Methodologies for the optimal design of the Integrated Modular Power Electronics Cabinet (IMPEC)

Methodologies for the optimal design of the Integrated Modular Power Electronics Cabinet (IMPEC) X.Giraud (1,2,3), M.Budinger (2), X.Roboam (3), H.Piquet (3), M.Sartor (2), J.Faucher (1) 1 : Airbus Operations SAS, 316 route de Bayonne, 31060 Toulouse Cedex 9, France 2 : Universite de Toulouse, ICA (INSA, UPS, Mines Albi, ISAE), 135 av.de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France 3 : Universite de Toulouse, LAPLACE (CNRS/INPT/UPS), 2 Rue Camichel, 31071, Toulouse, France Abstract Closely linked to the research on the more electrical aircraft, this paper deals with a new concept of electrical power distribution system called IMPEC for Integrated Modular Power Electronics Cabinet. The proposed methods aim at carrying out an optimal design of this new power center, the main variables being on one hand the number and size of power electronics modules and, on the other hand, reconfigurations between these modules and electrical loads.The formalization of the problem highlights that the designer must deal simultaneously with a combinatorial explosion and a multi-physical system sizing. The main objective of the study is to propose a methodological framework for solving this original optimal desi