Successful
air navigation involves piloting an aircraft from one place to another without
losing track or breaking the laws, while also taking care to keep the safety of
those on board intact. Aircraft travel involves relatively high speeds, leaving
very less time to calculate the position on route. Moreover, it cannot stop in
mid-air, which is why the fuel amount should be checked prior to flying, and
the electrical systems used must be of the highest reliable quality.
You
can see how electrical systems are absolutely integral to the performance of
aircraft travel. Moreover, modern avionics are complex networks that are
capable of creating, storing, and distributing their own electrical energy. The
energy produced is with the help of generators and alternators; while, the
energy is distributed and converted with the help of rectifiers, transformers,
and inverters. The energy is converted by voltage and current to be used
individually by every different system. And, the working of this entire system,
along with the location, altitude, and flight path monitoring systems, cannot
be possible without the use of electromagnetic. The three most important and
highly performing electromagnetic components are transformer rectifier units,
air core conductors, and isolation power transformers. Let us learn about each
component in detail.
Transformer rectifier units
Transformer
rectifier units are designed and used to power and support a variety of avionic
systems. Available in a range of differently sized models that are capable of
outputting power ranging from 10 to 400 amps, these transformer rectifier units
operate on inputs of 3 phase AC power sources. These units are available in 12
pulse and 24 pulse rectification models, and can also output a range of DC
voltages, with output power that is more than 85% efficient.
Air core conductors
Uniquely
different from other electromagnetic components, air core conductors are wound
around very light materials like glass or PTFE, instead of a ferromagnetic
core. In fact, they could also be wound around nothing, but air. This makes the
conductor extremely light in weight, which makes it ideal for flight applications,
as every element of weight counts here. Also, these air core conductors can be
designed and manufactured overtly for VHF-UHF RF applications, making them
ideal for a variety of military applications. Miracle Aerospace is one of the
leading air core inductor
manufacturers in India, whose products are ideal for any application
requiring high performance, just like in the case of aerospace navigation
systems.
Isolation power transformers
Isolation
power transformers are those transformers that isolate their primary windings
from their secondary windings, which makes them ideal enough to protect both
users and sensitive electronic equipment. Thus, these are the most preferred
transformers used on flights, where electric shocks are likely to short
essential systems, endangering the flight crew and passengers.
These
three are only some of the most important electromagnetic components found to
be used so popularly in the field of aerospace. There is a very long list of
many other electromagnetic components used in applications of navigation,
communication, and other similar systems.
