ORCHESTRA -Optimised Electric Network Architectures and Systems for More-Electric Aircraft

ORCHESTRA will target the challenges of airborne Electrical Power Systems (EPS) for current and
next generation aircraft, supporting both incremental changes and addressing the needs of disruptive
future aircraft configurations.
An innovative approach involving modular scalable ‘Technical Building Blocks’ (TBBs) that
incorporate emerging technologies and breakthrough design ideas will be taken.
Technical aspects will include:
• electrical architectures
• machines power management and control
• harness solutions
• thermal management
• electric energy storage
• experimental and virtual testing
• systems integration
The key quantitative objectives of ORCHESTRA will include overall EPS weight reduction by 25%
and improvement in EPS efficiency by 10% compared to the current state-of-the-art