Abstract
A detailed computer simulation is used to illustrate the steady-state and dynamic operating characteristics of a 20-kHz resonant spacecraft power system. The simulated system consists of a parallel-connected set of dc-inductor resonant inverters (drivers), a 440-V cable, a node transformer, a 220-V cable, and a transformer-rectifier-filter (TRF) ac-to-dc receiver load. Also included in the system are a 1-kW 0.8-pf RL load and a double-LC filter connected at the receiving-end of the 20-kHz ac system. The detailed computer simulation is used to illustrate the normal steady-state operating characteristics and the dynamic system performance following, for example, TRF startup. It is shown that, without any filtering, the given system exhibits harmonic resonances due to an interaction between the switching of the source and/or load converters and the ac system. However, the double-LC filter at the receiving-end of the ac system and harmonic traps connected in series with each of the drivers reduce significantly the harmonic distortion of the 20-kHz bus voltage. Significant additional improvement in the waveform quality can be achieved by including a double-LC filter with each driver.
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