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Hybrid-Electric and Distributed Propulsion Technologies for Large Commercial Transports: A NASA Perspective

20160000589 · NASA · 2015

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Develop and demonstrate technologies that will revolutionize commercial transport aircraft propulsion and accelerate development of all-electric aircraft architectures. Enable radically different propulsion systems that can meet national environmental and fuel burn reduction goals for subsonic…

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20160000589
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration !

Hybrid-Electric and Distributed Propulsion Technologies

for Large Commercial Air Transports: A NASA

Perspective "

Nateri Madavan !

Associate Project Manager for Technology !

Advanced Air Transport Technology Project !

NASA Advanced Air Vehicles Program !

NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California !

Special Session on Future Electric Aircraft - Systems !

IEEE ECCE 2015 !

Montreal, Canada !

September 20-24, 2015 !

Advanced Air Transport Technology Project "

Explore and Develop Technologies and Concepts for "

Improved Energy Efficiency and Environmental Compatibility for "

Fixed Wing Subsonic Transports "

! Early stage exploration and initial development of game-changing

technologies and concepts for fixed wing vehicles and propulsion systems "

! One of two NASA Aeronautics projects (along with Environmentally

Responsible Aviation (ERA) project) focused on subsonic commercial

transport vehicles !

! Commercial focus, but dual use with military !

! Gen N+3 time horizon; ERA project horizon is Gen N+2 !

! Research vision guided by vehicle performance metrics developed for

reducing noise, emissions, and fuel burn !

Evolution of Subsonic Transports Transports DC-3 B-787 B-707 National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 2 1903 2000s 1950s 1930s

The Case for Hybrid Electric Propulsion "

• Why electric? !

– Fewer emissions (cleaner skies) !

– Less atmospheric heat release (less global warming) !

– Quieter flight (community and passenger comfort) !

– Better energy conservation (less dependence on fossil fuels) !

– More reliable systems (more efficiency and fewer delays) !

• Considerable success in development of “all-electric” light GA aircraft and UAVs !

• Advanced concept studies commissioned by NASA for the N+3/N+4 generation have identified promising aircraft and propulsion systems !

• Industry roadmaps acknowledge need to shift in direction toward electric technologies !

• Creative ideas and technology advances needed to exploit full potential !

• NASA can help accelerate key technologies in collaboration with OGAs, industry, and academia !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 3

Estimated Benefits From Systems Studies "

Boeing/GE SUGAR (baseline Boeing 737–800) !

• ~60% fuel burn reduction !

• ~53% energy use reduction !

• 77 to 87% reduction in NOx !

• 24-31 EPNdB cum noise reduction !

!

NASA N3X (baseline Boeing 777–200) !

• ~63% energy use reduction !

• ~90% NOx reduction !

• 32-64 EPNdB cum noise reduction !

NASA CEPT for GA (baseline Tecnam P2006T) !

• 5x lower energy use/cost and emission !

• 15 dB lower community noise !

• Propulsion redundancy, improved ride quality, and control robustness !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 4

The NASA Perspective "

• Develop and demonstrate technologies that will revolutionize

commercial transport aircraft propulsion and accelerate development

of all-electric aircraft architectures !

• Enable radically different propulsion systems that can meet national

environmental and fuel burn reduction goals for subsonic commercial

aircraft !

• Focus on future large regional jets and single-aisle twin (Boeing 737-

class) aircraft for greatest impact on fuel burn, noise and emissions !

• Research horizon is long-term but with periodic spinoff of technologies

for introduction in aircraft with more- and all-electric architectures !

• Research aligned with new NASA Aeronautics strategic R&T thrusts in

areas of transition to low-carbon propulsion and ultra-efficient

commercial transports !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 5

Fuel Use by Vehicle Classes "

100% !

90% !

80% !

70% !

PAX !

!

" VLA !

400+ !

60% !

!

LTA ! 300-400 !

!

50% !

STA ! 210-300 !

!

Fuel Use 150-210 !

LSA !

40% !

!

100-150 !

SSA !

!

30% !

50-100 !

RJ !

!

20-50 !

TP !

20% !

10% !

0% !

Year " Based on FAA Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) for US Operations; Courtesy of GA Tech !

