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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
May. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Deutschland Ltd & CO KG, Blankenfelde-Mahlow, DE;
Inventors:
Ellis F H Chong, Derby, GB;
Andreas Reeh, Nuremberg, DE;
Johannes Gabriel Bauer, Neuried, DE;
Anton Rudenko, Ottobrunn, DE;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG, Blankenfelde-Mahlow, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/14 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 33/08 (2006.01); H02K 3/24 (2006.01); H02K 21/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 21/24 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 33/08 (2013.01); H02K 1/145 (2013.01); H02K 3/24 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); H02K 2201/12 (2013.01); H02K 2213/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is provided. The VTOL aircraft includes at least one electrical propulsion unit (EPU), wherein an EPU of the at least one EPU includes a propeller or a fan. The EPU further includes an electric motor including a stator having insulated coils for carrying current and a rotor arranged to interact with the stator, such that a torque for driving rotation of the propeller or the fan is produced.