Electric Aircraft System Co-Simulation Including Body, Propeller, Propulsion, and Energy Storage Models

Damien Lawhorn; Vandana Rallabandi; Dan M. Ionel

doi:10.1109/ITEC.2019.8790529

Electric Aircraft System Co-Simulation Including Body, Propeller, Propulsion, and Energy Storage Models

Damien Lawhorn
, Vandana Rallabandi
, Dan M. Ionel

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

Abstract

This paper discusses the multi physics modeling of an electric aircraft with distributed electric propulsion. Mathematical models for the aircraft body, propellers, propulsive motors, power electronics inverters, and batteries are developed. Two types of models are proposed for the power electronics inverters and electric machines, namely, average models which allow study of the aircraft performance under a specified mission profile, and detailed switching models used for transient examination. A new simulation framework was developed to allow communication between these two types of models so that losses and thermal stresses in the power electronics converters can be estimated especially during takeoff, landing, and other extreme conditions. Case studies are presented for an example aircraft based on the ratings and configuration of X-57 Maxwell, NASA's first all-electric distributed electric propulsion electric aircraft, which employs fourteen propellers driven by synchronous electric motors.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538693100
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC.2019.8790529
State	Published - Jun 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2019 - Novi, United States Duration: Jun 19 2019 → Jun 21 2019

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Name	ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo

Conference

Conference	2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Novi
Period	06/19/19 → 06/21/19

Funding

The support of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, through the NASA Grant no. KY GF-19-051, and of University of Kentucky, the L. Stanley Pigman endowment is gratefully acknowledged. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The support of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, through the NASA Grant no. KY GF-19-051, and of University of Kentucky, the L. Stanley Pigman endowment is gratefully acknowledged.

Keywords

Co-simulation
Distributed electric propulsion
Electric aircraft
Multiphysics
Synchronous machines

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Lawhorn, D., Rallabandi, V., & Ionel, D. M. (2019). Electric Aircraft System Co-Simulation Including Body, Propeller, Propulsion, and Energy Storage Models. In ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo Article 8790529 (ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC.2019.8790529

Lawhorn, Damien ; Rallabandi, Vandana ; Ionel, Dan M. / Electric Aircraft System Co-Simulation Including Body, Propeller, Propulsion, and Energy Storage Models. ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. (ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo).

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Lawhorn, D, Rallabandi, V & Ionel, DM 2019, Electric Aircraft System Co-Simulation Including Body, Propeller, Propulsion, and Energy Storage Models. in ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo., 8790529, ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2019, Novi, United States, 06/19/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC.2019.8790529

Electric Aircraft System Co-Simulation Including Body, Propeller, Propulsion, and Energy Storage Models. / Lawhorn, Damien; Rallabandi, Vandana; Ionel, Dan M.
ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 8790529 (ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Lawhorn D, Rallabandi V, Ionel DM. Electric Aircraft System Co-Simulation Including Body, Propeller, Propulsion, and Energy Storage Models. In ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. 8790529. (ITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo). doi: 10.1109/ITEC.2019.8790529

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