Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft

Ahmed Hebala; Stefano Nuzzo; Giuseppe Volpe; Peter H. Connor; Paolo Giangrande; Chris Gerada; Michael Galea

doi:10.1109/ISIE45063.2020.9152551

Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft

Ahmed Hebala
, Stefano Nuzzo
, Giuseppe Volpe
, Peter H. Connor
, Paolo Giangrande
, Chris Gerada
, Michael Galea

Nottingham Electrification Centre

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15 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This paper deals with the design of a high power-density, high efficiency and low torque ripple propulsion motor for electric aircraft. The proposed design procedure resulted in a high-performance propulsion motor intended for a direct-drive solution on an 8-12 passenger commercial aircraft with a range up to 1000 miles. The electromagnetic design is firstly addressed and then the thermal management is discussed. A set of design development steps are investigated and validated through finite-element software, involving studies for the optimal selection of the of air gap diameter and the slot/pole combination, followed by improving the efficiency by suitable material selection and methods for losses mitigation. Finally, in order to prove the enhancement of power density and efficiency through this feasibility design study, the designed propulsion motor performance is compared to the state-of-the-art motors of similar direct-drive aircraft propulsion systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2020 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	300-306
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728156354
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE45063.2020.9152551
Publication status	Published - Jun 2020
Event	29th IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2020 - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 17 Jun 2020 → 19 Jun 2020

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Name	IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics
Volume	2020-June

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Conference	29th IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2020
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Delft
Period	17/06/20 → 19/06/20

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Aircraft propulsion
All Electric Aircraft (AEA)
Electrification
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Machine design
More Electric Aircraft (MEA)
Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Control and Systems Engineering

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Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., Volpe, G., Connor, P. H., Giangrande, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020). Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft. In 2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2020 - Proceedings (pp. 300-306). Article 9152551 (IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics; Vol. 2020-June). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE45063.2020.9152551

Hebala, Ahmed ; Nuzzo, Stefano ; Volpe, Giuseppe et al. / Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft. 2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2020 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. pp. 300-306 (IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics).

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Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft. / Hebala, Ahmed; Nuzzo, Stefano; Volpe, Giuseppe et al.
2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2020 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. p. 300-306 9152551 (IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics; Vol. 2020-June).

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