85% of fuel use is in small single-aisle (100-150 pax ) and larger classes; regional jets and turboprops account for only 15% of fuel use " National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 6

Progression of Electric Technology for

Commercial Transport Aircraft "

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 7

Possible Hybrid Electric Aircraft Configurations "

Hybrid Electric !

Battery !

Electric Bus !

(Transmission !

Turbine Engine !

Motor !

Line) !

Fuel !

Non-Prop ! Energy Storage for Power ! Power Management !

Fuel Line !

Fan !

Both concepts can use either non-cryogenic motors or cryogenic superconducting motors. !

Turbo Electric !

Electric Bus !

Motor ! Turbine Engine ! Generator !

(Transmission !

Line) !

NEED $

NEW$

PHOTO $

Non-Prop ! Energy Storage for Power ! Power Management !

Fuel !

Fan !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 8

Hybrid Electric Propulsion Technology Projections "

Projected Timeframe for Achieving Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 "

Technologies benefit more electric and

!

• Turbo/hybrid electric all-electric aircraft architectures: !

distributed propulsion • High-power density electric motors 300 PAX !

replacing hydraulic actuation !

• Electrical component and transmission

>10 MW !

system weight reduction !

• Hybrid electric 150 PAX !

5 to 10 • Turboelectric 150 PAX !

MW !

• Hybrid electric 100 PAX regional !

• Turboelectric distributed propulsion 150 PAX !

2 to 5

• All electric 50 PAX regional (500 mile range) !

MW class !

• Hybrid electric 50 PAX regional !

1 to 2

• Turboelectric distributed propulsion 100 PAX regional !

MW class !

• All-electric, full-range general aviation !

Power Level for Electrical Propulsion

• All-electric and hybrid-electric

kW class !

general aviation (limited range) !

Today ! ! ! 10 Year 20 Year 30 Year 40 Year !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 9

Electric Drives Tied to Aircraft Classes

Electric Drive Technology Development Impacts Propulsion & Vehicle Suite

Electric Drives enable distributed propulsion, improve concentrated propulsion

1 MW electric machines are

identified as a reasonable feasibility

study point

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 10 KPP Driven Technology Goals for Electric Machines and Power Systems

Transitioning to Electric Propulsion "

" " " All " More Electric " Electric Conventional " Electric " Hybrid Gas Turbine/Electric Propulsion " Architecture " Propulsion " " Architecture " " " “Turboelectric " Distributed” " “Hybrid Electric” " Gas Turbine Gas Turbine and Power, Decoupled Electric Dual Power, Distributed Coupled Propulsor " Electric " Propulsors " Ambient Temperature or " Cryogenic and Superconducting " Propulsive Gas Turbine + Gas Turbine + Power Gas Turbine " Gas Turbine " Gas Turbine " Electric " Electric " Electric " Source " Non- Propulsive Gas Turbine Gas Turbine + Gas Turbine + Gas Turbine " Electric " Electric " Power " + Electric " Electric " Electric " Source " Generation " < N " N, N+1 " N+2,N+3 " N+3, N+4 " > N+4 " Recommended NASA Investment Target " Seeking spin-off or demo opportunities " National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 11

Hybrid-electric configurations and concepts "

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 12

Boeing-GE “SUGAR-Volt” Hybrid Electric Propulsion

Configuration "

SUGAR 2030 Assumption (Wh/kg) … CAP - ion - Poly Plus ion Quallion - Ion (today) - Lithium Air - ion - Air (evtech) - Air (mpower) - Lithium Air (Energizer) - Lithium Air Zinc (Stanford, Yi Cui) Zinc Lithium Coated Nanonets) Lithium - Sulfur, Oxis Energy Lithium Zinc - University of Dayton Lithium Air (SuperCapacitor) Supercapacitor, X Lithium Carbon Flouride Sulfur, (in 2014) Oxis, Sion (Silicon Lithium Carbon Phosphate (South Korea, Jaephil Cho) Lithium Lithium Sulfur (Sion Power) - Electrostatic nanocapacitors Lithium Thionyl Chloride (Tadiran) Lithium Lithium Air, Carbon Nanotube, MIT National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 13

ESAero ECO-150 and Dual-Use Split-Wing

Ambient Temperature Turboelectric Configuration "

ECO+150$ DU+Civil$ 737+700$ (3+3)$ (2+3+2)$ (3+3)$ TOGW% 139,700% 142,400% 154,500% Propulsion% 28,350% 27,820% 10,430% Wt %(“dry”)% Payload*% 30,000% 30,000% 24,000% Fuel*% 28,900% 28,900% 46,612% SeatFMile/ 121% 118% 65% Gal% Motor% hp / lb % 2.46% Gen% hp / lb % 4.30% * At 3440 nm range !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 14

NASA N3X Distributed Turboelectric Propulsion System "

Wing-tip mounted superconducting turbogenerators !

