Pak, Faezeh (Eindhoven University of Technology), Perra, Uto (Eindhoven University of Technology), Willems, Frank (Eindhoven University of Technology), Hofman, Theo (Technische Universiteit Eindhoven), Salazar, Mauro (Eindhoven University of Technology)

Power Management for Hydrogen-Based Hybrid Powertrains in Aviation

Scheduled for presentation during the Regular Session "Vehicle energy management" (MoA3), Monday, June 16, 2025, 12:20−12:40, August

AAC 2025 11th IFAC International Symposium on Advances in Automotive Control, June 15-18, 2025, Eindhoven, Netherlands

This information is tentative and subject to change. Compiled on May 31, 2025

Abstract

In this paper, the optimal power management problem for a hydrogen-fueled hybrid aero engine is discussed, focusing on the integration of a gas turbine and a solid oxide fuel cell. The main challenge in this system is the thermodynamic and mechanical coupling of subsystems, which adds complexity to the control system, where the performance of one system affects the performance of the other. Therefore, we model the system and formulate the minimum-fuel-consumption control problem, including performance constraints. This problem can be solved using Pontryagin's minimum principle of global optimality, leading to a rule-based online control implementation.