Aircraft Electrification

From component to copperbird, HBK delivers synchronised, high‑fidelity electrical, mechanical, and NVH testing so aerospace teams can design, validate, and certify with confidence.

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Electrification is changing aircraft design

As aircraft design shifts from hydraulics to electric systems and eVTOL architectures add complexity, aerospace teams need advanced, synchronised testing for components, subsystems, and full systems. HBK’s scalable solutions and remote probes enable robust, multi-domain testing from bench to propulsion rigs, supporting rapid development and regulatory demands.

Long cable runs and voltages up to 4 kV demand robust EMC performance and safe separation. HBK fibre‑optic remote probes eliminate interference and reduce risk while preserving accuracy.

Typical setups span 1,000+ channels across electrical, mechanical, and NVH sensors. HBK’s distributed DAQ architectures keep signals time‑aligned for meaningful, system‑level insight.

HBK systems combine sub‑1 ms real-time calculations to reduce post-processing with continuous raw data streaming for full traceability, supporting both efficiency and certification compliance.

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Subsystem & Integration
Full-System & Certification

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Rapid setup for motors, inverters, and electro‑mechanical actuators - complete with raw data archiving and automatic calculation of measurement uncertainty. High sample rates (up to 250 MS/s) support SiC inverter and fast‑switching phenomena.

Mid-channel-count rigs combine electrical, mechanical, bus, and environmental inputs. HBK systems stream raw data for effective troubleshooting and transfer real-time results to automation systems, supporting HIL loops, performance maps, and limit checks during integration.

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Copperbird and eVTOL testbeds leverage distributed, synchronized mainframes for fault simulation, durability, and flight‑profile replication - capturing continuous, multi‑hour, high‑speed streams with audit‑ready data.

Explore HBK Core Aircraft Electrification Solutions

Component Testing

Motors, inverters, actuators; high‑speed sampling with full traceability.

Electrical Devices Testing

Inverter Testing

Subsytem Testing

Electrical + mechanical signals, bus inputs, and automation integration.

Electrical Systems Testing

Copperbird Testing

Full‑system validation with high channel counts, highest aggregate throughput rates and flexible topologies.

Flight Profile Recording

Multi‑hour, synchronised data streaming for realistic mission cycles with embedded, triggered high sample rate events.

eVTOL Testing

Multi‑motor, high‑phase setups; transients, durability, and fault simulation.

PowerHiL Simulation

Real‑time feedback/control validation with < 1 ms loop latency.

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Take Off at Every Stage of Electrification‑Ready Testing

Understand each and every electrical test area for Aerospace Electrification and how HBK electric power testing products can help you.

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James Swanke Senior Motor Design Engineer, H3X

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