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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A propulsion system for providing propulsion of an aircraft includes a plurality of electric motors coupled with a rotor of the aircraft to drive the rotor and a propulsion motor control. The propulsion motor control includes at least one processor electrically connected with at least one electric motor to actuate the at least one electric motor and at least one battery electrically connected with the at least one processor and at least one electric motor to provide power to the at least one processor and the at least one electric motor. The propulsion motor control actuates the plurality of electric motors based on a desired torque level to drive the rotor to provide propulsion of the aircraft.