Electrical Simulation Criteria & Tool Performances

Project Information

ESCRITP

Grant agreement ID: 270666

Closed project

Start date 1 January 2011

End date 31 October 2012

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives

Total cost € 200 000,00

EU contribution € 100 000,00

Coordinated by

AEROCONSEIL SAS
France

Objective

In the frame of electrical network architecture development for aircrafts, system integration is a key issue. Advanced powerful simulation tools, such as SABER software developed by Synopsys, have demonstrated in previous European research projects such MOET and Airbus aircraft programs that they are precious in the V&V (Validation and Verification) process to contribute to specification definition and validation, to optimize designs and to achieve verification of electrical performances at both equipment and system levels.
SABER simulation platform contribution to current AIRBUS program development and research project is vital, facing an increase of on-board electric power threw new distributed voltages (230VAC and 540VDC) and new electrical loads (environmental control systems, wing ice protection systems, electro-mechanical actuators, motor control units and engine starters).

To reach numeric objectives, an adequate simulation platform has to be developed to successfully address the following steps:
• Modelling system through modelling language
• Computing simulation through dedicated solver
• Post processing data through advanced analysis tools
• Display and record data

Currently, several powerful software are able to build such a standardised modelling process, each of them with their inherent advantages and drawbacks. Existing software such as SABER, which already demonstrated their ability to fully support aircraft electrical network V&V process, are in constant amelioration through feedback from AIRBUS to Synopsys.
In order to define a standardised modelling tool, comparison assessment has then to be performed using last software release.
In this context, assessing the suitability of SABER software to build up a standardised modelling process requires that a SABER specialist develops models and performs simulations to demonstrate the full potential of the simulation tool.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electrical engineering › electric energy
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › control systems
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › simulation software

Programme(s)

• FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives

Topic(s)

• JTI-CS-2010-1-SGO-02-012 - Saber Electrical Benchmark

Call for proposal

SP1-JTI-CS-2010-01
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Funding Scheme

JTI-CS - Joint Technology Initiatives - Clean Sky

Coordinator

AEROCONSEIL SAS

Administrative Contact

David Corceiro (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 100 000,00
• Address: 7 BOULEVARD HENRI ZIEGLER ; 31700 Blagnac ; France
• Region: Occitanie › Midi-Pyrénées › Haute-Garonne
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data