Research on Propeller Dynamic Load Simulation System of Electric Propulsion Ship

A dynamic marine propeller simulation system was developed, which is utilized for meeting the experimental requirement of theory research and engineering design of marine electric propulsion system. By applying an actual ship parameter and its accurate propeller J＇ -KT＇ and J＇ - Kp＇ curve data, functional experiments based on the simulation system were carried out. The experiment results showed that the system can correctly emulate the propeller characteristics, produce the dynamic and steady performances of the propeller under different navigation modes, and present actual load torque for electric propulsion motor.

Earth-moon Trajectory Optimization Using Solar Electric Propulsion

The optimization of the Earth-moon trajectory using solar electric propulsion is presented. A feasible method is proposed to optimize the transfer trajectory starting from a low Earth circular orbit （500 km altitude） to a low lunar circular orbit （200 km altitude）. Due to the use of low-thrust solar electric propulsion, the entire transfer trajectory consists of hundreds or even thousands of orbital revolutions around the Earth and the moon. The Earth-orbit ascending （from low Earth orbit to high Earth orbit） and lunar descending （from high lunar orbit to low lunar orbit） trajectories in the presence of J2 perturbations and shadowing effect are computed by an analytic orbital averaging technique. A direct/indirect method is used to optimize the control steering for the trans-lunar trajectory segment, a segment from a high Earth orbit to a high lunar orbit, with a fixed thrust-coast-thrust engine sequence. For the trans-lunar trajectory segment, the equations of motion are expressed in the inertial coordinates about the Earth and the moon using a set of nonsingular equinoctial elements inclusive of the gravitational forces of the sun, the Earth, and the moon. By way of the analytic orbital averaging technique and the direct/indirect method, the Earth-moon transfer problem is converted to a parameter optimization problem, and the entire transfer trajectory is formulated and optimized in the form of a single nonlinear optimization problem with a small number of variables and constraints. Finally, an example of an Earth-moon transfer trajectory using solar electric propulsion is demonstrated.

Feasibility of a New Ironless-stator Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine for Aircraft Electric Propulsion Application

With the development of aviation electrification,higher demands for electrical machines are put forward in aircraft electric propulsion systems.The aircraft electric propulsion requirements and propulsion motor features are analyzed in this paper.Comparing with conventional PM machines,ironless stator axial flux permanent magnet(AFPM)machine topologies with Litz wire windings allow designs with higher compactness,lightness and efficiency,which are suitable for high-frequency and high-power density applications.Based on the motor requirements and constraints of aircraft electric propulsion systems,this paper investigates a high-power 1 MW multi-stack ironless stator AFPM machine,which is composed of four 250kW modular motors by stacking in axial.The design guidelines and special attentions are presented,in term of electromagnetic,thermal,and mechanical performance for the high-frequency coils and Halbach-array PM rotor.Finally,an ironless stator AFPM motor is manufactured,tested and evaluated with the consideration of cost and processing cycle.The results show that the output power is up to 53.8kW with 95%efficiency at 9000r/min at this stage.The proposed ironless stator AFPM machine with oil immersed forced cooling proves to be a favorable candidate for application in electric aircraft as propulsion motors.

Kinetic Analysis of Vectored Electric Propulsion System for Stratosphere Airship

To enhance the controllability of stratosphere airship,a vectored electric propulsion system is used.By using the Lagrangian method,a kinetic model of the vectored electric propulsion system is established and validated through ground tests.The fake gyroscopic torque is first proposed,which the vector mechanism should overcome besides the inertial torque and the gravitational torque.The fake gyroscopic torque is caused by the difference between inertial moments about two principal inertial axes of the propeller in the rotating plane,appears only when the propeller is rotating and is proportional with the rotation speed.It is a sinusoidal pulse,with a frequency that is twice of the rotation speed.Considering the fake gyroscope torque pulse and aerodynamic efficiency,three blade propeller is recommended for the vectored propulsion system used for stratosphere airship.

Electric Thrusters Redundancy Configuration Strategy Study for All Electric Propulsion Platform Station-Keeping

Electric propulsion is used for all electric propulsion satellites to perform the orbit transfer,attitude control and station-keeping tasks. Generally electric propulsion subsystem contains 4 thrusters. But if one thruster fails in the beginning of satellite lifetime,other thrusters will undertake all the firing tasks. The firing time will be 2 to 3 times of thrusters without failure. Thus it may go beyond the allow ed lifetime of thruster. This paper puts forward two thruster redundancy configuration solutions with 6 thrusters to solve this problem. Two layout configurations and their corresponding station-keeping strategies are simulated and compared. The results show that the maximum firing time of both layout configurations can meet the lifetime limitation. This solution is a good reference for all electric propulsion satellites design.

