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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2016
Rolls-royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael James Armstrong, Avon, IN (US);
Mark Jon Blackwelder, Plainfield, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A propulsion system is described that includes an AC generator configured to produce AC current, and a plurality of propulsors configured to receive the AC current from the AC generator and provide thrust based on the AC current from the AC generator. The propulsion system further includes an AC distribution system configured to deliver a first portion of the AC current to a first group of propulsors from the plurality of propulsors, and a second subsystem configured to deliver a second portion of the AC current to a second group of propulsors from the plurality of propulsors.