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Rotor for an aircraft capable of hovering and relative method

US11174012B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 2017
Grant dateNov 16, 2021
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K16/02
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed a rotor for an aircraft capable of hovering, comprising: a stator; a rotatable element, which is rotatable about an axis with respect to stator; a blade, which is connected with element; a support element, which supports a source of a magnetic field and is either stationary or driven in rotation at a first rotational speed; and a first electric circuit, which is angularly integral with element and can be driven in rotation at a second rotational speed different from first rotational speed; first electric circuit being electromagnetically coupled with source so that an electromotive force is magnetically induced in first electric circuit and an first electric current flows in first electric circuit; rotor further comprises a second electric circuit which is either stationary or driven in rotation at a first rotational speed, and a sensor generating a signal associated to a back electromotive force induced on second electric circuit.

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