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Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 08, 2020
Applicant:

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a Subsidiary of the Boeing Company, Manassas, VA (US);

Inventor:

Daniel B. Cottrell, Centreville, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 8/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64F 1/22 (2006.01); B64D 33/08 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/36 (2019.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 8/006 (2013.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 53/36 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 33/08 (2013.01); B64F 1/22 (2013.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.05); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 7/34 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); H02J 2300/28 (2020.01);
Abstract

A power generation system includes an aircraft that includes a propulsor and a platform attached to a structure and configured to support the aircraft. The propulsor is configured to generate electrical power via a wind rotating the propulsor while the aircraft is supported by the platform. A method for using a propulsor of an aircraft to generate electrical power includes positioning the aircraft such that the aircraft is supported by a structure and generating the electrical power via a wind rotating the propulsor while the aircraft is supported by the structure.


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