EATS Best Paper Awards
The following are the winners of the EATS Best Paper Awards:
2023
BEST PAPER FOR AIRCRAFT
Coupled Hybrid & Electric Aircraft Design and Strategic Airline Planning
Maurice F. M. Hoogreef, Noa Zuijderwijk, Elise Scheers, Pieter-Jan Proesmans and Bruno F. Santos
Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
BEST PAPER FOR SYSTEMS
True Zero Emission Electric Aircraft Propulsion Transport Technology
Rodger W. Dyson
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, US
BEST PAPER FOR COMPONENTS
Development of Ultra High Power Density Liquid Metal Cooled Inverter
Junchong Fan, Siddhant Shah, Zhining Zhang, Jin Wang, and Anant K. Agarwal
Center for High-Performance Power Electronics (CHPPE), Columbus, OH, USA
BEST STUDENT PAPER
Development of Ultra High Power Density Liquid Metal Cooled Inverter
Junchong Fan
Co-Authored with, Siddhant Shah, Zhining Zhang, Jin Wang, and Anant K. Agarwal
Center for High-Performance Power Electronics (CHPPE), Columbus, OH, USA
2022
ITEC+ EATS Best Paper Awards
Fault Diagnosis in Lithium-ion Battery of Hybrid Electric Aircraft based on Structural Analysis
Authors: Ye Cheng, Matilde D’Arpino, Giorgio Rizzoni
Modeling and Simulation of a Parallel Hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft for the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) Program
Authors: Gokcin Cinar, Yu Cai, Russell K. Denney, Dimitri N. Mavris
Best Student Paper
Hao Zeng
High-Frequency Modeling and Inter-Turn Voltage Distribution Analysis of a Modular Electric Machine for Electric Aircraft Propulsion
Co-authored by: James Swanke, Thomas M. Jahns, Bulent Sarlioglu
Previous Winners
Best Paper for an Integrated System
Results for an Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Design Exploration
(AIAA-2021-3280)
Authors: Ty V. Marien, Nathaniel J. Blaesser, Zachary J. Frederick, Mark D. Guynn, Jason T. Kirk, Kenneth Fisher, Steven Schneider, Robert P. Thacker, and Peter Frederic
Best Paper for a Subsystem
Numerical and Experimental correlation on Electro-Hydro Dynamic system for Small Aircraft propulsion
(AIAA-2021-3320)
Authors: Antoine Loehrmann, Jean Rivenc, Gilles Peres, Guillaume Dufour, François Rogier and Konstantinos Kourtzanidis
Best Paper for a Component
Partial Discharge Testing Platform for PWM Voltage Source Converters in Electric Aircraft
(AIAA-2021-3326)
Authors: John P. Meadors and Fred Wang
Best Student Paper
John P. Meadors
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
For the Paper Entitled
Partial Discharge Testing Platform for PWM Voltage Source Converters in Electric Aircraft
Co-authored with Fred Wang
(AIAA-2021-3326)
Best Paper for an Integrated System
Design Space Exploration Study and Optimization of a Distributed Turbo-Electric Propulsion System for a Regional Passenger Aircraft
(AIAA-2020-3592)
Authors: Stefan Biser, Georgi Atanasov, S Martin Boll, Mykhaylo Filipenko, Martin Hepperle, Nir Kastner, Dennis Keller, Mathias Noe, and Dennis Vechtel
Best Paper for a Subsystem
A Study of Large Scale Power Extraction and Insertion on Turbofan Performance and Stability
(AIAA-2020-3547)
Author: Jeffrey W. Chapman
Best Paper for a Component
Electromagnetic Redesign of NASA’s High Efficiency Megawatt Motor
(AIAA-2020-3600)
Authors: Thomas T. Tallerico, Kiruba Haran, Dongsu Lee, and Justin J. Scheidler
Best Student Paper
Stefan Biser
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
For the Paper Entitled
Design Space Exploration Study and Optimization of a Distributed Turbo-Electric Propulsion System for a Regional Passenger Aircraft
(AIAA-2020-3592)
Best Presentation Award Topic Area 1: Electric-Power Enabled Aircraft Configurations and System Requirements
Presenter: Todd Spierling, Collins Aerospace
For the Paper Entitled Parallel Hybrid Propulsion System for a Regional Turboprop: Conceptual Design and Benefits Analysis
Co-authored with P. Bertrand and C. Lents
(AIAA-2019-4466)
Best Presentation Award Topic Area 2: Enabling Technologies for Electric Aircraft Propulsion
Presenter: Dave Avanesian, NASA Glenn Research Center
For the Paper Entitled Development of an 11 kW Lightweight, High Efficiency Motor Controller for NASA X-57 Distributed Electric Propulsion using SiC MOSFET Switches
Co-authored with M. Garrett, M. Granger, S. Kowalewski, J. Maroli and W. Miller
(AIAA-2019-4400)
Best Presentation Award Topic Area 3: Electric Aircraft System Integration and Controls
Presenter: Or Dantsker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
For the Paper Entitled Electric Propulsion System Optimization for a Long-Endurance Solar-Powered Unmanned Aircraft
(AIAA-2019-4486)
Co-authored with S. Imtiaz and M. Caccamo
Best Student Presentation
Or Dantsker
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
For the Paper Entitled Electric Propulsion System Optimization for a Long-Endurance Solar-Powered Unmanned Aircraft
(AIAA-2019-4486)
Co-authored with S. Imtiaz and M. Caccamo
Hybrid-Electric Powertrain Modelling for Conceptual Sizing of Distributed-Propulsion Aircraft
Authors: Reynard de Vries (presenter) & Roelof Vos
EATS Best Presentation Award - Track 2: Enabling Technologies for Electric Aircraft Propulsion
NASA’s Magnetic Gearing Research for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion
Author: Justin Scheidler
EATS Best Presentation Award - Track 3: Electric Aircraft System Integration and Controls
Trim Analysis of a Classical Octocopter After Single-Rotor Failure
Authors: Robert Niemiec, A. Walter, M. McKay, F. Gandhi
EATS Best Presentation Award - Best Student Presentation
Reynard de Vries
Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Hybrid-Electric Powertrain Modelling for Conceptual Sizing of Distributed-Propulsion Aircraft
Authored with Roelof Vos