The student will be able to get familiar with topics related to the energy storage systems, main technologies, and their active management.
Methodologies to understand electric power generation will be provided.
Knowledge of power converter architectures and their applications to electrified powertrains for propulsion and generation. Fault tolerant characteristics and mode of operations will be part of the course.
Digital Twin real-time simulators will be used to show real cases applications.
Methodologies to understand electric power generation will be provided.
Knowledge of power converter architectures and their applications to electrified powertrains for propulsion and generation. Fault tolerant characteristics and mode of operations will be part of the course.
Digital Twin real-time simulators will be used to show real cases applications.
teacher profile teaching materials
Power converter configurations, fault-tolerance operation.
Electrical machines, operation, architectures, and fault-tolerance capabilities.
Configuration of the on-board electrical grids.
Propulsion architectures and electric power generation on board aircraft, from conventional to hybrid and full-electric powertrains. Hybrid parallel and series. Partially electric series and parallel.
Sizing of storage systems, series, and parallel configurations. Application examples on unmanned aircraft. Battery Management Systems.
Trends in aeronautical electric propulsion.
Ground Power Units (GPU).
Matlab/Simulink as well as National Instruments LabVIEW software will be used during lessons.
Real-Time simulation of electrical systems by Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platforms will be shown during the course: from model design to solver deployment.
Electrified Aircraft Propulsion, Powering the Future of Air Transportation
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/electrified-aircraft-propulsion/884EFFF96836F6E3E8529EF6A0B78200
Transportation Electrification: Breakthroughs in Electrified Vehicles, Aircraft, Rolling Stock, and Watercraft
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/book/9989444 (Available from the University Library)
Fundamentals of Electric Aircraft
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/book/8854887
Programme
Energy storage systems and their applications in the aerospace field. High-temperature electrochemical energy storage systems. Supercapacitors. Lithium-based energy storage systems, management, protections, and standards. Hydrogen energy storage.Power converter configurations, fault-tolerance operation.
Electrical machines, operation, architectures, and fault-tolerance capabilities.
Configuration of the on-board electrical grids.
Propulsion architectures and electric power generation on board aircraft, from conventional to hybrid and full-electric powertrains. Hybrid parallel and series. Partially electric series and parallel.
Sizing of storage systems, series, and parallel configurations. Application examples on unmanned aircraft. Battery Management Systems.
Trends in aeronautical electric propulsion.
Ground Power Units (GPU).
Matlab/Simulink as well as National Instruments LabVIEW software will be used during lessons.
Real-Time simulation of electrical systems by Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platforms will be shown during the course: from model design to solver deployment.
Core Documentation
Notes provided by the course manager.Electrified Aircraft Propulsion, Powering the Future of Air Transportation
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/electrified-aircraft-propulsion/884EFFF96836F6E3E8529EF6A0B78200
Transportation Electrification: Breakthroughs in Electrified Vehicles, Aircraft, Rolling Stock, and Watercraft
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/book/9989444 (Available from the University Library)
Fundamentals of Electric Aircraft
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/book/8854887
Reference Bibliography
Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems, Transportation and Industrial Applications https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/book/7753049 Advances in Electric Propulsion https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/book/8504362Type of delivery of the course
Class lessons. Moreover, exercises and simulations will be useful for the topics that will be illustrated during the course.Attendance
Attendance is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
Learning verification takes place through an interview. The student will be asked two questions related to the topics covered during the course.