The Component Technologies department is concerned with enabling the electrification of drive systems by improving existing components or developing new ones.
Work and research content of the Component Technologies department
Enabling the electrification of the propulsion system by improving existing components or developing innovative solutions
Concept and feasibility studies with regard to thermal management, durability, lightweight design and safety
Detailed investigation of components for the generation, storage, transmission, conditioning and utilisation of electrical and thermal energy
Development and validation of detailed preliminary design tools for relevant components
Design and development of potentially airworthy components according to ARP4754A
Detailed structural and fluid mechanical, thermal and electrical modelling
Step-by-step validation through functional demonstrators and test benches up to original scale
The department is structured into three groups with the following research focuses:
Departmental structure and distribution of tasks
Fuel cell systems and thermal components
Electric drives and power electronics
Energy storage and hydrogen technologies for aviation
Development and validation of detailed preliminary design tools for heat exchangers, air inlets and components of fuel cell systems, in particular SOFC, LT-PEM and HT-PEM
Design and development of potentially airworthy fuel cell system and thermal components according to ARP4754A
Detailed structural and fluid mechanical, thermal and electrical modelling
Step-by-step validation through functional demonstrators and test benches up to original scale
Development and validation of detailed preliminary design tools for e-motors, generators, DC-DC converters and inverters
Design and development of potential airworthy electrical machines and power electronics in accordance with ARP4754A
Detailed electrical, structural, fluid mechanical and thermal modelling
Step-by-step validation through functional demonstrators and test benches up to original scale
Development and validation of detailed preliminary design tools for relevant energy storage and hydrogen technologies for aviation applications
Design and development of potentially airworthy components, such as battery packs and metal hydride reactors, according to ARP4754A
Detailed structural, fluid mechanical, thermal and electrical modelling
Step-by-step validation through functional demonstrators and test benches up to original scale
Departmental structure
Drive components to be researched are assigned to each group of the Component Technologies department
