Periodic Reporting for period 2 - ELECTRA (Efficient and Light Electrical Compressor for Tilt-Rotor Aircraft)
Período documentado: 2020-08-01 hasta 2022-01-31
The ELECTRA system concept is determined in the beginning of the project, by system trade-off studies. The concept is matured into a preliminary design using extensive system simulations in MATLAB and in SimScape, and the design is optimised specifically for the application using a multi-parameter optimisation platform for electric compressors, yielding optimal weight, power consumption and outlet temperature rise. The design for the electric compressor pack is realised in hardware and a system test rig is developed. The system will be tested on the system test rig, in environmental test labs, and be ready for test and qualification of Cabin Pressurisation System hardware suitable for flight testing on the Next-Generation Civil TiltRotor (NextGenCTR) for the Fast RotorCraft (FRC) platform of the Clean Sky 2 JU.