New technology is emerging every day to make life simpler, more advanced and better for everyone. The rate at which technological advancement is taking place is almost exponential today. Today one of the trending technologies is the EV’s.
Today Ev industry is growing very fast. Starting from two-wheeler, today EV has reached all sectors, now its time for aircrafts to get electrified, though their electrification has started long years ago, they are not completely electrified.
The electrification of aviation is a potential game-changer for our societies. With the continued growth of populations and mega-cities around the globe, we have an opportunity to connect people sustainably. An electric aircraft is an aircraft powered by electricity. Electric aircraft are seen as a way to reduce the environmental effects of aviation, providing zero emissions and quieter flights. Electricity may be supplied by a variety of methods, the most common being batteries. Most have electric motors driving propellers or turbines. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Urban Air Mobility (UAM) platforms, other small passenger and cargo aircraft and – eventually – larger commercial passenger planes are all good candidates for electric and hybrid-electric propulsion architectures.
Electric motors were invented in the 1830s, and battery-powered cars were first manufactured in the 1890s. Their descendants are found across various industries today, including in modern airplanes that already rely on electricity to power avionics, fly-by-wire, actuation and other systems, and perform tasks once done by mechanical equipment. The first crewed free flight by an electrically powered aeroplane, the MB-E1, was made in 1973, and most crewed electric aircraft today are still only experimental prototypes. Between 2015 and 2016, Solar Impulse 2 completed a circumnavigation of the Earth using solar power. Electric VTOL aircraft or personal air vehicles are being considered for Urban Air Mobility. Electric commercial airliners could lower operating costs.
The power storage for electric aircrafts could done through two process one is Batteries which use a chemical reaction to generate electricity which is reversed when recharged. Second is Fuel cells consume fuel and an oxidiser in a chemical reaction to generate electricity, they need to be refueled, typically with hydrogen.
For now, these in-development electric planes are small, with room for up to just 30 passengers. And they can’t travel far—Heart Aerospace’s plane, powered by more than 5 tonnes of onboard lithium-ion batteries, can only fly 124 miles on one charge.