Electrical Systems at High Altitude Research Facility (ELSA)
Reference Number
EP/X014150/1
Title
Electrical Systems at High Altitude Research Facility (ELSA)
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Energy Efficiency(Transport)
Other Power and Storage Technologies
Other Power and Storage Technologies
Research Types
Basic and strategic applied research
Science and Technology Fields
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Dr C Gerada
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Nottingham
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Nottingham
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
EPSRC
Start Date
01 January 2023
End Date
30 September 2025
Duration
33 months
Total Grant Value
£2,005,055
Industrial Sectors
Electrical engineering
Region
East Midlands
Programme
NC : Engineering
Investigators
Principal Investigator
Dr C Gerada, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham
Other Investigator
Prof A Cairns, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham
Dr CN Eastwick, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham
Professor DM Grant, Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham
Professor RJ Hague, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham
Dr L Johnson, Chemistry, University of Nottingham
Dr P Wheeler, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham
Dr CN Eastwick, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham
Professor DM Grant, Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham
Professor RJ Hague, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham
Dr L Johnson, Chemistry, University of Nottingham
Dr P Wheeler, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham
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Objectives
Abstract
Battery electrified power is predicted to become the dominant mode of propulsion in light duty ground transport and some small, shorter range aircraft. For larger aerospace applications, alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel and liquid hydrogen appear attractive in the longer term as part of a hybrid electric propulsion system. In all cases, increasingly integrated electric drives of higher power density are required. A new high altitude climatic testing facility and coupled digital twin is proposed to enable world class research of disruptive electric propulsion component materials, designs and manufacturing up to system level and Megawatt scale. The research enabled will ultimately help reduce associated end use energy demand for Net Zero in this sector and other transport applications reliant on hybrid propulsion in the longer term such as heavy duty off-road
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01/03/23
