Abstract: A system for providing electric motor control to a plurality of motor loads includes one or more motor controllers arranged to drive one or more of the loads, switching means configured to selectively provide electrical connections between the one or more motor controllers and the loads. and a controller arranged to configure the switching means to connect one or more of the motor controllers to one or more of the loads in response to a control signal. The number of motor controllers is less than the number of motor loads to be controlled.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method that provides active damping at the input of a motor drive system without the need for the hardware used in conventional and RC damping circuits. According to the disclosure a virtual damping network is realised at the input of the motor drive system based on modification of field-oriented control, FOC. More specifically, a control algorithm creates a virtual damping impedance at the motor drive input by applying a damping algorithm to both q and d components of the motor current.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method that provides active damping at the input of a motor drive system without the need for the hardware used in conventional and RC damping circuits. According to the disclosure a virtual damping network is realised at the input of the motor drive system based on modification of field-oriented control, FOC. More specifically, a control algorithm creates a virtual damping impedance at the motor drive input by applying a damping algorithm to both q and d components of the motor current.

Abstract: The present improvement essentially integrates a DC link inductance within an interphase power transformer (IPT). The integration is achieved by creating auxiliary magnetic paths for leakage inductance inside the IPT core. The magnetic path can be created, for example, by incorporating extra portions of magnetic material commonly referred to hereinafter as shunts. The IPT flux shared between windings does not cross these shunts. Therefore, this magnetic path increases the self-inductance of the IPT but does not contribute to the mutual inductance between windings. This extra magnetic path allows for leakage inductance of a much higher quantity than that achievable with a conventional IPT.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus for an aerospace actuator includes motor drive electronics for actuation of a motor for control of the aerospace actuator, and an energy storage device. The motor drive electronics are configured to receive input electrical energy from an aircraft power grid, receive electrical energy from the energy storage device and provide electrical energy from the grid and/or from the energy storage device to the motor. The energy storage device is configured to store at least one of: excess electrical energy supplied to the motor drive electronics from the grid and regenerated electrical energy from the motor drive electronics. The energy storage device is configured to discharge the stored energy as electrical energy to the motor drive electronics when required.

Abstract: The present improvement essentially integrates a DC link inductance within an interphase power transformer (IPT). The integration is achieved by creating auxiliary magnetic paths for leakage inductance inside the IPT core. The magnetic path can be created, for example, by incorporating extra portions of magnetic material commonly referred to hereinafter as shunts. The IPT flux shared between windings does not cross these shunts. Therefore, this magnetic path increases the self-inductance of the IPT but does not contribute to the mutual inductance between windings. This extra magnetic path allows for leakage inductance of a much higher quantity than that achievable with a conventional IPT.