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Electrical power supply device for electrically powering at least one item of equipment on a rotary rotor of an aircraft, and an aircraft

US8890378B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 2012
Grant dateNov 18, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 4, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K41/031
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical power supply device (10) for electrically powering equipment on a rotary rotor (2) of an aircraft (1), which rotor is driven by a shaft (5), said device (10) comprising a removable stick (11). The stick (11) includes an upper alternator (20) and an upper tube (12) secured to said shaft (5) so as to be constrained in rotation therewith, said upper alternator (20) having a plurality of upper coils (21) fastened to an upper inside peripheral surface (12′) of said upper tube (12), said stick (11) having a rod (13) carrying an upper permanent magnet (22), said device (10) having a mechanism (30) so that said rod (13) and said upper tube (12) move with distinct rotary movements, said mechanism (30) having connection means (31) so as to be connectable to a reference member (8, 9) of an aircraft (1).

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