ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD

The disclosure relates to an electric aircraft propulsion assembly (300) comprising: an electric storage unit (302); a first electric motor (303) connected to power a first propulsor (305); a first converter (307) configured as a DC:AC converter having input connections connectable to the electric s...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser:	Trainer, David, Chivite Zabalza, Francisco Javier, Chong, Ellis
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORSOR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER COSMONAUTICS ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS GENERATION PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING
Online-Zugang:	Volltext bestellen
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	The disclosure relates to an electric aircraft propulsion assembly (300) comprising: an electric storage unit (302); a first electric motor (303) connected to power a first propulsor (305); a first converter (307) configured as a DC:AC converter having input connections connectable to the electric storage unit (302) and output connections connected across the first electric motor (303), the first converter (307) configured as a DC:AC converter; a second electric motor (304) connected to power a second propulsor (306); a second converter (308) connected between the first converter input connections and the second electric motor (304); and a controller (309) configured to control operation of the first and second converters (307, 308), wherein the second converter (308) is operable as a DC:AC converter to convert the DC supply from the electric storage unit (302) to an AC supply across the second electric motor (304) and as a DC: DC converter to convert the DC supply from the electric storage unit (302) at a first DC level to a DC supply at the input connections of the first converter (307) at a second DC level.