HTS Electrical System for a Distributed Propulsion Aircraft

Author

Berg, Frederick ; Palmer, Joseph ; Miller, Paul ; Husband, Mark ; Dodds, Graham

Author_Institution

Airbus Group Innovations, Filton, UK

Volume

25

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

Jun-15

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

As the commercial aircraft industry aims to meet the challenge of 2050 emissions targets, it becomes apparent that unconventional aircraft configurations may be necessary to achieve them. Distributed electrical propulsion offers opportunities for improving aircraft efficiency. However, the conversion and transfer of power could prove prohibitive when using conventional machines and conductors due to weight and inefficiency. An aircraft with distributed propulsion and boundary layer ingestion is considered in this paper, and the current view of the future of high-temperature superconductor technology as applied to aircraft is explained.

Keywords

aerospace propulsion; aircraft; high-temperature superconductors; HTS electrical system; aircraft efficiency; boundary layer ingestion; commercial aircraft industry; distributed propulsion; distributed propulsion aircraft; high-temperature superconductor technology; power conversion; power transfer; Aircraft; Aircraft propulsion; Engines; Fuels; Generators; High-temperature superconductors; Aerospace propulsion; aerospace propulsion; aircraft; cryogenics; high-temperature superconductors; superconducting machines;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2014.2384731

Filename

7024922