NASA Tests Electric Aircraft Power Systems

July 8, 2019

NASA Glenn has repurposed its Hypersonic Tunnel Facility to create the NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT), a reconfigurable facility that can accommodate power systems for large passenger airplanes, like a Boeing 737, with megawatts of power.

The testbed recently conducted its first megawatt-scale test. NEAT can simulate altitudes of up to 40,000 feet to test high-voltage power electronics, electric motors, and controls.

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