VoltAero chooses Safran for Cassio 330
Safran Electrical & Power has been selected to supply the electrical wiring on VoltAero’s Cassio 330 electric-hybrid certification aircraft.
With this contract, Safran Electrical & Power will design and produce…
Safran Electrical & Power has been selected to supply the electrical wiring on VoltAero’s Cassio 330 electric-hybrid certification aircraft.
With this contract, Safran Electrical & Power will design and produce electrical wiring for the propulsion system and power distribution system – in particular, the high-voltage wiring – on the Cassio 330 to be utilised in the certification programme of this first member of VoltAero’s aircraft family.
The wiring will be qualified for power ratings up to 800 Volts in continuous operation, and is to be designed to resist partial discharge phenomena at altitude.
At the equivalent size of cabling produced today for traditional aircraft, the Cassio wiring will carry power levels twice as high.
Safran Electrical & Power will provide its technical expertise to support VoltAero in obtaining the SOF (Safety of Flight) validation – a prerequisite for carrying out the Cassio 330’s certification flight tests.
This contract extends a partnership signed in 2020 involving the Cassio 330’s electric-hybrid propulsion system. Safran Electrical & Power is to supply the propulsion system’s ENGINeUS 100 electric motor, which delivers a maximum power of more than 150 kW at takeoff.
The ENGINeUS 100 integrates its own control electronics as well as an air-cooling system, ensuring an optimal size-to-power ratio.
“The electrical wiring is a critical element of our Cassio aircraft, and we’ve selected Safran Electrical & Power based on the company’s expertise – particularly at high power levels,” explained Jean Botti, VoltAero’s CEO and CTO. “This marks another important step toward the Cassio 330’s certification and service entry.”
Serge Pons, GM and EVP of the Interconnection Systems Eurasia division of Safran Electrical & Power, added: “We are very proud that VoltAero has renewed its trust by selecting us for the electrical wiring of its Cassio 330 certification aircraft.
“Safran Electrical & Power’s expertise is the result of many years of investment in research and development on high-power technology. Today, thanks to our technological building blocks for hybrid and 100% electric aircraft, we are actively contributing to the decarbonisation of aviation.”
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