Superconducting motor driven fans in a continuous nacelle !

Power is distributed electrically from turbine-driven !

generators to motors that drive the propulsive fans. !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 15

NASA Convergent Electric Propulsion Technology

(CEPT) Concept "

Concept Flight Validation of Transformational Electric Propulsion Integration Capabilities through a Low Cost On-Demand Aviation Demonstrator as a Pathway to Ultra-Low Emission Commercial Aviation !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 16

EADS VoltAir Concept "

• EADS VoltAir all-electric 50 pax concept for 2035 EIS !

• Displayed at the 2011 Paris airshow !

• Next-gen Li-air batteries, two HTS electric motors driving two coaxial, counter-rotating shrouded propellers !

• Easy battery swap for quick airport turnaround !

• EADS predicts technology improvements will lead to HTS motors with power-to-weight ratios eventually exceeding gas turbines of today !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 17

Bauhaus Luftfahrt Ce -Liner Concept "

• All-electric concept for 2035 EIS !

• 200 Pax capacity !

• C-Wing design based on Kroo and McMasters (Stanford/Boeing/UWA) !

• Twin HTS electric motors supplied by advanced Li-ion batteries !

• Cargo containers for batteries will quick allow airport turnaround with no recharging time !

• Predict battery technology will allow 700 nm range by 2030, 1000 nm by 2035, 1600 nm by 2040 !

• Company also has the Claire Liner concept vehicle – box-wing, extreme STOL aircraft with laminar flow and integrated wing fans !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 18

EADS/Rolls-Royce eConcept "

• EADS/RR distributed hybrid-electric propulsion concept for 2050 EIS !

• Single large turbine engine embedded in tail generates electricity to six ducted fans (20+ effective BPR) !

• Turbine engine drives hub-mounted bidirectional superconducting motor !

• Structural stator vanes used to extract power and circulate cryo coolant !

• Advanced Li-air batteries for storage; anticipate 1000 Wh /kg energy densities achievable in 20 years !

• Turbine+battery power for takeoff and climb; batteries recharged during cruise and during gliding descent with windmilling fans; turbine power during landing !

• Cranfield and Cambridge U partners !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 19

Hybrid-electric propulsion research portfolio "

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 20

Battery Technology: Beyond Li-Ion "

Practical values for Li-Air, Li-S and Zn-Air are optimistic projections. " Significant technical challenges must be overcome to achieve these values . !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 21

NASA Technology Investment Strategy "

MW Size Motors !

10 hp / lb 12 hp / lb 8 hp / lb 4 hp / lb Non-Cryogenic !

(16.5 kW/kg) (19.7 kW/kg) (13.2 kW/kg) (6.6 kW/kg)

2020 % 2025 % 2030 % 2035 % Today %

4 hp / lb (6.6 kW/ 20 hp / lb 25 hp / lb kg), partially Cryogenic, Superconducting !

(33.0 kW/kg) (41.1 kW/kg) superconducting 2X increase in 5X increase in 10X increase in Power power density ! power density ! power density !

Electronics !

Increase$in$power$density$and$reducFon$of$weight$of$other$electrical$components $

Power !

Transmission 2X decrease in 5X decrease in 10X decrease in System !

weight ! weight !

weight !

Perf . and control Perf . and control Subscale flight test !

Electric system verification system verification Propulsion- in KW scale ! in MW scale !

Aircraft

Distributed$electric$propulsion$performance$and$control $

Integration !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 22

Projected Power Density Increase – 1-10MW Motors "

15 Year Power Density Projections - Select Motor Technology Contributions Hp / lb In addition to advances in 2 individual 2012 SOA Structural Permanent Bearingless Power Thermal Nanowire Insulator technologies, Materials Magnets Electronics Management integration of 30 Year Power Density Projections - Select Motor Technology Contributions functions can offer further increase in power density !

