Powering electric aircraft at o'hare airport: A case study

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Abstract

Electrification of aviation can potentially mitigate carbon emissions of air travel. Battery-electric and hybrid electric aircraft will impose charging requirements on airports. In this paper, we study the impacts of electrification on electricity demands at O'Hare International (ORD) airport. We consider the scenario where domestic US carriers partially adopt hybrid electric aircraft (HEA), but operate their airplanes based on current flight schedules. Under various battery technology evolution scenarios, we then compute the increase in electricity demand (both daily average and peak) to operate flights at ORD. The data analysis reveals substantial increase in airport energy demands that demands grid upgrades at airports.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2020 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2020
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781728155081
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2 2020
Event2020 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2020 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Aug 2 2020Aug 6 2020

Publication series

NameIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume2020-August
ISSN (Print)1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9933

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period8/2/208/6/20

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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