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Aerospace

Electric aircraft and advanced air mobility.

Electric propulsion systems for aerospace programs require careful evaluation of operating envelopes, electrical limits, and duty cycles. Power DigiSim can support scoped modeling and analysis using available component data and defined requirements.

Scope depends on available component data, model fidelity, and validation requirements. No customer results or performance benchmarks are implied.

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Illustrative electric multirotor air taxi with six propellers flying above the clouds

CONCEPT DEMONSTRATION · AEROSPACE

An electric-propulsion digital twin for an iron-bird test rig

See how a configured electric propulsion model can sit alongside an aircraft propulsion test setup: represent the load profile, trace the electrical power path, and compare model responses across candidate components.

ANIMATED WALKTHROUGHIllustrative scenario · not a live simulation
PD
POWER DIGISIMPROPULSION SYSTEM MODEL
DEMO SEQUENCE 01 / 05

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION · SYSTEM VIEW

Iron-bird electric propulsion loop

CONCEPT MODEL
DC sourceBattery modelENERGY IN
InverterSwitching / avg. modelPOWER CONVERSION
Electric motorTorque / speedMECHANICAL OUTPUT
Propulsor / loadDefined duty profileLOAD RESPONSE
LOAD PROFILETorque-speed vs. time · CSV
ELECTRIC PROPULSION DIGITAL TWINElectrical response · comparison
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INPUT

Representative operating profile

SAMPLE
0 sTimeEnd of profile
MODEL OUTPUT

Speed response preview

ILLUSTRATIVE
DC-linkVdc ↗Voltage trace
Motor speedωm ↗Motor speed response
Propeller speedωp ↗Propeller speed response
Motor speed Propeller speed
Building system architecture20%
MODEL WORKFLOW
POWER DIGISIM · DIGITAL-TWIN CONCEPTSample visuals and traces are illustrative; no live simulation is running.

Conceptual workflow: a digital model of the electric propulsion system can be used to explore configured component combinations and expected electrical response around a defined load profile. A complete aircraft iron-bird model would require additional system models, interfaces, and validation data beyond the electric propulsion scope shown here.

ENGINEERING QUESTIONS

What the model can help you evaluate

Use a consistent model setup to explore the operating cases and component tradeoffs that matter to your test program.

Operating profiles

Use defined torque-speed behavior over time to represent the intended load.

Electric propulsion tradeoffs

Compare candidate component combinations using consistent assumptions.

Engineering review

Review currents, power, torque-speed response, efficiency, and available thermal signals for the configured electric propulsion system.