05 - Propulsion
DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTROLS APPROACH FOR FUEL CELL-POWERED ALL-ELECTRIC AERO ENGINES BASED ON AN FHA
S. de Graaf¹, S. Kazula¹; ¹DLR e.V., Germany
This work sheds light on the challenges imposed on powertrain controls by the fuel cell technology of today, in general, and the LT-PEM fuel cell, in particular. Controls tasks specific to fuel cell-powered aero engines were derived and strategies developed to comply with the demanding performance and safety requirements of aviation and enable the introduction of sustainable electrified aero engines.