2024 – Page 2

PROGRAM

We are pleased to present the last version of the MEA’24 conference program.

We have a very promising program with:

+ More Electrical Systems for Next Generation Platforms

Florent Nierlich, Technical Director at Safran Electrical and Power

+ Electrification and sustainability

Andrew Murphy – Chief Engineer, Advanced Commercial Engines at Pratt & Whitney

Todd Spierling, Principal Technical Fellow – Electrification, Collins Aerospace

+ Making the Unthinkable Real – Some lessons learned on how to accelerate innovation

Michael Augello, CEO of Airbus Upnext

+ Hybrid Electric Technology: A Key Enabler for Low Carbon Aviation

Clément Dinel – Co-founder & Hybrid Product Director at Ascendance flight technologies

+ FILAE: R&T emblematic project on electrical aircraft carried by French Institutes of Technology

Denis Descheemaeker – Chief Executive Officer at IRT AESE Saint Exupéry

+ Perspectives of hybridization for commercial aircraft: the lessons learned from the IMOTHEP project

Philippe Novelli – Program Director for Aeronautic. Propulsion and Environment at ONERA

An exhibition will also be held at the same time as the conference.

– Extended abstracts of at least 2 pages are to be uploaded on the website before October 2nd, 2023

– Notification of acceptance in November, 2023.

– Final version of the articles by December 22, 2023.

Architectures, design and control of Hybrid/All Electric aircraft – including UAM
Propulsion systems for Hybrid/All Electric Aircraft
Hydrogen on board – including fuel cell – and associated challenges
Electrification of non-propulsive loads (Actuation systems, ECS, IPS,..)
High electric power generation and management
Power conversion and distribution, superconductivity and cryogeny
Energy storage, regeneration and management
Thermal management and cooling systems

EMC management
Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Health monitoring and Safety for Hybrid/All Electric Aircraft
Certification for Hybrid/All Electric Aircraft
Test bench platforms for Hybrid/All Electric Aircraft
Life cycle assessment and environmental impact of Hybrid/All Electric Aircraft
Energy supply challenges and air transport impact of Hybrid/All Electric Aircraft
Lessons to learn from other fields (automotive, ships, railways, smart grid)

- The templates for the final version of the articles and the posters are available at the bottom of this page.
- Each oral presentation will be allotted 25 minutes (20 minutes of presentation + 5 minutes Q&A).