Arc faults are serious discharges, damaging insulation systems, and triggering electrical
fires. This is a transversal topic, affecting from residential to aeronautic applications. Current …

Concerns about greenhouse gas emissions are a key topic addressed by modern societies
worldwide. As a contribution to mitigate such effects caused by the transportation sector, the …

Electric machines with high specific power are crucial for the more electric aircraft
propulsion. However, the harsh operating environment such as low air pressure and high …

This article proposes a novel solution to the issue of protection instability caused by time
synchronization error in high-speed differential protection schemes for dc microgrids. DC …

In the new era of increasingly electric aircraft, the need for reliable and safe electrical
systems is more important than ever. In addition, the wide-scale adoption of dc distribution is …

Electrical propulsion has been identified as a key enabler of greener, quieter, and more
efficient aircraft. However, electrical propulsion aircraft (EPA) will need to demonstrate a …

The safe and reliable operation of insulation material used in key high voltage components
under extreme environmental conditions represents the major concerns for manufacturers …

Distributed electric propulsion systems (DEPS) are very popular now. Conventional DEPS
require mechanical parts, which increase the volume and weight of the system. Therefore …

Ion electric propulsion systems have been widely used in satellite station keeping, attitude
control, and orbit transfer due to their advantages of high specific impulse, good flexibility …

This article introduces two electrical architectures for electric/hybrid-electric aircraft
propulsion systems to address the issues of the radial baseline architecture, where a single …