Invention Publication
- Patent Title: PROPELLER DRIVEN BACKUP COOLING PUMP SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR CONVERTER
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Application No.: US17553756Application Date: 2021-12-16
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Publication No.: US20230192309A1Publication Date: 2023-06-22
- Inventor: David Locascio , Michael Dougherty , Stephen Long , Peter Schenk
- Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
- Applicant Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
- Current Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Main IPC: B64D33/08
- IPC: B64D33/08 ; B64D27/24 ; H01M10/613 ; H01M10/625 ; F04B17/03 ; F04B17/02

Abstract:
A propulsion system for an aircraft includes a propeller assembly, a controller, and a pump system. The propeller assembly includes a propeller and a power system, the power system including an electric motor and a motor converter. The controller is connected to the power system and configured to switch the power system into a power-off arrangement in response to a temperature of the motor converter being greater than a threshold temperature. The pump system includes a pump and a coolant circuit that cools the motor converter. The pump is coupled to the propeller and to the motor such that rotation of either drives the pump.
Public/Granted literature
- US12024308B2 Propeller driven backup cooling pump system for electric motor converter Public/Granted day:2024-07-02
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