Master Thesis within Engineering: Development of Modularized Ventilation Fan Concept

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Master Thesis within Engineering: Development of Modularized Ventilation Fan Concept

Airbus Hamburg

Airbus is a worldwide high tech operating company and the leading international aircraft manufacturer in the civil aviation sector. Our 55,000 employees from approximately a 100 different countries are proud of supporting every day the best quality of our products. Airbus is a pioneer in innovative technologies with the most modern and comprehensive family of airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from 100 to more than 500 seats. Together, we will work and dedicate ourselves to overcome the challenge of creating products that will connect people worldwide.

Airbus Group is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2015, the Group - comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters - generated revenues of € 64.5 billion and employed a workforce of around 136,600.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

Are you looking for a final year project? Would you like to discover the work of an Engineer? Then apply now! We look forward to you joining us.

Location: Hamburg
Start: 01.01.2017
Duration: 6 months

Today the latest Airbus families use electrically driven, speed controlled, fully integrated fans for several applications in the cabin, cargo and compartment ventilation systems. For every application a unique has been specified, designed, qualified and certified. That led to high development costs for each A/C type. Basically the fans consist of following components:

·  Pneumatic part (housing, impeller, guide vanes, noise suppression, check valve)
·  Input stage (converting AC with variable frequency to DC)
·  Filter (EMI and current distortion)
·  Inverter (PWM)
·  Control board (communication with system, monitoring fan health and driving inverter)
·  Synchronous motor (providing speed and torque to impeller)

Desired profile

Tasks & accountabilities

For future Airbus programs there is a proposal to develop a standardized modular catalogue of the fans in range of 0.5 to 20 kVA. In this manner the modules have to be developed once and used for all future programs as well as substitute the fully integrated fans in scope of system evolution of running programs. Design improvements will then effect all applications and the manufacturing costs may be reduced due to higher lot size.

The Master Thesis aims to develop a modules catalogue and specification sets. In particular the thesis shall consist of following steps:

·  Definition of possible modules: Elaboration of best set of components in terms of function, rating and power supply of the aircraft (constant or variable frequency, 115 VAC or 230 VAC, HVDC)
·  Definition and specification of Interfaces: Generic requirements for electrical, communication, thermal and mechanical interfaces in order to ensure the system operation
·  Specification of electrical parameters of the electrical modules: Detailed requirements necessary for design and qualification of each module

Required skills

You offer:

·  Enrolled student (m/f) within Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines or similar field of study
·  good knowledge within the standard tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint
·  English: advanced

You have the ability to work efficiently in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams and you have very good communication skills.