The Lift + Cruise (L+C) is one of several Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology (RVLT) concept aircraft identified by NASA to investigate Urban Air Mobility (UAM) requirements. This six-passenger vehicle has a conventional tube-and-wing configuration, but with eight lift rotors (four on each wing) and a pusher rotor on the tail. This arrangement allows it to take off and land vertically as well as fly like an airplane. This report presents a novel dynamic model of the L+C powertrain built using the Toolbox for the Modeling and Analysis of Thermodynamic Systems (T-MATS) and the Electrical Modeling and Thermal Analysis Toolbox (EMTAT), both of which are NASA-developed toolboxes, and together are capable of modeling hybrid-electric powertrain architectures. This research effort models the complex behavior of the powertrain at the mechanical timescale (15 to 20 ms). The model consists of a turboshaft engine, generator, direct current bus, energy storage management system, gearboxes, and electric propulsor systems coupled together to create a dynamic model that mimics the operation of the multidomain powertrain. Two control algorithms, designed to equalize the power consumed to the power produced, are compared to assess their practicality: (1) independent proportional-integral (PI) control and (2) linear quadratic integral regulator (LQIR) control. Simulation results highlight the key features present in the model and demonstrate its operation under the two control schemes.


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    Title :

    Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Lift + Cruise Concept Vehicle Powertrain Dynamic Model


    Contributors:
    S. J. Bianco (author) / J. S. Litt (author) / J. W. Chapman (author) / J. J. Sachs-Wetstone (author) / E. G. Duran (author) / P. Dentino (author)

    Publication date :

    2024


    Size :

    18 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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