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Prediction of Battery Performance of Electric Propulsion Lightweight Airplane for Flight Profiles

비행프로파일에 대한 전기추진 경량비행기의 배터리 성능 예측

  • Received : 2021.01.27
  • Accepted : 2021.05.07
  • Published : 2021.05.31
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Abstract

Electrically powered airplanes can reduce CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use and reduce airplane costs in the long run through efficient energy use. For this reason, advanced aviation countries such as the United States and the European Union are leading the development of innovative technologies to implement the full-electric airplane in the future. Currently, the research and development to convert existing two-seater engine airplanes to electric-powered airplanes are underway domestically. The airplane converted to electric propulsion is the KLA-100, which aims to carry out a 30-minute flight test with a battery pack installed using the engine mounting space and copilot space. The lithium-ion battery installed on the airplane converted to electric propulsion was designed with a specific power of 150Wh/kg, weight of 200kg, and a C-rate 3~4. This study confirmed the possibility of a 30-minute flight with a designed battery pack before conducting a flight test of a modified electrically propelled airplane. The battery performance was verified by dividing the 30-minute flight profile into start/run stage, take-off stage, climbing stage, cruise stage, descending stage, and landing/run stage. The final target of the 30-minute flight was evaluated by calculating the battery capacity required for each stage. Furthermore, the flight performance of the electrically propelled airplane was determined by calculating the flight availability time and navigation distance according to the flight speed.

전기동력을 기반으로 하는 전기추진비행기는 화석연료 사용에 따른 CO2 발생을 줄여서 지구온난화에 대응할 수 있고 에너지의 효율적 사용을 통해서 장기적으로 비행기의 운용비용을 줄일 수 있다. 이런 이유로, 미국과 유럽연합 등 선진 항공국가에서는 미래의 완전한 전기비행기 구현을 위한 혁신적 기술개발을 선도적으로 진행하고 있다. 현재, 국내에서는 기존 2인승 엔진 비행기를 전기추진비행기로 개조하는 연구개발이 진행 중에 있다. 개조대상 비행기는 KLA-100으로써 엔진 장착공간과 부조종사 공간을 활용하여 배터리 팩을 설치하고, 30분의 비행시험을 목표로 하고 있다. 해당 목표를 달성하기 위해서는 배터리 성능이 보장되어야 하는데, 개조 비행기에는 비출력 150Wh/kg, 중량 200kg 그리고 C-rate 3~4인 리튬-이온(Li-ion) 배터리가 설치된다. 본 논문에서는 설계된 배터리 팩이 장착된 전기추진비행기의 비행 가능성을 사전에 점검하고자 한다. 이를 위해 30분 비행 프로파일을 시동 및 활주단계, 이륙단계, 상승단계, 순항단계, 하강단계, 착륙 및 활주단계로 구분하고, 각 단계에서 요구되는 배터리 용량을 계산하여 최종 목표로 하고 있는 30분 비행 가능 여부를 평가하였다. 또한, 비행속도에 따른 비행 가능시간과 항속거리를 분석하여 전기추진비행기용 배터리 팩의 비행성능을 파악하였다.

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Acknowledgement

본 논문은 항공우주부품기술개발사업(General Aviation급 항공기 전기추진시스템용 65kW급 추진모터와 시동발전기 개발)의 지원으로 수행되었음.

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