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Impact of Battery Performance on the Initial Sizing of Hybrid-Electric General Aviation Aircraft

  • Studies suggest that hybrid-electric aircraft have the potential to generate fewer emissions and be inherently quieter when compared to conventional aircraft. By operating combustion engines together with an electric propulsion system, synergistic benefits can be obtained. However, the performance of hybrid-electric aircraft is still constrained by a battery’s energy density and discharge rate. In this paper, the influence of battery performance on the gross mass for a four-seat general aviation aircraft with a hybrid-electric propulsion system is analyzed. For this design study, a high-level approach is chosen, using an innovative initial sizing methodology to determine the minimum required aircraft mass for a specific set of requirements and constraints. Only the peak-load shaving operational strategy is analyzed. Both parallel- and serial-hybrid propulsion configurations are considered for two different missions. The specific energy of the battery pack is varied from 200 to 1,000 W⋅h/kg, while the discharge time, and thus the normalized discharge rating (C-rating), is varied between 30 min (2C discharge rate) and 2 min (30C discharge rate). With the peak-load shaving operating strategy, it is desirable for hybrid-electric aircraft to use a light, low capacity battery system to boost performance. For this case, the battery’s specific power rating proved to be of much higher importance than for full electric designs, which have high capacity batteries. Discharge ratings of 20C allow a significant take-off mass reduction aircraft. The design point moves to higher wing loadings and higher levels of hybridization if batteries with advanced technology are used.

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Author:Felix FingerORCiD, Carsten BraunORCiD, Cees Bil
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0001113
ISSN:1943-5525
Parent Title (English):Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Publisher:ASCE
Place of publication:Reston, Va.
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2020
Date of the Publication (Server):2020/04/14
Volume:33
Issue:3
Link:https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0001113
Zugriffsart:bezahl
Institutes:FH Aachen / Fachbereich Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik
collections:Verlag / ASCE