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Energy Augmentation for Vehicle Electric Systems (EAVES)This preliminary study evaluated eight concepts for augmenting the energy state of electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing vehicles. Advanced Air Mobility electric vehicles could need additional charge due to depleted batteries (e.g., strong winds along the way) while approaching their destination. There are five direct charging and three indirect charging concepts presented in this paper. The concepts are in the preliminary research stage and are being refined. Considering the concepts are for the year 2045 timeframe, there is sufficient time to evolve them, along with the designs of these electric air vehicles. This Technical Memorandum describes more detail and provides a discussion on the desirability, viability, feasibility, and wickedness of these energy augmentation concepts. A discussion of barriers and initial investigation approach for the concepts is presented as well.

One intent for the presentation of this Technical Memorandum is to capture the work done from March through September 2022 within NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS) Project, in the Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program. At the end of the effort, it was decided that only one concept would be further investigated. The rest of the concepts for energy augmentation would be described in this document and could be picked up later if NASA chose to further investigate them. This document is a collection of input from the authors regarding the concepts they worked on. It is not intended to be a conference or journal publication, but a record of research conducted on the concepts considered by the Energy Augmentation for Vehicle Electric Systems (EAVES) team consisting of the authors. Mr. Todd Stinchfield was the Principal Investigator.
Document ID
20230012568
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Kapil Sheth
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
Todd Stinchfield
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
Seth Schisler
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
Nhan Nguyen
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
Corey Ippolito
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
David Pike
(Glenn Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Thomas Lavelle
(Glenn Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Garry Qualls
(Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2023
Publication Date
August 1, 2023
Subject Category
Air Transportation and Safety
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: 533127
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
NASA Technical Management
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