Design of Propulsion System for 9 PAX Electric Aircraft

Energy Storage and Transfer

Bachelor Thesis (2022)
Author(s)

C.R. Wijnveen (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

R.J.S. van de Luijtgaarden (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Contributor(s)

Gautham Ram Chandra Mouli – Mentor (TU Delft - DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)

M. Ghaffarian Niasar – Mentor (TU Delft - DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)

J. Dong – Mentor (TU Delft - DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)

Faculty
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Copyright
© 2022 Calvin Wijnveen, Raf van de Luijtgaarden
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Publication Year
2022
Language
English
Copyright
© 2022 Calvin Wijnveen, Raf van de Luijtgaarden
Graduation Date
23-06-2022
Awarding Institution
Delft University of Technology
Project
['2022 IEEE/AIAA ITEC+EATS Student Design Competition | High-Voltage/High Power Distribution Propulsion Design for Zero Emission Aircraft']
Programme
['Electrical Engineering']
Faculty
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
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Abstract

In 2018 it was estimated that the aviation industry produced approximately 1.04 billion tons of CO2. This was an estimated 2.5% of the total CO2 emitted that year. In order to slow down global warming, big changes need to be made to the transportation industry. This change has already begun with commercialization of electric cars. The next step is clear: fully electric, zero emission air crafts. This projects goal is design a high power propulsion system for an electric aircraft set to launch in the year 2040. This project attempts at predicting how this propulsion system might look like, specifically the electrical architecture. This thesis looks at the battery energy storage system, the wiring system and how to deal with high-voltage phenomena at low pressure. Several simulations are performed to justify design choices and give a visual representation of the different design options.

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