T10.8 - Deadbeat Predictive Current Control of a Multilevel Self-Voltage-Balanced GaN HEMTs based Drive for Coreless Axial Flux PM Propulsion Motors in Hydrogen-Electric Aircraft

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM CT

Location: 214B

Technical Lecture Presenter(s)

XQ

Xuli Quan

Florida State University

Co-Author(s)

MI

Md Mohidul Islam

Florida State University
FY

Farzad Yaghoobi Notash

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
SS

Seongho Shon

Florida State University
JH

Jiangbiao He

University of Tennessee
HL

Hui Li

Florida State University

GaN-based motor drives achieve superior performance at cryogenic temperatures compared to their Si and SiC counterparts. Therefore, they are preferred for hydrogen-fueled electric aviation. In this digest, a Deadbeat-based predictive current control method is proposed for a multilevel self-voltage-balanced GaN HEMTs inverter to drive a 3-phase coreless axial flux permanent magnet motor to enable high power density and fast dynamics for a hydrogen-electric aircraft. The proposed control method is validated through preliminary simulation results. Controller-hardware-in-the-loop verifications with Typhoon will be provided in the final paper.