Efficient power supply for the microwave electrothermal thruster (MET) Academic Article

abstract

• A resonant switch-mode power supply for the microwave electrothermal thruster (MET) is presented in this paper. The converter is operated with soft-switching at high frequency and exhibits a high efficiency. The soft switching technique used in this converter and the current-source inductor at the input minimize the EMI noise. Electric isolation between input and output is achieved with a center-tap transformer, whose magnetizing inductance is used as the resonant inductance of its resonant tank. The resulting high power density and increased reliability of the converter make it very suitable for aerospace applications. Simulation and experimental results of a 28V/4.5 kV example are also presented.

authors

• Ehsani, Mehrdad

published proceedings

• IEEE AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS MAGAZINE

author list (cited authors)

• Ehsani, M., Mahdavi, J., Pitel, I., Brandenberg, J. E., & Little, F. E.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Ehsani, M||Mahdavi, J||Pitel, I||Brandenberg, JE||Little, FE

publication date

• May 1998

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine  Journal

keywords

• 7 Affordable And Clean Energy

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/62.673741

start page

• 37

end page

• 42

volume

• 13

issue

• 5

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1109%2F62.673741

user-defined tag

• 7 Affordable and Clean Energy