Hp / lb 2012 SOA Structural Permanent Bearingless Power Thermal Nanowire Insulator Materials Magnets Electronics Management National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 23 23

Enabling Technologies for Hybrid-Electric Propulsion "

• Electric Machine Architectures !

– Alternate topologies for higher efficiency and power density !

– Ironless or low magnetic loss !

– Concepts that allow motor to be integrated into the existing rotating machinery (shared structure) !

– Concepts that decouple motor speed and compressor speed !

!

• Electric Machine Components and Materials !

– Flux diverters or shielding to reduce AC loss or increase performance !

– Composite support structures !

– Improvements in superconducting wire, especially wire systems designed for lower AC losses !

– Rotating cryogenic seals !

– Bearings: cold ball bearings, active & passive magnetic bearings; hydrostatic or hydrodynamic or foil for systems with a pressurized LH2 source !

– Flight qualification of new components !

!

• Cryocoolers !

– Flightweight systems for superconducting and cryogenic machines, converters, and transmission lines !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 24

Enabling Technologies for Hybrid-Electric Propulsion "

• Power electronics !

• Thermal management !

• More efficient topologies !

• Cooling for electric machines with integrated power electronics !

• Compact, highly integrated controller electronics !

• Advanced lightweight cold plates for power • Flight certifiable, high voltage devices !

electronics cooling !

• Cryogenic compatible devices !

• High performance lightweight heat exchangers !

• Lightweight, low aerodynamic loss, low drag

• Power transmission !

heat rejection systems !

• Light weight, low-loss power transmission !

• Materials for improved thermal performance !

• Light-weight, low-loss protection and switching components !

• System-level enablers !

• Flight-weight, air cooled, direct shaft-coupled

• Better conductors !

turbo-electric generation in 500kW and above • Carbon nano -tube or graphene augmented wires !

range !

• Robust, high temperature superconducting wires !

• Regenerative power-absorbing propeller and ducted-fan designs for efficient wind-milling !

• Energy storage !

• Increased battery energy density !

• Multifunctional energy storage !

• Rapidly charging and/or rapidly swappable !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 25

High Efficiency, High Power Density Electric Machines "

Nanoscale ultra-high strength low • Cryogenic, superconducting motors for percent rare-earth composite magnets !

long term !

High thermal conductivity • Normal conductor motors for near and stator coil insulation !

intermediate term !

• High power to weight ratio is enabling !

• Materials and manufacturing technologies advances required !

Low A/C loss Superconducting electromagnetic model !

superconducting filament !

• Design and test 1-MW noncryogenic electric motor starting in FY2015; fully superconducting motor in FY2017 !

Normal conductor 1-MW rim-driven motor/fan !

Flux density for rim-driven motor ! Fully superconducting motor !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 26

High Power Density MW Class Non-Cryogenic Motor "

• Design and test scalable high efficiency and power density (96%, 8 hp / lb ) MW-class non-cryogenic motor for aircraft propulsion !

• U of Illinois, UTRC, Automated Dynamics !

• Migrate from from traditional “metal-intense” to composite and silicon-intense design !

• High fundamental frequency (10X conventional) !

• High pole-count, ironless motor with composite rotor !

• Modular, air-core armature !

• Modular, passively cooled drive with wide-band-gap devices integrated with motor !

!

• Ohio State University !

• Design a motor for integration on LPT spool of CFM56 class engine !

• Reversed (ring) concept with cooling based on Variable Cross-Section Wet Coils (VCSW) coil design with integrated, direct cooling !

• Extensive design trade-space analysis and testing of motor concept at three power levels !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 27

High Efficiency, High Power Density Superconducting

Machines "

• Advance SOA for crucial components to

minimize power loss and enable thermal

management !

• Detailed concept design completed of

AML model for magnetic fields !

12MW fully superconducting machine

achieving 25 hp / lb !

• In collaboration with Navy, Air Force,

Creare , HyperTech , Advanced Magnet

Lab, U of FL !

• Fabricating and testing superconducting

machine components at laboratory scale !

