Electric Aircraft (VTOL) Battery Pack Model with Simscape™

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This example models an vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft and explores the workflow of designing the battery pack.

• Batteries, motors, and propellers are integrated to model the aircraft
• Parallel simulations are used to identify battery energy density requirements
• Manufacturer-specific parameters characterize the battery cell model.
• Loadcases of battery current are determined from mission simulations.
• Battery pack architectures are assembled using MATLAB commands.
• Thermal requirements are determined by setting target temperature gradients.
• Cooling plate designs are explored at the module and pack level.

Open the project file Airtaxi_VTOL.prj to get started.

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Main Aircraft Model

Chassis and Propeller

Design Space: Battery Capacity and Payload

Battery Pack Configuration

Battery Pack Model

Battery Pack Temperature Gradient

To learn more about modeling and simulation with Simscape, please visit:

• Simscape Getting Started Resources
• Product Capabilities:
  • Simscape™
  • Simscape Battery™
  • Simscape Driveline™
  • Simscape Electrical™
  • Simscape Fluids™
  • Simscape Multibody™