SmartHangars and SAE International Aircraft Charging Standards
Joshua Portlock,
Richard Watson
Presented at the Vertical Flight Society 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display
Product Support Systems Technology Technical Session - Paper 1283
7 pages
Abstract:
Electro.Aero has been supporting the emerging electric aviation industry for nearly a decade, including the development of chargers, electrical management systems, battery management systems and electric propulsion systems to numerous electric aircraft development projects. During that time, it was identified that the industry needed standardization, especially regarding the charging coupler, so the SAE AE-7D committee was founded by Joshua Portlock in 2018 to help standardize electric aircraft charging and energy management. While the charging coupler standard was proving to be of high priority to the industry, there has also been a noticeable trend that typical airport hangars do not have sufficient electrical power to charge the growing power demands of future electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Therefore, SmartHangar technology was developed, whereby the limited grid connectivity is supplemented by solar and stationary battery energy storage systems to help deliver the peak power demands of electric aviation charging, whilst also helping airports and vertiports transition to more self-sufficient sustainable energy.
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