Colin Hodges
20 November 2018
Hybrid Electric and E-Fan X
E-Fan X
AIRBUS CONFIDENTIAL
ELECTRIFICATION
GROWTH
Battery cost & specific weight
continues to decrease
Doubling of wind production
every 5 yearsFive times more solar every 5
years
Sources: Forbes, International Energy Agency, ATAG
Significant technology investment in
automotive
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E-Fan 1.2
Urban Air Mobility
Vahana
CityAirbus
Sustainable Growth Requires Growth of New Technologies
Source ATAG
Hybridisation landscape
Full electric concepts for very short missions
Hybrid concepts will enhance
large and longer range aircraft
UAM: Urban Air Mobility
VTOL: Vertical Take-off & Landing
UAM
VTOL
Single
Aisle
Long
Range
Regional
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An Airbus hybrid-electric
flying demonstrator
Test major technologies
Understand the integration challenges
Learn by flying
Demonstrate technology bricks, not a product
Low cost – single demonstrator, single purpose
Key Challenges and Learning
Thermal Management
High Voltage Electrical
Distribution
Operating Environment
Impacts
Control System
Lithium-Ion Battery
Integration
Operational, Infrastructure
and Regulatory
Impacts
Thank you
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