Title :
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
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;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2014.2384731
