Overall power train performance estimation from pseudo transient models

Abstract

The generation of an overall propulsion system performance deck is key for the block fuel analysis of aircraft within an aircraft design workflow. In case of a hybrid electric propulsion system, it requires a sufficiently detailed modeling of the electric components and the turbomachinery to generate such a deck. The values for the performance deck then result out of the steady-state solution of the drive train that needs to be found robustly despite non-linearities and dealing with novel limitations resulting from the electric machines. This paper describes how the author met this challenge by building a framework for the hybrid electric deck generation on top of a dedicated object-oriented modeling library for hybrid electric propulsion. A hybrid-electric single-aisle aircraft with an aft fan for boundary-layer ingestions thereby represents the prime application example.

Review of fuel cell technologies and evaluation of their potential and challenges for electrified propulsion systems in commercial aviation

“…Numerous electrified powertrain topologies have been identified for different passenger capacity and flight range requirements (Jansen et al, 2017;Arzberger, 2021), some of whom include different types of fuel cell systems (FCSs). These FCSs are intended to provide electric power to electric motors, which drive the propulsors of the aircraft, by consuming hydrogen.…”