An aircraft includes a rotary airfoil device (14; 114; 214) having an output shaft (42; 342) rotatable around an airfoil rotation axis (46; 314); an electric engine (12; 112; 212) having a source shaft (40) drivingly coupled to the output shaft (42; 342); a controller (122; 222) in communication with the electric engine (12; 112; 212); a low voltage electric system (132) operable to power the controller (122; 22); a high voltage electric system (119) having a high voltage battery (120; 262) operable to power the electric engine (12; 112; 212), the high voltage battery (120; 262) further operable to power the low voltage electric system (132) via a voltage converter (136; 236); and an electromagnetic generator (138) having a generator shaft coupled to the output shaft (42; 342), the electromagnetic generator (138) operable to power the low voltage electric system (132).


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    Title :

    AIRCRAFT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT


    Additional title:

    FLUGZEUG UND ZUGEHÖRIGES VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINES ELEKTRISCHEN FLUGZEUGTRIEBWERKS
    AÉRONEF ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ DE COMMANDE D'UNE CENTRALE ÉLECTRIQUE D'AÉRONEF


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-12-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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