the maximum parasitic delay, thereby enabling precise voltage control.
This approach allows for rapid stabilization and efficient control of distribution voltage, minimizing parasitic delays and enhancing the precision of voltage regulation.
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Electrical generation system (1) according to claim 4, wherein the stabilization delay (Ts) is less than three times the maximum parasitic delay. Electrical generation system (1) according to claim 5, wherein the stabilization delay (Ts) is substantially equal to twice the maximum parasitic delay. Electrical generation system (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the control device (2) comprises a regulation block (20) configured to calculate a deviation (A) between a measurement of the distribution voltage (VDC) and a voltage setpoint
Claims
distribution (VDC*), the control block (20) comprising a gain parameter (Ki) which depends proportionally on the deviation (A).
8. Aircraft comprising at least one aircraft turbomachine (T) comprising a low pressure shaft (LP) and a high pressure shaft (HP) configured to be driven in rotation, at least one electrical generation system (1), according to any one of claims 1 to 7, supplying at least one aircraft electrical network (REA).
9. A method for generating electricity to supply at least one aircraft electrical network (AAN) from an electrical generation system (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the aircraft comprising at least one aircraft turbomachine (T) comprising a low-pressure shaft (LP) and a high-pressure shaft (HP) configured to be driven in rotation, the method comprising steps of: • Receiving a general operating instruction (PECug) defining a hybridization strategy, • From the general operating instruction (PECug),issue a first parameter setting instruction (Pconsi) for the first converter (Cl) and a second parameter setting instruction (PCons2) for the second converter (C2) • a parameter setting instruction relating to an auxiliary transition (TransA) being issued with a stabilization delay (Ts) relative to a parameter setting instruction relating to a voltage transition (TransU) in order to prolong the voltage regulation (RegU) during an auxiliary transition (TransA).
10. A computer program-type product, comprising at least one sequence of instructions stored and readable by a processor and which, once read by that processor, causes the execution of the steps of the process of claim 9. [Fig. 2] [Fig. 3] PCONSI PCONSI FIG. 6 [Fig. 8] People Pcons, = TransA ..................... PcoNS2 = TransU ................................... -.........> PcoNsa-TransU Pqonsi - TransA [Fig. 9] FIG. 8 U-shaped base FIG. 9 [Fig. 10] <• <— Ts TB C1 C2 Tp <--------------1> P C0NS2 = TransU Pconsi = TransA Basque Basque FIG. 12
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Electrical generation system for an aircraft and associated method
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