Project description
Investigation of hybrid propulsion’s technologies and potential
Commercial aviation is seeking new technologies to meet the goal of carbon neutral growth. Accordingly, IMOTHEP’s top-level objective is to assess the actual potential offered by hybrid electric propulsion (HEP), a promising option to achieve a step increase in aircraft efficiency. IMOTHEP will perform an in-depth investigation of electric technologies for hybrid electric aircraft in close connection with advanced aircraft configurations and innovative propulsion architectures. Aircraft designs will be selected based on their potential to reduce fuel consumption, in particular in short and medium range missions. The project will identify key enablers and technology gaps for HEP development, as well as required tools, infrastructures and regulatory adaptations. These will be assembled in a final sector wide roadmap for HEP maturation.
Objective
To meet the goal of a carbon neutral growth of commercial aviation, the top level objective of IMOTHEP is to achieve a key step in assessing the potential offered by hybrid electric propulsion (HEP) and, ultimately, to build the corresponding aviation sector-wide roadmap for the maturation of the technology.
The core of IMOTHEP is an integrated end-to-end investigation of hybrid-electric power trains for commercial aircraft, performed in close connexion with the propulsion system and aircraft architecture. Aircraft configurations will be selected based on their potential for fuel burn reduction and their representativeness of a variety of credible concepts, with a focus on regional and short-to-medium range missions. From the preliminary design of aircraft, target specifications will be defined for the architecture and components of the hybrid propulsion chain. Technological solutions and associated models will then be investigated with a twenty year timeframe perspective. In order to identify key technological enablers and technology gaps, the integrated performance of the electric components and power chain will be synthesized by assessing the fuel burn of the selected aircraft configurations, compared to conventional technologies extrapolated to 2035.
The project will also address the infrastructures and tools required for HEP development, as well as the need for technology demonstrations or regulatory evolutions. Eventually, all these elements will feed the research and technology roadmap of HEP, which will constitute the final synthesis of the project.
To achieve these ambitious goals, the 54-month project is supported by 7 R&D institutes, 11 industries (from aviation and electric systems), a service SME and 7 universities from 9 EU countries, plus 2 RTD organisations from Canada. The requested EU grant is 10 392 845 Euros.
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91120 Palaiseau
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31060 Toulouse
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81043 Capua
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51147 Koln
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00195 Roma
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75015 Paris
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10040 Rivalta Di Torino
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75015 Paris
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75008 Paris
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1210 Wien
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46181 Trollhaettan
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412 96 Goteborg
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1059 CM Amsterdam
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4041 Milmort
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31702 Blagnac
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80995 Munchen
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82024 Taufkirchen
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54052 Nancy Cedex
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31055 Toulouse
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38106 Braunschweig
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70126 Bari
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NG7 2RD Nottingham
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76131 Karlsruhe
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