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  All superconducting network for hybrid electric aircraft


   Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

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  Dr Weijia Yuan  No more applications being accepted  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

About the Project

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. Due to the constraint of space and weight in aircraft, superconducting cables and machines offer a very promising compact solution to provide the power needed in an aircraft environment.

This project aims to study challenges and designs of an all superconducting network up to 10MW for hybrid electric aircraft. Key design parameters including cooling system, size of machines and cables will be optimised. A small scale laboratory prototype network including superconducting cables and machines will be built to validate the design and optimisation methodology.


Funding Notes

Home/EU awards cover tuition fees, a training support fee of £1,000/annum, and a standard tax-free maintenance payment of at least £14,296 (16/7 rate) for a duration of 3-3.5 years.
Overseas awards (3 years): Provides tuition fee, £1000 per year Training Support Grant, but no stipend.

Successful applicants will ideally have graduated (or be due to graduate) with an undergraduate Masters first class degree and/or MSc distinction (or overseas equivalent).

Any English language requirements must be met at the time of application to be considered for funding.

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