In order to achieve a low carbon future, the aviation technology has to be dramatically changed. Hybrid electric aircraft offers a transforming solution to reduce carbon emissions and improve efficiency. Zero emission aircraft using hydrogen as fuel is an enabling technology to achieve true zero emissions in aviation sector. Airbus has recently launched design of three types of zero emission aircraft using hydrogen and aim to bring them into service in 2030s. One enabling technology for aircraft using liquid hydrogen is cryogenic propulsion technologies. Due to the constraint of space and weight in aircraft, cryogenic machines and drives offer a very promising compact solution to provide the power needed in an aircraft environment.
An enthusiastic PhD student is invited to join the Applied Superconductivity Group to conduct research in the design, construction and testing of a superconducting machine for aircraft propulsion. The student will work with major aircraft manufacturers throughout the PhD project and also have chance to conduct internship at industry to gain industrial experience. The student will get access to Strathclyde’s recently established state-of-art Applied Superconductivity Lab facility which includes various low temperature cryostat (10K-77K), high power supplies (up to 50kW), high precision measurement systems and access to real-time digital simulators via hardware-in-the-loop facility. The student will work in a collegiate and friend team within the Applied Superconductivity Group. During the course of the project, In the past 5 years, the group members have won various prestigious prizes including the Jan Evetts SUST Award 2017, 2019 and the IEEE Van Duzer Prize 2014. More details can be found at https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/persons/weijia-yuan and https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/persons/min-zhang
The student will be part of the Institute for Energy and Environment (InstEE) at the University of Strathclyde which has established an international reputation in electrical power engineering research https://www.strath.ac.uk/research/subjects/electronicelectricalengineering/instituteforenergyenvironment/ It operates within the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering which ranks among top 100 in the World University Academic Ranking table. The EEE Department hosts over 270 researchers in state-of-the-art facilities including the Technology and Innovation Centre and the Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC) https://www.strath.ac.uk/research/powernetworksdemonstrationcentre/ . The latter offers an HV/LV MW-scale power networks test bed for industry-scale systems testing. These facilities are utilised by a significant number of industrial partnerships and programmes, including the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Electrical Power Systems.
The candidate is expected to have a first class master level degree in relevant subject which includes but are not limited to Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Physics, etc. Applicant with previous research experience and publication record in electrical machines or applied superconductivity are particularly welcome. The candidate is expected to provide three independent references.
The studentship is for UK/EU and International students. It offers a £16000 annual stipend for three-years. The application needs to have first class MEng or MSC degrees in the subject of electrical engineering, ideally with a background of electrical machines or superconductivity.
Subject areas include: Electrical & Electronic,Aeronautical, Maritime and Transport Engineering
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