Multi-rotor aircraft comprising a system for propulsion and for non-propulsive electricity generation
US11312256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A propulsion and non-propulsive electrical generation system for an aircraft having at least one turbomachine and at least two pairs of rotors, the rotors of the same pair of rotors being symmetrically opposite on the aircraft with respect to the same center of symmetry, at least four motors each driving a rotor, at least one generator coupled to a turbomachine, an even number of power lines and at most equal to the number of rotors, each power line having at least one propulsion branch coupled to a motor, a battery coupled at the output to the propulsion branch, and an AC-DC converter coupled between an output of a generator and the propulsion branch.
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