Aircraft distributed electric propulsion technologies—a review

MT Fard, JB He, H Huang, Y Cao - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Global transportation has shifted toward electromobility to achieve net-zero emission, and in
the next few decades, commercial electric aircraft is likely to become a reality. This transition …

Technical review of dual inverter topologies for more electric aircraft applications

Z Huang, T Yang, P Giangrande… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electric drives are an essential part of more electric aircraft (MEA) applications with ever-
growing demands for high power density, high performance, and high fault-tolerant …

Toward more electric powertrains in aircraft: Technical challenges and advancements

J Benzaquen, JB He, B Mirafzal - CES Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The main purpose of this article is to provide an instructive review of the technological
challenges hindering the road toward more electric powertrains in aircraft. Hybrid, all …

The architecture optimization and energy management technology of aircraft power systems: A review and future trends

T Lei, Z Min, Q Gao, L Song, X Zhang, X Zhang - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the development of More/All-Electric Aircraft, especially the progress of hybrid electrical
propulsion or electrical propulsion aircraft, the problem of optimizing the energy system …

Dual use of liquid hydrogen in a next-generation PEMFC-powered regional aircraft with superconducting propulsion

C Hartmann, JK Nøland, R Nilssen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we present a comprehensive model framework for a disruptive cryoelectric
propulsion system intended for a hydrogen-powered regional aircraft. The main innovation …

Multilevel inverters for electric aircraft applications: current status and future trends

D Wang, S Hemming, Y Yang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aviation electrification has been in the spotlight over the last decade, expected to lead to a
more sustainable future. As the power demand and the voltage level of onboard electric …

Potential and limitations of battery-powered all-electric regional flights—a norwegian case study

T Bærheim, JJ Lamb, JK Nøland… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The purpose of this study is to look at both the potential and the limitations of first-generation
electric aviation technology while emphasizing Norway's geographical opportunities and …

Barriers and challenges going from conventional to cryogenic superconducting propulsion for hybrid and all-electric aircrafts

FF da Silva, JFP Fernandes, PJ da Costa Branco - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of electric aircraft is becoming an important technology for achieving the
goals set by the European Commission for the reduction of gases emissions by 2050 in the …

Module Development for a High Specific Power Density High-Efficiency Cryogenic Solid-State Circuit Breaker for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion

SK Dam, CH Yang, Z Dong, D Qin… - … on Power Electronics, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) with high efficiency and high gravimetric power density is
required for electrified aircraft propulsion (EAP). A cryogenically cooled gallium nitride (GaN) …

A solid-state circuit breaker without current limiting inductor

D Zhang, Y Xu, J Brandt, Z Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a high-density, high-efficiency megawatt (MW) medium-voltage (MV)
solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) for aviation hybrid electric propulsion applications. The …