Research Symposium

BIO

Hello! My name is Simon Hart and I am an Electrical Engineering undergraduate student at Florida State University. I enjoy reading and going to the gym when I am not studying for my classes or researching on campus.

Superconducting Power Distribution Design for Zero-Emission Aircraft

Abstract

Integrated Zero Emission Aviation is a project that is partnered with NASA through the NASA University Leadership Initiative (ULI) and is a 5-year spanning project that began in June 2022 that holds the centric goal of developing zero-emission aviation in electric aircraft. The design of these aircraft requires a detailed and accurate schematic design that clearly emulates its physical and practical implementation. In particular, the cryostatic connector that provides connections to the motors of the aircraft requires a unique arrangement that must be originally created to fit correctly while simultaneously providing the desired energy transfer. In order to precisely manufacture these components, prototypes of each module must be created. The 3D CAD software Creo was used to create a visual representation of each modular piece of the cryostat. The resulting models represent the creation of the cryostat that connects to the motor as well as a complete layout of the electric aircraft to provide an overview of how the specific design models fit into the aircraft’s structure.

Keywords: Aircraft, NASA, Superconducting, Zero-Emission, Power