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    This document discusses research into more electric aircraft (MEA) being conducted at the Aerospace Research Centre. MEA aims to replace pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical aircraft systems with electric ones. This would increase total aircraft electrical power from around 1.7MW currently to over 10MW. Key challenges include developing power electronics to interface variable speed generators with controlled frequency loads, and ensuring a stable and fault-tolerant increased-power electrical network. The research center's multidisciplinary team works on fundamental power conversion technology advances needed to fully realize the benefits of MEA, such as increased efficiency and reliability.

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    This document discusses research into more electric aircraft (MEA) being conducted at the Aerospace Research Centre. MEA aims to replace pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical aircraft systems with electric ones. This would increase total aircraft electrical power from around 1.7MW currently to over 10MW. Key challenges include developing power electronics to interface variable speed generators with controlled frequency loads, and ensuring a stable and fault-tolerant increased-power electrical network. The research center's multidisciplinary team works on fundamental power conversion technology advances needed to fully realize the benefits of MEA, such as increased efficiency and reliability.

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    Examples of More Electric Aircraft Research in

    the Aerospace Research Centre

    Jon Clare
    Professor of Power Electronics
    Head of Power Electronics, Machines and Control Group
    Electrical Systems and Optics Research Division

    Introduction
    What is a More Electric
    Aircraft (MEA)?
    Why is there so much
    interest in MEA?
    Examples of the
    challenges we are
    addressing at
    Nottingham?

    Power Networks Conventional Aircraft

    Jet Fuel

    Figures for A330/B777 size


    Propulsion Thrust
    ( 40MW)

    Gearbox
    driven
    generators

    Electrical
    200kW

    High pressure
    air bleed
    from engine

    Pneumatic
    1.2MW

    Gearbox
    driven
    hydraulic
    pump
    Hydraulic
    240kW

    Total non-thrust power 1.7MW

    Equivalent to 5 Nottingham trams!

    Fuel pumps
    and oil pumps
    on engine

    Mechanical
    100kW

    More Electric Aircraft

    Concept
    Jet Fuel

    Rationalisation of
    power networks
    Remove Pneumatic,
    Hydraulic and
    Mechanical networks
    Bleedless engine

    Existing
    electrical
    loads

    Propulsion
    Thrust

    Engine
    driven
    generators

    ELECTRICAL
    Cabin pressurisation
    Air conditioning
    Icing protection

    Expanded electrical
    network

    ELECTRICAL
    Surface actuation
    Landing gear
    Braking + Doors

    New electrical loads

    Electrical system power 1MW (3 trams!)

    ELECTRICAL
    Fuel pumping
    Engine Ancillaries

    More Electric Aircraft


    Some Motivations

    Removal of hydraulic system


    Potentially reduced system weight
    Ease maintenance

    Bleedless engine
    Improved efficiency

    Desirable characteristics of electrical systems


    Controllability (turn-on-and-offable)
    power on demand

    Re-configurability
    maintain functionality during faults

    Advanced diagnostics and prognostics


    more intelligent maintenance
    increased aircraft availability

    OVERALL
    Reduced operating costs
    Reduced fuel burn
    Reduced environmental impact

    Some Challenges and Research


    Huge increase in the rating of the electrical power system
    Up to 10 times more electrical power with MEA

    Electrical System Power (kW)

    B787 much more


    electric

    1600

    A380 slightly more


    electric

    1400
    1200
    1000

    800
    600
    400
    200
    0
    0

    200

    Conventional aircraft

    400

    600

    800

    Aircraft Weight (tons)

    Some Challenges and Research


    National electricity system
    Lots of relatively small loads

    Huge network

    Easy to control
    Individual loads have little influence on the
    system (usually unless many act at the
    same time!)

    Some Challenges and Research


    More Electric Aircraft Electrical System
    Relatively small
    generators

    220kW

    Some important single large loads


    eg Environmental control (>100kW)
    Wing anti-ice (>100kW)

    Single loads can have significant influence on the generator (and the
    engine driving it)
    Some research topics for Nottingham
    How to configure network?
    How to model network?
    How to ensure stable operation?
    How to deal with faults?

    Some Challenges and Research


    Generator characteristics do not match load requirements

    Generator output
    Frequency wild AC
    (frequency varies with engine speed)

    Constant voltage

    Typical load requires


    Controlled frequency AC

    Controlled voltage

    Some Challenges and Research


    Power converters needed between generators and loads

    Generator

    Power Converter
    Matches load and generator and
    allows load to be controlled

    Uses a technology called

    Power Electronics
    Nottingham is good at this!
    amongst the World leaders

    Load

    Some Challenges and Research

    Power Electronics has been the KEY enabling technology for MEA
    Advances in power electronics have made it possible to power and
    control loads electrically that were impossible before

    BUT the technology is still not good enough to capitalise fully on the
    potential benefits of MEA

    MEA advantages are marginal with current technology

    Advances in Power Conversion technology are essential to achieve the


    MEA goals and potential

    Some Challenges and Research

    Surprisingly we have not yet developed the perfect power


    conversion system!
    100% efficient (no power loss no waste heat)
    Zero weight and volume
    Infinite reliability (many loads are flight critical)
    Zero cost

    But we are working on it!

    Multi-disciplinary Team includes

    Electrical Engineers
    Mechanical Engineers
    Thermal Engineers
    Semiconductor Physicists
    Materials Scientists
    Metallurgists
    Mathematicians

    Summary

    More Electric Aircraft concept offers huge potential for future air
    transport

    Nottingham has one of the foremost research groups in the World in


    Aerospace Electrical Systems ( 10M funding)

    Research spans:

    Basic technology research (e.g. physics of failure)


    Applied research (e.g. advanced technology demonstrators)

    Expertise spans:

    Device and component technology Complete systems


    Analysis modelling practical validation

    We are closely engaged with the key industrials in the European


    supply chain and with International airframers (Boeing, Airbus,
    Eurocopter for example)

    END

    Thank you

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