Rolls-royce Corporation

Anand Prabhu Mathivanan

Krishnamoorthi Sivalingam

Michael Adam Zagrodnik

Satyanarayana Reddy Gajjela

István Örökös-tóth

Daniel Lorincz

Vidor Veres-szekely

Vidor Veres-székely

Umesh Mahajan

Rakesh Murali

Aircraft with battery thermal regulation systems, including: an aircraft air inlet and an aircraft air outlet; a battery pack including battery cells; and a battery thermal regulation system including a first air channel, a surface of which is in thermal communication with the battery cells so that air flowing through the first air channel exchanges heat with the cells through the surface; and an airflow device for driving an airflow. The battery thermal regulation system has a first and a second mode operation. In the first mode, the first air channel is fluidly connected with the aircraft air inlet and the aircraft air outlet whereby, during flight of the aircraft, air can enter the aircraft through the air inlet, flow through the first air channel and exit the aircraft through the air outlet. In the second mode, the airflow device drives an airflow through the first air channel.

VTOL aircraft including a reconfigurable battery thermal regulation system

An aircraft including a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells arranged to vent into a venting region of the battery pack. A path is defined between the venting region and an exterior of the aircraft, whereby thermal products vented by the cells can exit the aircraft via the path. In some embodiments, the venting region is or is in fluid communication with an air channel through which air flows from an aircraft air inlet to an aircraft air outlet. In other embodiments, the path joins the venting region and an opening in an external surface of the aircraft.

Aircraft battery system including a pressure-sensitive element sealing a battery venting region from a fluid channel

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Singapore, Singapore

Anand Prabhu Mathivanan