Method for testing a hybrid drive system on an aircraft, associated computer program and aircraft
US12258149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 26, 2023 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M15/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for testing a hybrid power plant equipping a rotary-wing aircraft comprising at least one lift rotor, the hybrid power plant being configured to rotate the at least one lift rotor, the hybrid power plant comprising at least one heat engine configured to rotate the at least one lift rotor; and at least one electric motor supplied with electrical energy by at least one electrical power source, the at least one electric motor being configured to rotate the at least one lift rotor at least when at least one of the at least one heat engine fails.
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