The aircraft can include a rotary airfoil device having an output shaft rotatable around an airfoil rotation axis; an electric engine having a source shaft drivingly coupled to the output shaft; a controller in communication with the electric engine; a low voltage electric system operable to power the controller; a high voltage electric system having a high voltage battery operable to power the electric engine, the high voltage battery further operable to power the low voltage electric system via a voltage converter; and an electromagnetic generator having a generator shaft coupled to the output shaft, the electromagnetic generator operable to power the low voltage electric system.


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    Title :

    Aircraft and associated method of controlling an electric aircraft powerplant


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-08-27


    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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