Traditionally Eaton Aerospace Ltd. has produced transformer rectifiers and inverters for markets as diverse as aerospace, marine, ground military and rail. Current developments are focused on the sophisticated motor controllers required to interface with the latest variable frequency aircraft supplies.

The picture shows a state of the art motor inverter drive used on the Hawk aircraft. This compact high efficiency unit (>90%) meets latest aircraft EMC requirements and includes a soft start feature for motor in-rush current control.