Rtx Advances Hybrid-Electrical Propulsion Demonstrator With 1Mw Motor Rated Ability Milestone Exam
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has achieved a critical milestone inward its hybrid-electrical flight demonstrator program, successfully completing a rated ability examination of the demonstrator'sec one megawatt (MW) electric motor, developed past Collins Aerospace (Collins). The 1MW motor volition live combined amongst a highly efficient thermal engine, developed past Pratt & Whitney, equally function of a hybrid-electrical propulsion organization that aims to exhibit a thirty per centum improvement in fuel efficiency as well as CO2 emissions compared to today's virtually advanced regional turboprops. Collins together with Pratt & Whitney are both business organization units of RTX.
Compared to Collins' nigh advanced electric motor generators flight today, the 1MW motor will deliver four times the power in addition to twice the voltage, amongst one-half the rut loss together with half the weight. The company is developing the motor at Collins' facility inwards Solihull, U.K., as well as testing it at the University of Nottingham'sec Institute for Aerospace Technology.
Following on from the kickoff depression speed engine work at a Pratt & Whitney Canada facility inward Longueuil, Quebec in December 2022, testing of the combined hybrid-electrical propulsion organization – including both thermal engine as well as 1MW motor – volition proceed through 2023. The propulsion organisation in addition to batteries will be integrated on a Dash 8-100 experimental aircraft, alongside flying testing targeted to start inward 2024. The project is supported past the governments of Canada too Quebec.
In addition to the hybrid-electric flying demonstrator, the 1MW motor will as well live function of the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ hybrid-electrical powertrain planned for the SWITCH projection under the EU'second Clean Aviation first. Future testing will be conducted at The Grid, the $l meg electric ability systems lab at Collins' Rockford, Illinois, facility slated to open up after this yr.
SOURCE Raytheon Technologies
"With its industry-leading power density too efficiency, our 1MW motor volition help to significantly bring down aircraft carbon emissions past supporting hybrid-electrical propulsion architectures on the next generation of commercial platforms," said Henry Brooks, president, Power & Controls for Collins Aerospace. "As the motor's evolution continues speedily, each milestone brings us 1 stride closer to hybrid-electric flying in addition to our industry'second shared commitment to net-null carbon emissions past 2050."
Compared to Collins' nigh advanced electric motor generators flight today, the 1MW motor will deliver four times the power in addition to twice the voltage, amongst one-half the rut loss together with half the weight. The company is developing the motor at Collins' facility inwards Solihull, U.K., as well as testing it at the University of Nottingham'sec Institute for Aerospace Technology.
Following on from the kickoff depression speed engine work at a Pratt & Whitney Canada facility inward Longueuil, Quebec in December 2022, testing of the combined hybrid-electrical propulsion organization – including both thermal engine as well as 1MW motor – volition proceed through 2023. The propulsion organisation in addition to batteries will be integrated on a Dash 8-100 experimental aircraft, alongside flying testing targeted to start inward 2024. The project is supported past the governments of Canada too Quebec.
"Hybrid-electric propulsion technology offers pregnant potential to optimize aircraft efficiency across a reach of time to come aircraft applications together with is a key part of our engineering science roadmap for supporting more sustainable aviation," said Jean Thomassin, executive director new products together with services, Pratt & Whitney Canada. "Aside from leveraging the deep expertise of Pratt & Whitney too Collins engineers inside RTX, our project draws from extensive collaborations across Canada'second aerospace ecosystem as well as about the world."
In addition to the hybrid-electric flying demonstrator, the 1MW motor will as well live function of the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ hybrid-electrical powertrain planned for the SWITCH projection under the EU'second Clean Aviation first. Future testing will be conducted at The Grid, the $l meg electric ability systems lab at Collins' Rockford, Illinois, facility slated to open up after this yr.
SOURCE Raytheon Technologies
