I-Ampaire kunye neKHANA yeeNkonzo zeenqwelo moya zisungule NASA-ufundiso lokuba nokwenzeka kokuguqula inqwelomoya ehloniphekileyo yeTwin Otter yokuqhuba ngamandla ngombane we-hybridi.
I-Ampaire yanikwa ikhontrakthi ye-NASA yokujongana ne-hybrid-electric propulsion kwi-Twin Otter njengenxalenye yeenzame ze-NASA EAP (Electric Aircraft Propulsion). I-Ampaire kunye ne-IKHANA ngokudibeneyo bayenza le nkqubo ye-NASA. Ezi nkampani zimbini ziyasebenzisana ukuvavanya ukumiliselwa kweedizili / zombane ezahlukeneyo zombane wenqwelomoya, kunye nokuphuhlisa iindleko, ishedyuli kunye nezicwangciso zokunciphisa umngcipheko kwinqanaba elilandelayo lophuhliso lwenqwelomoya.
Eyona njongo iphambili kukuphayona ngotshintsho oluguquguqukayo lombane wombane wenqwelomoya ye-IKHANA yeRWMI DHC-6-300HG yeTwin Otter. Le nqwelo moya ye-14,000 lb. (6350 kg) iya kuvelisa ngaphezulu kwe-1MW yamandla iyonke kwaye ihambise abakhweli abali-19 kunye nemithwalo, ngelixa ifezekisa ukunciphisa amafutha. Le nzame igxila kwintsebenziswano ka-Ampaire kunye ne-IKHANA yovavanyo lwenqwelomoya kunye nophuhliso lwetekhnoloji kwi-Ampaire Electric EEL yezihlalo ezithandathu zokubonisa inqwelomoya, ezingooCessna 337 amawele aguqulwe ngombane we-hybrid. Esebenzisa iplagi ye-Ampaire ye-plug-in efanayo ye-teknoloji yokuqhubela phambili, i-hybrid Twin Otter ivula amandla okwaphula umhlaba kubathengi bakarhulumente nakurhulumente.
"Ukufakelwa kombane kweenqwelo moya zeenqwelo-moya ezihlala abantu abali-19 yinto enokwenzeka kungekudala eza kuthi incede abaqhubi kunye nabakhweli, ngelixa inciphisa ukukhutshwa komoya ojikeleze umhlaba kunye nokunceda ishishini lokubhabha ngenqwelomoya liphumeze iinjongo zalo zokukhula zekhabhoni," utshilo u-CEO we-Ampaire uKevin Noertker. “Sibona inkxaso ye-NASA njengokuqinisekiswa kwesicwangciso sobuchule sokufumana kwakhona i-Ampaire. Yindlela esezantsi yomngcipheko, enokufikeleleka kwi-hybrid / yombane, kwaye ekugqibeleni ibe ngumbane ngokupheleleyo, kwikamva. Esi sicwangciso sobuchule sokwenza inzuzo sahlula i-Ampaire kulwakhiwo olutsha, iinkqubo ezimbaxa zemali. ”
UNoertker uchaze ukubaluleka kwenqanaba lezihlalo ezili-19 ukwenza inkqubela-phambili kumoya wenqwelomoya. “Uphononongo luka-Ampaire lwentengiso yeenqwelomoya lubonisa ukuba isinye kwisithathu sokukhutshwa kweenqwelo moya kubalwa amacandelo endlela angaphantsi kwe-1,000 19 leekhilomitha. Sinobuchwephesha namhlanje bokujongana nala macandelo endlela, kwiinqwelomoya ukuya kuthi ga kwizihlalo ezili-XNUMX., Ngelixa izisombululo zombane ze-hybrid ziza kuza neenqwelomoya ezinkulu kwixesha elide. Singaba ne-Twin Otter yombane esebenza ngombane kwinkonzo kwiminyaka nje embalwa. Yiyo le nto eyenza eli nqanaba lokuqala lomsebenzi weNASA uqhekeze umhlaba. Olu phando luza kusebenza ngokubanzi ngaphaya kweqonga leTwin Otter. ”
“I-Twin Otter yinqwelo-moya eyahlukileyo enendima eyahlukileyo enokungqinisisa ukuba iyasebenza njengomhambi edolophini, inqwelomoya yasemaphandleni, nakwizicelo ezahlukeneyo zemishini. Yeyona ndawo ilungileyo yokubonisa itekhnoloji yokufaka umbane kwaye njengemveliso eqinisekisiweyo iya kuba nomtsalane kubathengi bayo. ”, Utshilo uMongameli we-IKHANA kunye ne-CEO uJohn Zublin. “Iqela leKHANA linovuyo lokuba nguvulindlela wobuchwephesha beHyC-6 Twin Otter; ukuhlengahlengisa kunye nokuqinisekisa amandla amatsha andisa ukusetyenziswa kwabaqhubi yeyona nto iphambili kuthi. ”
