Power Test Bench Project

Real-time control system with human-machine interface to emulate environmental scenarios and monitor avionics parameters

Programme:

Clean Sky I (SGO-02-024)

Period:

2007-2013

Area of innovation:

Validation systems for new architectures and efficient algorithms / Onboard systems

Project objectives

Project aimed at designing and manufacturing a specific multi-component test bench for future power electronic converters of more electric aircraft (MEA).

The PTB project provides a real-time control system which includes high-power management (1200 VDC, 600 A) and an intuitive human-machine interface (HMI) which is capable of emulating environmental scenarios and monitoring parameters like pressure, temperature, vibrations, etc. related to real in-flight operating conditions in order to validate the behaviour of the avionics components integrated into different onboard systems. The project was led by THALES Avionics Electrical Systems.

AERTEC’s contribution

Within this project, AERTEC's activities were:

Drawings of the entire system and its components.
Electrical and control design and manufacturing.
Electrical and conditioning cabinets.
Specifications for the custom manufacture of power supply units for the PTB.
HMI software design document.
Interface control document.
Wiring diagram.
The system's specifications document.
Verification and validation plan.
Test procedures.
Development plans, configuration management, risk management and quality control.

Partners:

The research that produced these results was funded by the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) for the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative under Grant Agreement no. [271875].