Control of a hybrid excitation synchronous generator connected to a diode bridge rectifier supplying a DC bus in embedded applications

Abstract

This study deals with the modelling and the control of the hybrid excitation synchronous machine connected to a diode bridge rectifier. The set operates as a DC generator that supplies an isolated grid in embedded applications such as aircraft electrical power generation. The elaborated model includes the magnetic circuit saturation effect. The aim of the control is to maintain the DC bus voltage constant when the load and/or the speed of the rotor vary. Simulation results and experiments validate the approach. The electrical parameters of the laboratory prototype machine are identified prior to the control test. © The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2013.