Design and simulation of a permanent-magnet electromagnetic aircraft launcher

Design and simulation of a permanent-magnet electromagnetic aircraft launcher

This paper describes the basic design, refinement, and verification using finite-element analysis, and operational simulation using the Virtual Test Bed, of a linear machine for an electromagnetic aircraft launcher, for the aircraft carrier of the future. Choices of basic machine format and procedur...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on industry applications Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 566 - 575
Main Authors: Patterson, D., Monti, A., Brice, C.W., Dougal, R.A., Pettus, R.O., Dhulipala, S., Kovuri, D.C., Bertoncelli, T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York IEEE 01-03-2005
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects:
Aircraft
Aircraft carriers
Aircraft industry
Aircraft launcher
Analytical models
Coils
Design engineering
Electromagnetic analysis
Electromagnetic induction
Electromagnetic launching
Finite element methods
Geometry
Induction machines
Launchers
linear machine
linear permanent-magnet (PM) synchronous machine
Mathematical analysis
PM machine
power electronic drive
Power electronics
Simulation
system simulation
Testing
track sectioning
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Summary:This paper describes the basic design, refinement, and verification using finite-element analysis, and operational simulation using the Virtual Test Bed, of a linear machine for an electromagnetic aircraft launcher, for the aircraft carrier of the future. Choices of basic machine format and procedures for determining basic dimensions are presented. A detailed design for a permanent-magnet version is presented, and wound-field coil and induction machine versions are briefly discussed. The long armature-short field geometry is justified, and in particular the impact of this geometry on the scale of the power electronic drive system is examined.
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ISSN:0093-9994
1939-9367
DOI:10.1109/TIA.2005.844404