Higher-Voltage Electric Systems To Come With Challenges, Safran Says

Safran employees
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LYON—The next generation of commercial aircraft will probably make a greater use of electric power, be it for onboard systems, such as deicing, or propulsion, such as in engine hybridization, for greater efficiency. That will call for higher voltages which, while enabling the change, will create...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe.  

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