METHOD FOR DRIVING AN AIR VEHICLE, AND AIR VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20190152617A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-23

    申请号:US16077480

    申请日:2017-02-10

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for driving an air vehicle using a multilevel converter with at least two converter modules. A first operating voltage is applied to at least one of the converter modules in a first operating state, and a second operating voltage which is lower than the first operating voltage is applied to the converter module in a second operating state. The air vehicle is designed to carry out such a method and comprises an electric drive which has at least one multilevel converter with at least two converter modules, each of which is designed and connected so as to be supplied with a first operating voltage in a first operating state and with a second operating voltage which is lower than the first operating voltage in a second operating state. Advantageously, the air vehicle is an airplane, in particular a hybrid electric airplane.

    Electrical conductor for an electrical machine with an elevated power-to-weight ratio

    公开(公告)号:US10749394B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-18

    申请号:US16077145

    申请日:2017-01-24

    摘要: The invention relates to an electrical conductor which is made up substantially of one or even several metal conductors which are sheathed by a graphene layer. Particularly in the case of the electrical conductor transporting an alternating current, the current in the conductor is forced radially outwards and therefore flows in the graphene layer. Since graphene has a substantially better conductivity than the materials customary in this application, such as copper for example, relatively low losses are accordingly produced and substantially higher degrees of efficiency can be achieved. The electrical conductor constructed in this way is used in a stator and/or rotor winding of an electrical machine, so that it has a significantly elevated power-to-weight ratio.

    ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR FOR AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE WITH AN ELEVATED POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIO

    公开(公告)号:US20190027988A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US16077145

    申请日:2017-01-24

    摘要: The invention relates to an electrical conductor which is made up substantially of one or even several metal conductors which are sheathed by a graphene layer. Particularly in the case of the electrical conductor transporting an alternating current, the current in the conductor is forced radially outwards and therefore flows in the graphene layer. Since graphene has a substantially better conductivity than the materials customary in this application, such as copper for example, relatively low losses are accordingly produced and substantially higher degrees of efficiency can be achieved. The electrical conductor constructed in this way is used in a stator and/or rotor winding of an electrical machine, so that it has a significantly elevated power-to-weight ratio.