Control and optimisation of hybrid electric propulsion system for light aircraft

Chai, Runqi; Xie, Ye; Wang, Letian; Wang, Siqi; Tsourdos, Antonios

doi:10.1049/joe.2018.0013

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“…After the sizing and modeled simulation of the UAV/Aircraft a final aspect in the construction of a HE-UAV is to build a testbed that seamlessly integrate the hybrid powertrain components of the HE -UAV. Various researchers has attempted to build such tested from the literature [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. These were developed to validate the results obtained from the sizing of their HE-UAVs, and the results of numerical simulation models developed through a control strategy (energy management strategy) to optimize HE -UAVs performance for given mission profiles.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Another study was done by Savvaris et al [16], where he constructed a hybrid power testbed to test the control algorithms and mathematical simulation models, he developed for a HEPS for a light aircraft. The testbed consisted of an engine, motor/ generator, fuel tank, and auxiliary component.…”

Section: Hybrid: Electric Uav Testbedsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The testbed was used to verify the functionality of the RPA hybrid powertrain in ICE Mode, EM Mode, the transition from ICE Mode to EM Mode, EM Mode to ICE Mode and dual Mode. Completed testbed with the engine, motor/generator, fuel tank and all the auxiliary components installed [16].…”

Section: Detailed Labelling Of He -Uav Powertrain Testbed Componentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Another study was done by Sliwinski et al [25] developed a methodology for retrofitting a hybrid electric propulsion system (HEPS) into an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The Aerosonde UAV was considered reference aircraft to retrofit the hybrid propulsion Detailed labelling of a hybrid power testbed [16].…”

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“…Figure 2.Completed testbed with the engine, motor/generator, fuel tank and all the auxiliary components installed[16].…”

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Implementation of a Hybrid Power Testbed Model of a Hybrid Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Fouellefack

2024

Drones - Various Applications

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Testbeds form an essential aspect in the construction of a Hybrid – Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (HE – UAV)/Aircraft. Such testbeds have never been developed before even though a model of the HE – UAV was developed. This article explores the feasibility of implementing a prototype of a (HE – UAV) testbed. Several research papers in the domain were thoroughly explored and the results were grouped based on similar research findings. The grouping was done in terms of the sizing result achieved by each author, the UAV class used, the hybrid powertrain specifications of the components, and the testbed equipment used to construct the HE – UAV testbed. The result from this research shows that a HE – UAV testbed can be achieved if stringent measures are done in determining the size of the component for a given drone size and a careful selection of the components from the sizing result for the testbed construction.

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Section: Detailed Labelling Of He -Uav Powertrain Testbed Componentmentioning

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“…Figure 2.Completed testbed with the engine, motor/generator, fuel tank and all the auxiliary components installed[16].…”

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Implementation of a Hybrid Power Testbed Model of a Hybrid Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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Control System Design for Hybrid Power Supply of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based on Linearized Averaged Process Models

Krznar

Pavković

Kozhushko

et al. 2020

2020 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)

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Flight-Path Optimization for a Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

Papadopoulos,

Nasoulis,

Gkoutzamanis

et al. 2024

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

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This study aims to illustrate a sequence that optimizes the flight-path trajectory for a hybrid-electric propulsion system at mission level, in addition to identifying the respective optimum power management strategy. An in-house framework for hybrid-electric propulsion system modeling is utilized. A hybrid-electric commuter aircraft serves as a virtual test-bench. Vectorized calculations, decision variable count and optimization algorithms are considered for reducing the computational time of the framework. Performance improvements are evaluated for the aircraft's design mission profile. Total energy consumption is set as the objective function. Emphasis lies on minimizing the average value and standard deviation of the energy consumption and timeframe metrics. The best performing application decreases computational time by two orders of magnitude, while retaining equal accuracy and consistency as the original model. It is employed for creating a dataset for training an artificial neural network against random mission patterns. The trained network is integrated into a surrogate model. The latter part of the analysis evaluates optimized mission profile characteristics with respect to energy consumption, against a benchmark flight-path. The combined optimization process decreases the multi-hour-scale timeframe by two orders of magnitude to a 3-minute sequence. Using the novel framework, a 12% average energy consumption benefit is calculated for short, medium and long regional missions, against equivalent benchmark profiles.

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Control and optimisation of hybrid electric propulsion system for light aircraft

Cited by 8 publications

References 18 publications

Implementation of a Hybrid Power Testbed Model of a Hybrid Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Implementation of a Hybrid Power Testbed Model of a Hybrid Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Control System Design for Hybrid Power Supply of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based on Linearized Averaged Process Models

Flight-Path Optimization for a Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

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