Thermal Management System of an Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Flying Vehicle for Future Urban Air Mobility Application

An electric vertical take-off and landing flying vehicle (eVTOL) is a potential technology for future urban air mobility. A major challenge for thermal management systems is the high cooling requirement and the variable application scenarios. To overcome this challenge, a multi-scene eVTOL-integrate...

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Main Authors: Chen Yiqun, Wu Jianghong, Yang Huaiyu
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Published: Journal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd. 2025-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/zh/article/doi/10.12465/j.issn.0253-4339.2025.03.067/
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description An electric vertical take-off and landing flying vehicle (eVTOL) is a potential technology for future urban air mobility. A major challenge for thermal management systems is the high cooling requirement and the variable application scenarios. To overcome this challenge, a multi-scene eVTOL-integrated thermal management system was developed. In this study, an eVTOL thermal management simulation platform based on Amesim simulation software was developed to investigate the effects of flight conditions on thermal management and range. The simulation results show that increasing the cruise altitude can reduce the thermal management energy consumption when the ground temperature is high. The maximum reduction of energy consumption for thermal management energy is 4 kW when the cruising temperature ranges from 10 ℃ to 26 ℃. When the hovering rescue duration is more than 150 s during the emergency rescue operation, the temperature difference inside the battery becomes too pronounced. A reduced payload improves the range, with the unloaded range being 1.33 times greater than the fully loaded range.
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spelling doaj-art-0c3e70ac80904b89a2ec9baf049a49272025-08-20T02:35:00ZzhoJournal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd.Zhileng xuebao0253-43392025-06-01466774104665876Thermal Management System of an Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Flying Vehicle for Future Urban Air Mobility ApplicationChen YiqunWu JianghongYang HuaiyuAn electric vertical take-off and landing flying vehicle (eVTOL) is a potential technology for future urban air mobility. A major challenge for thermal management systems is the high cooling requirement and the variable application scenarios. To overcome this challenge, a multi-scene eVTOL-integrated thermal management system was developed. In this study, an eVTOL thermal management simulation platform based on Amesim simulation software was developed to investigate the effects of flight conditions on thermal management and range. The simulation results show that increasing the cruise altitude can reduce the thermal management energy consumption when the ground temperature is high. The maximum reduction of energy consumption for thermal management energy is 4 kW when the cruising temperature ranges from 10 ℃ to 26 ℃. When the hovering rescue duration is more than 150 s during the emergency rescue operation, the temperature difference inside the battery becomes too pronounced. A reduced payload improves the range, with the unloaded range being 1.33 times greater than the fully loaded range.http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/zh/article/doi/10.12465/j.issn.0253-4339.2025.03.067/flying vehicleelectric vertical take-off and landingthermal management architecturesimulation platformperformance analysis
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Thermal Management System of an Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Flying Vehicle for Future Urban Air Mobility Application
Zhileng xuebao
flying vehicle
electric vertical take-off and landing
thermal management architecture
simulation platform
performance analysis
title Thermal Management System of an Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Flying Vehicle for Future Urban Air Mobility Application
title_full Thermal Management System of an Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Flying Vehicle for Future Urban Air Mobility Application
title_fullStr Thermal Management System of an Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Flying Vehicle for Future Urban Air Mobility Application
title_full_unstemmed Thermal Management System of an Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Flying Vehicle for Future Urban Air Mobility Application
title_short Thermal Management System of an Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Flying Vehicle for Future Urban Air Mobility Application
title_sort thermal management system of an electric vertical take off and landing flying vehicle for future urban air mobility application
topic flying vehicle
electric vertical take-off and landing
thermal management architecture
simulation platform
performance analysis
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