Descripción del proyecto
Un juego de herramientas integral allana el camino hacia una aviación mucho más eléctrica
De acuerdo con el constante aumento del uso de la electricidad en sistemas aéreos sin propulsión, las aeronaves de siguiente generación tienden a basarse en gran medida en la electrificación. Esta solución presenta ventajas considerables, como una reducción del peso de la aeronave, del coste total durante la vida útil y del combustible, una mayor fiabilidad y un mantenimiento más sencillo. Para la transición hacia unas aeronaves mucho más eléctricas, el proyecto financiado con fondos europeos ORCHESTRA se propone desarrollar y suministrar un marco holístico de «bloques de construcción» innovadores, modulares y modulables que incorporen tecnologías emergentes e ideas de diseño revolucionarias.
Objetivo
ORCHESTRA combines:
· The leading University in Europe (UNOTT) on Aircraft electrification,
· Europe’s leading Regional Aircraft Company (LDO VEL),
· The world largest provider of aircraft Systems (SAF & SEP),
· Leading experts on Thermal Management (CIRA&FhG) and Electrical Energy Storage Technologies (AIT),
· Innovative businesses specialising in technologies for Aircraft Electrification (SKLE, BSIM &AER)
· Leading experts with decades of experience in aircraft certification (VR-ASP)
to deliver the “Technological Building Blocks” (TBB) that will form the foundation for the development of Much More Electric Aircraft (M2EA).
The key quantitative objectives achieved by ORCHESTRA will include overall EPS weight reduction by 25% and improvement in EPS efficiency by 10% compared to the current state-of-the-art. The ORCHESTRA consortium will investigate all the relevant technical aspects including electrical architectures, machines, power management and control, harness solutions, thermal management, electric energy storage, experimental and virtual testing, as well as systems integration, to develop and deliver a holistic framework of innovative modular scalable “building blocks” that incorporate emerging technologies and breakthrough design ideas. Each partner within the Consortium has been carefully selected due to their world leading expertise in the technology areas indicated Figure 3. The involvement of VR-ASP, with decades of experience on aircraft certification, is noteworthy to ensure that TBBs delivered through ORCHESTRA will be designed with a clear path to certification from the outset. This will be complemented through the involvement of EASA on the Industrial Advisory Board.
Ámbito científico
Palabras clave
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-MG-2020-SingleStage-INEA
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
NG7 2RD Nottingham
Reino Unido