@inproceedings{985341e6beed4262b4acaca709a34152,
title = "A network graph technique for the design of electric aircraft power systems",
abstract = "Today the electrification of flight is more popular than ever, creating a wide array of concept aircraft and associated power system topologies. In order to gain insights into benefits of these varying architectures, this paper introduces the development of a framework for electric aircraft power system (EAPS) optimization. The proposed framework accepts inputs from a designer in the form of component parameters and desired flight mission characteristics. A collective graph representing many architectures is formed, from which, subgraphs or power system topologies meeting the flight requirements are extracted and analyzed. An optimum topology meeting the flight requirements with minimum mass, maximum efficiency and reliability can be subsequently selected from these subgraphs. The presented results include the comparative analysis of different EAPS types with respect to the competing performance metrics of mass and efficiency.",
keywords = "electric aircraft, graph theory, optimization, power systems",
author = "Damien Lawhorn and Vandana Rallabandi and Ionel, {Dan M.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 IEEE.; 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2020 ; Conference date: 23-06-2020 Through 26-06-2020",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1109/ITEC48692.2020.9161492",
language = "English",
series = "2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2020",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "809--813",
booktitle = "2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2020",
}