For Propulsion Applications It Is Possible to Utilize Both the Torque Output of the Rotor and the Reactional Torque Acting on the Stator of the Driving Electric Motor by Linearizing the Stator

This paper presents a novel idea of utilizing the reactional torque of the conventional electric motor as a linear output for propulsion in addition to the conventional torque output of the rotor. The idea is demonstrated by a theoretical proposal of linearizing the stator of one of the most used motors in Electrical Vehicles and Hybrid Vehicles. The proposed Linear Stator Motor is a simple modification without involving any functional change of the conventional motor. Though theoretical, the indicated possible input energy saving of more than 75% as compared to the conventional motor is no surprise, as by linearizing the stator, an almost equal linear propulsion output is added to the conventional rotor output. In addition to this remarkable saving in input energy, the proposed Linear Stator Motor that suits all types of vehicles, can maintain propulsion without the need for a mechanical transmission system. Also, in the case of watercraft and aircraft vehicles, no external mechanical propulsion drive system is required. It is just an internal force that can push the vehicle forward, backward, or laterally, while the conventional rotor output can be utilized for energy recovery by driving a DC generator.

Design of multi-module experiment-rig of vessel electrical propulsion prime mover

Combined power plant is widely used in large or medium surface vessel for its predominant performance. It is important to research on using combined power plant as electrical propulsion prime mover for developing the electric propulsion warship.This paper, designs a multi-module experiment-rig and introduces its composition, working principle and disposition scheme,and carried out the dynamic characteristic experiment of the GTD350 gas turbine.

Mechanism of capture section affecting an intake for atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion

Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion(ABEP)can compensate for lost momentum of spacecraft operating in Very Low Earth Orbit(VLEO)which has been widely concerned due to its excellent commercial potential.It is a key technology to improve the capture efficiency of intakes,which collect and compress the atmosphere for ABEP.In this paper,the mechanism of the capture section affecting capture efficiency is investigated by Test Particle Monte Carlo(TPMC)simulations with 3D intake models.The inner surface smoothness and average collision number are determined to be key factors affecting capture efficiency,and a negative effect growth model is accordingly established.When the inner surface smoothness is less than 0.2,the highest capture efficiency and its corresponding average collision number interval are independent of the capture section’s geometry and its mesh size.When the inner surface smoothness is higher than 0.2,the capture efficiency will decrease by installing any capture section.Based on the present results,the manufacturing process and material selection are suggested to be prioritized during the intake geometry design in engineering projects.Then,the highest capture efficiency can be achieved by adjusting the length and mesh size of the capture section.

Solar-Electric Boat

The aim of this paper is the design of a Solar-Electric Boat for tourists’ transport along the coast, in the rivers, in the lakes. Our idea is to define the project guidelines for the realization of a zero impact boat. This paper illustrates the practical new technologies (naval architecture small craft design, mechanical and electrical design), rational design and engineering approach, safety and reliability methods used in solar boats. In our project, the boat is powered by lithiumion batteries that can be charged at any time by the photovoltaic generator placed on a flat top structure. The project is designed for brief trip around coast, where the public transport becomes very polluting during summer. Starting from the consideration that this boat is used during sunny weather, it is possible to know the boat’s energy demand and proceed with the design of a suitable electric boat and of the energy storage/management system. It is also proposed an innovative management of charge/discharge of the batteries. With this management, we have optimized the use and prolonged the time of life of the batteries during the navigation and the control of the real autonomy of it.

Experimental research on aero-propulsion coupling characteristics of a distributed electric propulsion aircraft

Distributed Electric Propulsion(DEP)aircraft use multiple electric motors to drive the propulsors,which gives potential benefits to aerodynamic-propulsion interaction.To investigate and quantify the aerodynamic-propulsion interaction effect of the wing section,we built a DEP demonstrator with 24"high-lift"Electric Ducted Fans(EDFs)distributed along the wing’s trailing edge.This paper explores and compares the aero-propulsion coupling characteristics under various upstream speed,throttle,and EDF mounting surface deflection angles using a series of wind tunnel tests.We compare various lift-augmentation power conditions to the clean configuration without propulsion unit under the experiment condition of 15-25 m/s freestream flow and angles of attack from-4°to 16°.The comparison of computational results to the experimental results verifies the effectiveness of the computational fluid dynamic analysis method and the modeling method for the DEP configuration.The results show that the EDFs can produce significant lift increment and drag reduction simultaneously,which is accordant with the potential benefit of Boundary Layer Ingestion(BLI)at low airspeed.

