Liquid Hydrogen Power for Drone Transatlantic Flight

H3 Dynamics and Hylium Industries have joined forces to enhance the efficiency of zero-emission hydrogen-electric flight for a transatlantic demonstration drone flight. Hylium and H3 Dynamics applied sciences at the moment are being built-in to aim a 3,300km crossing of the South Atlantic in a program led by ISAE SUPAERO Toulouse, one of many world’s main aerospace engineering faculties. The businesses mix the strengths of Hylium’s liquid hydrogen storage and liquefaction options and H3 Dynamics’ distributed hydrogen-electric propulsion engines, ultralight gasoline cells and new hydrogen drone refueling stations. The H3 Dynamics workforce developed a customized hull design that may retailer a small LH2 tank and handle the thermal habits of all propulsion subsystems.

The transition to liquid hydrogen represents a big leap in functionality for small electrically powered unmanned programs. Cryogenic (liquid) hydrogen shops 3 occasions extra power than the identical quantity of compressed gasoline. Launched by H3 Dynamics in France final July, the 25kg hydrogen-electric powered UAV will be capable to fly over 900km on a single cost. This may doubtlessly enormously develop the size of drone, mapping and ISR missions. With pressurized hydrogen, this vary drops to 400 km, which is 3 occasions greater than a battery-powered counterpart. “When mixed, our best-in-class world options attain the worldwide efficiency cap for low-altitude electrical powered flight,” stated Taras Wankewycz, CEO of H3 Dynamics. “We’re proud to be working with Hylium to take hydrogen-electric flight propulsion to the following degree.”

H3 Dynamics hydrogen-powered UAVs, together with airships, multi-rotors and VTOLs, will be capable to improve flight occasions by 3 occasions greater than pressurized hydrogen programs or 10 occasions in comparison with batteries. H3 Dynamics additionally lately introduced an automatic hydrogen refueling cell station for hydrogen UAV operations. The H2FIELD cell station generates hydrogen from water and supplies the operator with tanks of compressed hydrogen gasoline, requiring little human intervention and hydrogen experience. The partnership of H3 Dynamics and Hylium will improve the station to have the ability to fill tanks of liquid hydrogen. Subtitles:

-one. Liquid hydrogen multi-rotor drone working in the direction of 10-hour flight functionality. (Picture: Work Wire)
-2. ISAE-SUPAERO Toulouse co-development with H3 Dynamics for transatlantic transition – utilizing HYLIUM Liquid hydrogen tank (Picture: Enterprise Wire)
-3. H3 Dynamics Liquid hydrogen engine vessels with Hylium Liquid hydrogen tank (Picture: Enterprise Wire)
-4. The H3 Dynamics on-demand hydrogen manufacturing, storage and filling trailer system named “H2FIELD” is now including liquid hydrogen on-demand as the following step. (Picture: Work Wire)

watch Video of Hylium hydrogen-based drone flight is here. For extra particulars on Hylium’s liquid hydrogen storage and liquefaction options, visit the website here. To be taught extra about H3 Dynamics’ distributed hydrogen-electric propulsion engines, ultralight gasoline cells, and new hydrogen drone refueling stations and expertise, visit the website here. Learn Summary of the project on Businesswire.com.