The development of hybrid-electric propulsion technology for transport aircraft presents opportunities for new designs that can reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from commercial aviation and improve on safety and reliability when compared to modern aircraft. The SUbsonic Single Aft eNgine (SUSAN) Electrofan is a conceptual design for a transport aircraft with a series/parallel partial hybrid-electric propulsion system that is being developed by NASA as a reference design for a regional transport aircraft with a high degree of electrification. The SUSAN concept incorporates multiple tightly coupled power, propulsion, and flight control systems that introduce new challenges to the control design process, requiring a hierarchical and more coordinated control architecture. This paper summarizes updates to the SUSAN Power/Propulsion System (PPS) model and control architecture made in preparation for planned flight simulator and hardware-in-the-loop testing at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC). These updates include a new electrical power system (EPS) model based on the NASA-developed Electrical Modeling and Thermal Analysis Toolbox (EMTAT), and a new PPS control architecture that improves the operational flexibility and responsiveness of the propulsion system. The performance of the upgraded control system is also demonstrated and discussed.


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    Title :

    SUbsonic Single Aft eNgine (SUSAN) Power/Propulsion System Control Architecture Updates


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    Conference:

    AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition ; 2024 ; Orlando, FL, US


    Publication date :

    2024-01-04


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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