基于绿色能源的分布式混合电推进系统性能分析

基于绿色能源的电推进飞行器是是航空运输业实现碳中和的重要技术途径。本文旨在利用理论分析和数值计算的手段,研究基于绿色能源的分布式混合电推进系统的性能,重点关注锂电池和固体氧化物燃料电池(SOFC)在航程和载荷方面的影响。本研究构建了一个包含多种能源形式的混合电推进系统架构,并基于能量流建立了功率传递模型,推导出综合考虑部件特征参数、能量分配参数、飞行气动参数的电推进系统航程方程和载荷方程。研究结果显示,在航程方面,锂电池的能量分配系数和能量密度对飞机航程有显著影响,特别是在能量密度阈值之上,增加锂电池的能量分配系数对提升航程有正收益。此外,SOFC的能量分配系数和效率的增加也提高了飞机航程,特别是在其高值区域。在载荷方面,上述锂电池和SOFC参数对飞机零燃料质量(MZF)和有效载荷具有重要影响,尤其在高能量密度、高效率和高能量分配系数的情况下飞机的载荷性能改善最佳。参数敏感性分析揭示了升阻比、边界层吸入(BLI)风扇效率、锂电池荷电状态(αsoc)和氢燃料剩余状态(αsoh)对航程的显著影响,其中在以往研究中较少出现的αsoc和αsoh的敏感性分析不容忽视,对其进行更为精确和可靠的状态估计有助于优化航程和载荷的性能表现。

基于虚拟电压矢量模型预测转矩的船舶推进电机控制研究

针对船舶电力推进系统中六相永磁同步电机所采用传统直接转矩控制技术(DTC)仅采用最外围电压大矢量,会产生较大谐波电流并导致转矩波动大的问题,提出基于虚拟电压矢量合成的模型预测转矩控制策略(V-MPTC),利用α-β子空间中同向的大矢量和中矢量与z_(1)-z_(2)子空间中反向的小矢量和中矢量恰好对应原理,通过适当地调节一个PWM周期内大矢量和中矢量的占空比,可以使z_(1)-z_(2)子空间中的合成电压矢量幅值为0,实现对电机谐波电流和转矩脉动的抑制。同时为了便于硬件系统实现,进行电压矢量中心化以及采取提前2步的预测方法。仿真结果表明,采用V-MPTC控制策略使系统响应速度有所提高,启动转速超调降低,转矩脉动从0.15 N·m降至0.04 N·m,谐波畸变率从68.92%降至10.85%,验证了该方法在船舶电力推进系统中可提高其控制性能。

氢电-锂电通勤飞机分布式推进系统匹配设计

针对通勤类飞机总体设计参数和飞行任务剖面需求,根据氢电-锂电推进系统架构方案,提出了推进系统参数匹配方法和能源动态平衡管理策略。以19座级通勤飞机作为验证对象,对其动力装置和储备能源进行了选型和管理研究。根据选型的分布式推进气动布局方案,进一步采用全析因试验设计方法分析了螺旋桨转向对飞机气动特性的影响,获得了有利于飞机巡航状态的螺旋桨转向配置方案。

电推进GEO卫星的改进粒子群轨道保持优化设计

针对地球同步轨道(GEO)卫星轨道保持问题,提出了一种基于改进粒子群算法(PSO)的序列电推力轨道保持方法。首先,建立了GEO卫星高精度非线性轨道动力学模型和序列电推力模型。然后,设计了GEO卫星相对轨道保持策略,建立了以燃料消耗为性能指标的序列电推力轨道保持问题优化模型并进行了离散化。接着,通过引入差分进化算法和维度学习策略对粒子群优化算法进行了适应性改进,同时对推力大小和作用时间进行寻优计算。最后,通过数值仿真对所提出的改进粒子群优化算法进行了对比校验。结果表明,该方法在完成GEO卫星轨道保持任务的同时具备燃料消耗低和收敛速度快等优点。

