Aircraft electric power plants

Abstract

The paper presents a review of electrification of the existing propulsion systems and creating new hybrid propulsion systems based on the concept of more electric aircraft and all-electric aircraft in Russia and abroad. New promising directions of electrification of the existing aircraft propulsion systems and creating new hybrid aircraft propulsion systems are specified on the basis of the review.

Keywords

• turbojet engine
• electrification
• hybrid power plant
• electric aircraft
• starter-generator
• electric drive units