1、/2727May 18,2024Johann W.Kolar et al.Swiss Federal Institute of Technology(ETH)ZurichPower Electronic Systems Laboratorywww.pes.ee.ethz.che-VTOL Aircraft The Future of Urban Air Mobility/2727May 18,2024Johann W.Kolar,David Menzi,Luc Imperiali,Elias Brgisser,Jonas E.HuberSwiss Federal Institute of Te

2、chnology(ETH)ZurichPower Electronic Systems Laboratorywww.pes.ee.ethz.che-VTOL Aircraft The Future of Urban Air Mobility/2727Outline Once Upon a Time eVTOL Aircraft Concepts Energy/Power Sources El.Motor Technologies On-Board Power Electronics Ultra-Fast Battery Charging Sustainability Acknowledgmen

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5、Flying Cars”2015 Typ.San Francisco Resident Spent 230h/Year Commuting btw.Work&Home 500000 Hours of Productivity Lost/Single DaySource:https:/ 3/2727Operation CharacteristiceVTOL Aircraft Types Urban Air Mobility/27274 4Source:2020“Pop.Up Next”Modular All-Electric Drone 4x2 Rotors|People-Pod|EV Chas

6、sis(Airbus&Audi until 2019)Urban Air Mobility(UAM)“On-Demand”UAM City Taxi/Intra-City/Inter-City Transport as Main Use Cases Distributed Electric Propulsion Quiet/Efficient/Clean/Safe Vertical Take-Off&Landing(VTOL)Aircraft “Vertiports”/No Runways/2727Types of eVTOL Aircraft Multicopter Wingless/Dis