Dynamic model of an aircraft propulsion system with electric motor and propeller

Manuela Montoya Rivera; Luis Benigno Gutierrez

doi:10.1109/CCAC51819.2021.9633324

Dynamic model of an aircraft propulsion system with electric motor and propeller

Manuela Montoya Rivera, Luis Benigno Gutierrez

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Abstract

This paper presents a mathematical model for the dynamic behavior of a electric propulsion system for an aircraft. The system is composed of a Li-Po battery, an electronic speed control (ESC), a brushless DC motor (BLDC), and a propeller. Models are obtained for each component of the system and then they are implemented and integrated for numerical simulation in m language in Octave. The model takes into account the hybrid nature of the system, given that the switching dynamics of the ESC is considered as a discrete event model, while the dynamics of the other components is continuous. The parameters used in the simulation have realistic values associated to the model of a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) propulsion system, but with adecuate parameters it could represent the dynamics of a larger scale electric manned aircraft. Simulation results show a reasonable behavior and further work will be done to estimate the parameters for a real UAV prototype, based on the proposed model.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021
Editors	Diana Marcela Ovalle Martinez, Luis Francisco Combita Alfonso
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	157-162
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665418836
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CCAC51819.2021.9633324
State	Published - 2021
Event	5th IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021 - Ibague, Colombia Duration: 19 Oct 2021 → 22 Oct 2021

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Name	Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021

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Conference	5th IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021
Country/Territory	Colombia
City	Ibague
Period	19/10/21 → 22/10/21

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© 2021 IEEE.

Keywords

Aircraft electrical propulsion
Dynamic model
Electric motor
Electronic Speed Control
Li-Po battery
Octave
Propeller

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Rivera, M. M., & Gutierrez, L. B. (2021). Dynamic model of an aircraft propulsion system with electric motor and propeller. In D. M. O. Martinez, & L. F. C. Alfonso (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021 (pp. 157-162). (Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCAC51819.2021.9633324

Rivera, Manuela Montoya ; Gutierrez, Luis Benigno. / Dynamic model of an aircraft propulsion system with electric motor and propeller. Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021. editor / Diana Marcela Ovalle Martinez ; Luis Francisco Combita Alfonso. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. pp. 157-162 (Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021).

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Rivera, MM & Gutierrez, LB 2021, Dynamic model of an aircraft propulsion system with electric motor and propeller. in DMO Martinez & LFC Alfonso (eds), Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021. Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 157-162, 5th IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021, Ibague, Colombia, 19/10/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCAC51819.2021.9633324

Dynamic model of an aircraft propulsion system with electric motor and propeller. / Rivera, Manuela Montoya; Gutierrez, Luis Benigno.

Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021. ed. / Diana Marcela Ovalle Martinez; Luis Francisco Combita Alfonso. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. p. 157-162 (Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021).

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Rivera MM, Gutierrez LB. Dynamic model of an aircraft propulsion system with electric motor and propeller. In Martinez DMO, Alfonso LFC, editors, Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021. p. 157-162. (Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, CCAC 2021). https://doi.org/10.1109/CCAC51819.2021.9633324

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