Chris Gerada

Chris Gerada is a professor of electrical machines and leads the University of Nottingham's zero carbon research cluster. He currently also leads on a number of MW-class aerospace electric propulsion development projects including high-voltage and cryogenically cooled systems and has also lead the development of extensive open-access test and validation facilities.

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Presentation

Electric and hybrid aerospace propulsion systems testing

This presentation will provide an overview of the infrastructure and test processes needed to develop, characterise, and qualify electric propulsion systems for flight. It will first review test requirements needed as part of the development process and specific facilities required. It will then cover subsystem and system test requirements including fault insertion. A detailed overview of the investments at the University of Nottingham's National Electrification Propulsion Facility will be given, including the recent developments in a MW-class cryogenic powertrain testing facility. The presentation will also cover digital twins for HIL tests and case studies will be presented.