Electric Propulsion Aircraft Systems
Aircraft systems can now achieve higher efficiency, capability, and robustness thanks to distributed electric propulsion (DEP). Using electrically driven propulsors only connected electrically to energy sources or power-generating devices, distributed electric propulsion systems take an innovative approach. It is now possible to arrange, size, and operate propulsors with greater flexibility to take advantage of the synergistic benefits of aero-propulsive coupling and increase performance over more traditional designs. In addition to numerous short and vertical takeoff and landing platforms, several conventional aircraft ideas that use distributed electric propulsion have been created. It is possible to increase the propelling efficiency and fill the wake by carefully integrating electrically driven propellers for boundary-layer ingestion. To improve lift performance, propulsor placement and arrangement can be employed to reduce the trailing vortex system of a lifting surface or leverag