In the field of multi-rotor rotary-wing aircraft a propulsion system for such an aircraft includes a reconfigurable electric network for supplying the electric motors driving the rotors. The system includes: a supply source, a supply bus connected to the supply source, at least four drive units each including an electric motor and its control circuit, and an electrical ring network including: an electrical line which is interrupted at each drive unit and whose ends are connected to the supply bus, and, for each drive unit, a first switch and a second switch that are connected between the control circuit and the electrical line, on either side of the interruption.
SYSTÈME PROPULSIF D'AÉRONEF MULTIROTOR AVEC RÉSEAU ÉLECTRIQUE RECONFIGURABLE
MULTIROTOR AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH RECONFIGURABLE POWER NETWORK
MEHRROTORFLUGZEUGANTRIEBSSYSTEM MIT REKONFIGURIERBAREM STROMNETZ
2022-03-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
French
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