Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fault-tolerant power distribution in a vehicle
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Application No.: US17455612Application Date: 2021-11-18
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Publication No.: US11715948B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: James Perkinson , Andrew S. Babel , Robert J. Atmur
- Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US VA Manassas
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Arlington
- Agency: Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
- Main IPC: H02J1/12
- IPC: H02J1/12 ; B64D27/24

Abstract:
A vehicle is provided that includes a basic structure; and coupled to the basic structure, power sources, a propulsion system and power distribution circuitry. The propulsion system includes a plurality of electric motors configured to power propulsors to generate propulsive forces that cause the vehicle to move. The power distribution circuitry is configured to deliver DC electric power from the power sources to the electric motors, the power distribution circuitry including a plurality of DC-to-DC converter assemblies configured to input the DC electric power from the power sources and deliver voltage-regulated outputs to the electric motors, a DC-to-DC converter assembly operatively coupled to multiple ones of the power sources and multiple ones of the electric motors, and the DC-to-DC converter assembly including a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) transformer with a single transformer core.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220255316A1 FAULT-TOLERANT POWER DISTRIBUTION IN A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2022-08-11
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