Battery modules for electric aircraft propulsion

用于电动飞机推进的电池模块

• 批准号: 10043573
• 金额: $ 6.29万
• 依托单位: FLUX AVIATION LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10043573
• 关键词: Battery; modules; electric; aircraft; propulsion

Worlds of aviation and air travel are under increased pressure from governments and customers to reduce their impact on the environment. As most industries are focusing on reducing their emissions on their journey to net zero, aviation is projected to increase its associated CO2 emissions over the next decade. This is primarily driven by an increased global demand for flights, especially domestic and regional flights. According to recent studies by McKinsey and Porsche Consulting, by 2050 there are going to be over 300 million passengers in Europe alone traveling on flights shorter than 500km. More than double compared to 2019 figures.At Flux Aviation we are developing key technologies that will enable zero emission regional air mobility. We believe in the future of aviation that utilises smaller and more agile 10-40 seat fully electric aircraft, flying regional routes up to 500km. In the United States, for example, 90 percent of the population lives within a 30-minute drive of a regional airport. Thanks to reducing operating costs of small electric aircraft, we will be able to connect remote communities that are not served well today and dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions on existing popular routes.However, current electric vehicle technologies are not sufficient to power these next-generation regional aircraft. The two main limiting factors are the performance and safety. For aviation applications the electric motors and batteries have to be incredibly light-weight and capable of delivering high levels of power continuously. Aviation industry is synonymous with safety and any future electric powertrains will have to meet levels of safety far beyond what currently exists in the automotive sector.To address these challenges and unlock the potential of electric flight, Flux Aviation has started development of bespoke powertrain components designed from the ground-up to meet aviation standards. We have developed a design for next-generation battery modules that include several layers of safety and redundancy in a package that is light-weight and deliver high levels of performance. This project specifically focuses on the manufacturing and testing of prototype battery modules in order to demonstrate their real-world performance and safety.Successfully completing this project will allow us to attract further commercial interest and build new partnerships. It will also help us raise private investment by de-risking the process for future investors. We will then scale our battery technology into low-volume production and start pursuing formal regulatory certification.

航空和航空旅行世界正面临来自政府和客户的越来越大的压力，以减少对环境的影响。由于大多数行业都在致力于减少排放，航空业预计将在未来十年增加其相关的二氧化碳排放。这主要是由于全球对航班的需求增加，特别是国内和地区航班。根据麦肯锡和保时捷咨询公司最近的研究，到2050年，仅欧洲就将有超过3亿乘客乘坐不到500公里的航班。与2019年相比增加了一倍多。在Flux Aviation，我们正在开发关键技术，以实现零排放的区域空中交通。我们相信未来的航空业将采用更小、更灵活的10-40座全电动飞机，飞行区域航线长达500公里。例如，在美国，90%的人口居住在距离地区机场30分钟车程的范围内。由于降低了小型电动飞机的运营成本，我们将能够连接目前服务不佳的偏远社区，并大幅减少现有热门航线上的温室气体排放。然而，当前的电动汽车技术不足以为这些下一代支线飞机提供动力。两个主要的限制因素是性能和安全性。对于航空应用，电动机和电池必须非常轻，并且能够持续提供高水平的电力。航空工业是安全的代名词，未来任何电动动力系统都必须满足远远超过汽车行业现有的安全水平。为了应对这些挑战并释放电动飞行的潜力，Flux Aviation已经开始开发定制的动力系统组件，这些组件从一开始就设计成符合航空标准。我们开发了一种新一代电池模块的设计，该模块在一个重量轻、性能高的封装中包含多层安全和冗余。该项目特别关注原型电池模块的制造和测试，以展示其真实世界的性能和安全性。成功完成该项目将使我们能够吸引更多的商业兴趣并建立新的合作伙伴关系。它还将帮助我们通过为未来投资者降低风险来筹集私人投资。然后，我们将把我们的电池技术扩大到小批量生产，并开始寻求正式的监管认证。