Overview

• Team completed design optimization and system simulations achieving a 0.62 gravimetric index, meaning 62% of the system’s weight is usable hydrogen fuel.
• Pump-free design uses tank pressure regulation to deliver up to 0.25 kg/s of liquid hydrogen, meeting a 16.2 MW power demand during takeoff or emergencies.
• Innovative integration routes cryogenic hydrogen through staged heat exchangers to cool superconducting generators, motors and power electronics.
• Configuration tailored for a 100-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft combines hydrogen fuel cells with turbine-driven superconducting generators.
• Next phase will involve constructing the prototype and conducting experimental validation at FSU’s Center for Advanced Power Systems.