航空电推进电机多层波浪形拓扑及散热设计方法

针对航空电推进电机的散热问题,提出一种基于多层波浪形散热拓扑的航空电推进电机高效散热设计方法。航空电推进电机采用多层波浪形散热拓扑,建立电机等效热网络模型,确定等效热阻、对流换热系数等重要参数,完成电机温度精确计算,并通过CFD仿真验证所建立电机等效热网络模型的准确性和有效性。以此为基础,对比分析传统散热翅和多层波浪形散热拓扑对电机功率密度的影响。基于多层波浪形散热拓扑的等效热网络模型,采用遗传学习粒子群优化(GL-PSO)算法,完成航空电推进电机高效散热优化设计。优化结果表明:相比于原始方案,优化方案的机壳质量减轻15.1%,整个电机的功率密度提升0.06 kW/kg。

我国空间推进技术领域发展思考与建议

我国空间推进技术领域历经60余年发展形成了较完善的技术体系和较丰富的产品谱系,支持了载人航天、应用卫星、深空探测等重大工程应用;面向我国航天领域未来规划、重大工程和科学项目的应用需求,空间推进系统现有的技术水平存在不足,亟需谋划创新发展和突破方向。本文从电推进、化学推进、核推进、新概念空间推进等角度出发,系统梳理了空间推进系统的发展现状;重点提炼了高性能、低成本的空间推进系统支撑低轨小卫星组网发展,大推力、可重复使用的低温化学推进技术推动新型空间运输系统发展,多类型、长寿命的空间推进技术保障深空关键应用等未来应用需求。研究认为,我国空间推进技术领域面临系统可靠性和寿命亟需进一步提高、部分领域的产品成熟度与国际先进水平差距明显、产品成本高、可选推进技术种类少且重点技术研究滞后等迫切挑战,需开展顶层规划、优化技术选择,重视基础研究、构建发展机制,在重点技术方向上分类推进科研攻关,尽快实现低轨小卫星、地月空间转移、深空探测(含载人航天)用推进系统的技术突破与在轨应用。

一种配置矢量调节机构的全电推卫星动力学模型

为建立全电推进卫星的精确模型、设计全电推卫星的姿轨控方法及提高卫星的控制精度,针对一种配置可展开矢量调节机构的全电推卫星开展动力学模型研究.建立四关节可展开矢量调节机构的模型,推导基于可展开式矢量调节机构构型的全电推卫星的电推力及力矩模型,在此基础上建立全电推卫星的姿态轨道动力学方程.利用此模型描述全电推进卫星的姿态运动状态及轨道变化,能够准确反映出卫星的运动性能,该模型已应用于我国亚太6E卫星研制中,应用该模型对卫星进行的动力学仿真结果符合测试及分析结果,且该卫星在轨控制效果与预期一致,验证了模型的有效性.

射频离子推力器研究进展

详细介绍了射频离子推力器的工作原理,以及近60年微牛级和毫牛级射频离子推力器的研究历程和成果。射频离子推进系统涉及多项关键技术难题,针对工质选取、射频电路阻抗匹配、气体流量控制、电中和控制和寿命问题提出了初步解决方案,结合射频离子推力器未来应用的需求,展望了射频离子推力器的发展趋势和研究方向。

基于尺寸优化的霍尔推力器磁路设计方法研究

针对当前霍尔推力器磁路设计主要依靠经验进行人工调节的现状,本文建立了高效率高质量的磁路优化设计方法,解决逐次调节单个磁路尺寸效率低,无法满足日益精细化磁场需求的问题.通过调研经过飞行验证的推力器,明确磁场参数描述方式及范围,提炼出了霍尔推力器设计的磁场准则;在此基础上,采用基于有限元方法的尺寸优化,将磁场要求嵌入磁路优化的约束中;在多约束算法的自动寻优下完成磁路设计.选取具有双磁屏的典型磁路结构形式作为初始磁路,以1.35 kW级推力器进行验证,结果表明,优化后磁路质量减轻34.9%,励磁功率减小5.6%,磁倾角从最大超过20°减小到6°以内,对称性得以改善,最大磁场强度增加8.3%,磁场梯度提高6.4%.本文提出的基于尺寸优化的磁路设计方法适用于各功率级霍尔推力器,允许磁场需求参数在较宽范围内变化并支持同时调节数十个关键尺寸,优化磁路较好地满足了磁场设计需求.