• Developing system for FY17 fully

superconducting electric machine test at 1

MW design level !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 28

Enabling System Testing and Validation "

hardware-in-the-loop electrical grid !

• Develop Megawatt Power System Testing and Modeling Capability !

• Key Performance Parameter-driven Fully cryogenic motor testing NASA GRC !

requirements definition and portfolio management !

• Technology demonstration at multiple scales !

• Early identification of system-level issues !

• Develop validated tools and data that industry and future government projects can use for further development !

Integrated thermal management system !

Energy GTE ! Rectifier !

storage !

Electrical distribution !

VF motor/ Gen.

Load Engine Research Testbed !

inverter ! controls !

simulator !

controls !

Motor FD&C controls ! simulator !

Eventual flight simulation testing at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center ! Integrated controls !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 29

Flight-weight Power Management and Electronics "

• Multi-KV, Multi-MW power system architecture Lightweight power Superconducting transmission !

transmission line !

for aircraft applications !

• Power management, distribution and control at MW and subscale (kW) levels !

• Integrated thermal management and motor control schemes !

Integrated motor with high power density power electronics !

• Flightweight conductors, advanced magnetic Lightweight materials and insulators !

Cryocooler !

Lightweight power electronics !

Distributed propulsion control and power systems architectures !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 30

System Testing and Validation "

• Use system-level simulation capability Propulsion Electric Grid Simulator—hardware-in- to emerge requirements. !

the-loop electrical grid !

• Demonstrate technology at appropriate scale for best research value. !

Fully cryogenic motor testing !

Glenn/SMIRF !

• Integrate power, controls, and thermal management into system testing. !

• Validated tools and data that industry and future government projects can use for further development. !

Integrated thermal management system !

Energy Rectifier !

GTE ! storage !

Electrical distribution !

VF motor/ Gen.

Load Engine inverter ! controls ! Research simulator !

controls !

Testbed !

Motor FD&C controls ! simulator !

Eventual flight simulation testing at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Integrated controls !

Center !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 31

Integrated Vehicles and Concept Evaluations "

• Determine design requirements and trade space for hybrid electric propulsion vehicles !

GTE/generator, distribution !

and motor drive !

• Identify near-term technologies that can benefit aircraft non-propulsive electric power !

• Enhance analysis capabilities to model non- traditional vehicle configurations with hybrid electric systems " Fully electric GA/ • Establish vehicle conceptual designs that commuter !

span power requirements from general aviation (<1 MW) to regional jets (1-2 MW) to single-aisle transports (5-10 MW) !

GTE and energy !

storage (battery) !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 32

Hybrid Electric Propulsion System Conceptual Design "

• Hybrid-electric geared turbofan conceptual design !

• UTRC, Pratt and Whitney, UTC Aerospace Systems !

• High Efficiency Drive Gear integrating high speed motor and low pressure turbine !

• Bi-directional flow of power !

• Hybrid battery/fuel cell for high density energy storage !

• Combined fuel/fan thermal management system !

!

• Hybrid-electric geared turbofan conceptual design !

• Rolls Royce, Boeing, GA Tech !

• Identify best performing architecture based on engine cycles, motor, power conversion, energy storage, and thermal management !

• Innovative integration of novel gas turbine cycles and electrical drives !

• Potential side effects of system design considerations !

• Provide roadmap and technology maturation plan !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 33

Looking to the Future… "

• Exciting challenges for an industry that was deemed “mature” !

• Conceptual designs and trade studies for electric-based concepts !

• Tech development and demonstration for N+3 MW class aircraft !

• Development of core technologies - turbine coupled motors, propulsion systems modeling, power architecture, power electronics, thermal management, and flight controls !

• Multiplatform technology testbeds demonstrating !

• Fully superconducting motor !

• 8 hp / lb (2x SOA) non-cryogenic electric motors !

• 2x power density increase for power electronics !

• Performance and control system verification for distributed electric propulsion at kW scale !

• Development of multi-scale modeling and simulations tools !

• Focus on future large regional jets and single aisle twin-engine aircraft for greatest impact !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 34

What is special about 2015? "

March 3, 2015, represents 100 years since the founding of NACA, which became NASA in 1958. !

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ! 35

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