SAE International's E-40 Electrified Propulsion Committee Releases Two Foundational Standards to Advance Sustainable Aviation and Electric Propulsion Aircraft

Documents Establish Common Nomenclature, Definitions and Architecture Examples for Electrified Propulsion Aircraft

WARRENDALE, Pa., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SAE International's E-40 Electrified Propulsion Committee has released its first two standards documents to enable electrified propulsion for aircraft.

ARP8676 - Nomenclature & Definitions for Electrified Propulsion Aircraft establishes common language on a new domain, new technologies, and new architectures that describe electrified propulsion aircraft to reach a common interpretation.

AIR8678 - Architecture Examples for Electrified Propulsion Aircraft categorizes electrified propulsion architectures and includes relevant examples. This document also provides common definitions for the elements of architectures by defining:
1)    Elements of electrified propulsion architectures, including any private power generation and distribution systems as well as energy storage elements
2)    Interfaces to/from the electrified propulsion system
3)    Interfaces within the electrified propulsion system
4)    Energy management and storage architecture of an electrified propulsion system

"Sustainable flight is a critical goal for the aviation industry. The SAE E-40 committee has made great strides to achieve this target by issuing these initial consensus documents on nomenclature and architecture examples to set the benchmark for electrified propulsion," said David Alexander, senior director, standards, SAE International. "We are proud to support the talented committee members from across the aviation community to accelerate this innovation as E-40 continues with work on safety and endurance testing."

E-40 committee chair Richard Ambroise of Lilium GmbH added, "The decarbonization of aviation is urgent and inevitable. The importance of innovative architecture and technology to move towards this goal has never been more important. The industry is coming together to create change and the SAE E-40 committee is a transformative tool which will set the standard and pave the way toward new aircraft architectures. The publication of ARP8676 and AIR8678 is the first step on the journey."

The SAE International E-40 Electrified Propulsion Committee is a technical committee in SAE's Aerospace Propulsion Systems Group with the responsibility to develop and maintain technical reports (Aerospace Standards, Aerospace Recommended Practices, and Information Reports) covering electrified propulsion for aircraft. The committee recommends standardized nomenclature, defines applicable terms and example architectures, and addresses considerations for performance, airworthiness, safety, aircraft integration, components, and interfaces within and between propulsion system and other aircraft equipment.

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