Project description
Revolutionary way of empowering aviation
In aviation, reliability and efficiency are paramount. Yet, the current electrical power conversion and distribution systems used in high-voltage direct current technology fall short of meeting the demands of essential loads. With this in mind, the EU-funded HEPODIS project will develop a state-of-the-art electrical power conversion and distribution system. The aim is to enhance functionality, electrical efficiency, power density, safety, and control. Key to HEPODIS is the design and manufacturing of a cutting-edge regulated transformer rectifier unit (TRU) and a power distribution unit (PDU). These advanced TRU and PDU systems will be bench-tested and then integrated into the aircraft itself, ensuring seamless functionality and compliance during the permit-to-flight phase. HEPODIS’ aim is to propel the industry into an era of unparalleled efficiency and reliability.
Objective
The HEPODIS project aims to develop a new electrical power conversion and distribution system more efficient and reliable for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) for the electrical power supply of essential loads to be implemented and integrated in the Regional FTB2 Demonstrator. The main objectives of HEPODIS are to:
-Design, manufacturing and qualification of new regulated Transformer Rectifier Unit (TRU) equipment to supply an HVDC distribution system in order to supply essential loads in the regional aircraft FT2B. This advance TRU system must be bench tested and later on integrat-ed on the aircraft itself.
-Improve the characteristics of TRU in relation to the existing equipment: functionality, elec-trical efficiency, power density, safety, advance control and monitoring and use of advance semiconductor technologies.
-Generate a realistic model of the TRU in order to be integrated with the rest of the models of the HVDC systems. The model must reproduce precisely the working conditions of the real system to avoid integration problems and support the permit to flight phase.
-Specify, design, develop, manufacture, qualify and validate a HVDC Distribution Equipment for essential loads from Flight Control System for IADP Regional Aircraft FT2B.
-Integrate power generation system and the electrical power distribution system.
-Improve effectiveness (providing 270Vdc power to essential loads with high level of criticality into an electrical system based on 115Vac and 28Vdc), reliability (development and integration of System Bite, Protections, Redundancy for improving safety) and efficiency (new intelligent energy management concepts and processes to minimize global energy demand, including reconfigurations according load safety requirements) compared with current architectures.
-Model and simulate electrical performance, compared with real system performance for supporting design, testing and certification strategies.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systems
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivity
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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CS2-IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
28820 Coslada Madrid
Spain
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.