Electric propulsion systems

An electric propulsion system is provided which includes a prime mover; an electric generator which is arranged to be driven by the prime mover to generate electric power; an electric propulsion motor; and an integrated generator-motor controller arranged to control the supply of said electric power...

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Hauptverfasser: Harke, Michael C, Sawata, Tadashi
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An electric propulsion system is provided which includes a prime mover; an electric generator which is arranged to be driven by the prime mover to generate electric power; an electric propulsion motor; and an integrated generator-motor controller arranged to control the supply of said electric power to the electric propulsion motor in response to a control signal. The integrated generator-motor controller is also arranged to feed-forward to the generator a power demand parameter associated with the control signal so as to control the power output of the generator.