WBG based converters: challenging applications in all-electric aircraft

• Grant number: 24/19528-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: January 01, 2025
• End date: December 31, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Industrial Electronics, Electronic Systems and Controls
• Principal Investigator: Jose Antenor Pomilio
• Grantee: Kristian Pessoa dos Santos
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação (FEEC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Company: Ministério da Defesa (Brasil). Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA). Divisão de Engenharia Mecânica (IEM)
• Associated research grant: 21/11258-5 - Engineering Research Center for the Aerial Mobility of the Future (ERC-AMF), AP.PCPE

Abstract

The purpose is to investigate the many impacts of the WBG devices in the PECs used as propulsion motor drivers and in the interconnection system of energy sources. The studies will encompass aspects related to EMC, dv/dt, and di/dt effects on cables, motors, and other components, intelligent drivers, reliability, etc.