Objective
Aviation needs to meet the ambitious targets of the European Green Deal. This means a step change is needed towards hybrid electric regional aircraft to significantly reduce the fuel burn. This can only be accomplished with power distribution networks that can safely handle the high power and high voltage levels, ultimately up to several Megawatt. The HECATE project will address the associated challenges of system weight and power density, high voltage challenges with lightning, arcing and electromagnetic interference as well as optimized thermal management, in addition to digitizing the design process with digital twins. This will lead to transformative technology bricks, which are holistically optimized at system integration architecture level. The HECATE project will demonstrate a >500 kW architecture in a copper bird at TRL5. This will provide a clearer understanding of high voltage challenges and how to mitigate them, with a scalability roadmap towards CAJU Phase 2 flight demonstration and exploitation in a 2035 new built Hybrid Electric Regional aircraft. Also, environmental impact and LCA will be assessed. For optimal alignment and ensuring certifiability, HECATE will establish relationships with other Clean Aviation projects (e.g. HER-01 for MW propulsion, HER-02 for thermal, TRA-01 for architecture, TRA-02 for certification) and authorities and standards groups (e.g. EASA, EUROCAE).
As a set of key enabling technologies that are well integrated, HECATE will contribute to the Clean Aviation SRIA and its expected impacts, and fully fulfill the call's expected outcomes. The 37-member consortium mobilizes key EU based industries throughout the entire existing supply chain: from aircraft OEMs to system integrators, to system and subsystems suppliers, 5 of which are SMEs. 17 RTOs, complement and reinforce the industries, which also ensures knowledge gained is embedded in future research and education programs. HECATE requests 34 210 348€ of grant.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicselectromagnetism
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power distribution
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
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T23 Cork
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31702 Blagnac
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00195 Roma
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28022 Madrid
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31400 Toulouse
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86720 Nordlingen
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75015 Paris 15
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78370 Plaisir
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00185 Roma
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1059 CM Amsterdam
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4630 AB Hoogerheide
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28040 Madrid
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28903 Getafe (Madrid)
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9220 Aalborg
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50-370 Wroclaw
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18071 Granada
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1990 392 Lisboa
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78400 Chatou
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33700 Merignac
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81031 Aversa Ce
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29590 Malaga
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88662 Ueberlingen
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1210 Wien
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84084 Fisciano Sa
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95447 Bayreuth
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28820 Coslada Madrid
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48160 Derio (Bizkaia)
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80686 Munchen
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81100 Caserta
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98693 Ilmenau
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60730 Sainte Genevieve
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37510 Loches
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90 924 Lodz
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84135 Salerno
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B90 4SS Solihull
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M15 6JJ Manchester
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NG7 2RD Nottingham
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