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Scaling effects of 5- to 13-kw turboelectric unmanned aircraft power systems
(2022-05)
This thesis details ground tests of three different turboelectric systems for unmanned aircraft applications based on existing 5-kW, 7-kW and 13-kW turbine engines. The motivation for this study is the continuing emergence ...
Design, analysis, and integration of a turboelectric propulsion and power system for unmanned aircraft
(2020-05)
Electrically powered small unmanned aerial systems face limited range and endurance due to the inherently low energy density of current level of technology batteries. Hybrid gas-electric systems are under development and ...