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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Tadashi Sawata, Coventry, GB;
Michael C. Harke, DeForest, WI (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/15 (2019.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 27/10 (2006.01); F02B 63/04 (2006.01); H02P 9/00 (2006.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/15 (2019.02); B64C 39/02 (2013.01); B64D 27/10 (2013.01); F02B 63/042 (2013.01); H02P 9/008 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01);
Abstract
An electric propulsion system is provided which includes a prime mover; an electric generator which is arranged to be driven by the prime mover to generate electric power; an electric propulsion motor; and an integrated generator-motor controller arranged to control the supply of said electric power to the electric propulsion motor in response to a control signal. The integrated generator-motor controller is also arranged to feed-forward to the generator a power demand parameter associated with the control signal so as to control the power output of the generator.