2021/08/19 by Boya Hou, Subhonmesh Bose, Hou, Boya +5
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Engineering · #Air Traffic Management and Optimization #Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends #Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure #FOS: Electrical engineering #Systems and Control (eess.SY) #electronic engineering #information engineering
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2108.08963
openalex publication_date 2021/08/19 · openalex created_date 2023/02/16 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Electrification can help to reduce the carbon footprint of aviation. The\ntransition away from jet fuel-powered conventional airplane towards\nbattery-powered electrified aircraft will impose extra charging requirements on\nairports. In this paper, we first quantify the increase in energy demands at\nseveral airports across the United States (US), when commercial airline\ncarriers partially deploy hybrid electric aircraft (HEA). We then illustrate\nthat smart charging and minor modifications to flight schedules can\nsubstantially reduce peak power demands, and in turn the needs for grid\ninfrastructure upgrade. Motivated by our data analysis, we then formulate an\noptimization problem for slot allocation that incorporates HEA charging\nconsiderations. This problem jointly decides flight schedules and charging\nprofiles to manage airport congestion and peak power demands. We illustrate the\nefficacy of our formulation through a case study on the John F. Kennedy\nInternational Airport.\n