Overcoming the Adoption Barrier to Electric Flight
| Autor: | Nicholas K. Borer, Patricia L. Loyselle, Lee W. Kohlman, Frank P. Jones, Kurt P. Woodham, Aamod G. Samuel, Richard J. Yasky, Brandon L. Litherland, Andrew J. Provenza, Craig L. Nickol, Jared S. Fell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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020301 aerospace & aeronautics
Engineering business.industry Aviation ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS 02 engineering and technology Aircraft fuel system 01 natural sciences Energy storage Automotive engineering 010305 fluids & plasmas Electric power system Electricity generation 0203 mechanical engineering Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion 0103 physical sciences Airframe System integration business |
| Zdroj: | 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. |
| Popis: | Electrically-powered aircraft can enable dramatic increases in efficiency and reliability, reduced emissions, and reduced noise as compared to today's combustion-powered aircraft. This paper describes a novel flight demonstration concept that will enable the benefits of electric propulsion, while keeping the extraordinary convenience and utility of common fuels available at today's airports. A critical gap in airborne electric propulsion research is addressed by accommodating adoption at the integrated aircraft-airport systems level, using a confluence of innovative but proven concepts and technologies in power generation and electricity storage that need to reside only on the airframe. Technical discriminators of this demonstrator concept include (1) a novel, high-efficiency power system that utilizes advanced solid oxide fuel cells originally developed for ultra-long-endurance aircraft, coupled with (2) a high-efficiency, high-power electric propulsion system selected from mature products to reduce technical risk, assembled into (3) a modern, high-performance demonstration platform to provide useful and compelling data, both for the targeted early adopters and the eventual commercial market. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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