Experimental Validation of a Solid-State Thermal Management System of a MW-Scale Electric Aircraft

Thermal management represents a significant challenge for Megawatt-class electric aircraft due to the large quantity of low-grade waste heat that must be dissipated. NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) developed a novel solid-state thermal management system that can solve this challenge. Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) has been working with NASA GRC developing a large-scale prototype of the novel solid-state thermal management system. In previous publications, ACT discussed the development process and testing of each component in the large-scale prototype. In this paper, an experimental validation of the large-scale prototype, after it was assembled, is discussed.