Powering the Future of Sustainable Flight

<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">Eaton’s Aerospace Group is collaborating with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on the advancement of technologies to increase aircraft efficiency, enable aircraft electrification, and reduce carbon emissions. Leveraging our expertise as an intelligent power management company, Eaton’s products and research include hydraulic power packs, electromechanical actuation (EMA), thermal management systems, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) compatible systems. Eaton Blended Power <sup>TM</sup> systems improve efficiency through eliminating all centralized hydraulic circuits with distributed power that is provided by a combination of hydraulic power packs and EMA for a More Electric Aircraft (MEA). EMA systems, including electrical synchronization, reduce the usage of hydraulics and provide additional functionality that benefits the aircraft. With MEA comes higher energy and thermal densities, resulting in the need for advanced thermal management. Eaton’s scalable and modular thermal management systems enable electrification by maintaining the performance and longevity of electrical systems. Thermal management systems, which use forced liquid cooling systems, also improve system reliability. Aerospace leaders like Eaton, investors, and policymakers have conducted significant research to explore SAF’s potential, as well as its compatibility with today’s global aircraft fleet and current fuel systems and equipment. The aviation industry is already achieving major milestones towards 100% SAF, enabled through Eaton’s SAF-validated fuel system components. Eaton is also researching the use of hydrogen, either through fuel cells or direct burn to power zero emissions aircraft. This paper details these technologies, which are helping to power the future of sustainable flight.</div></div>