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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2020
Safran Helicopter Engines, Bordes, FR;
Camel Serghine, Moissy-Cramayel, FR;
Thomas Klonowski, Moissy-Cramayel, FR;
Lois Pierre Denis Vive, Moissy-Cramayel, FR;
SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES, Bordes, FR;
Abstract
A hybrid propulsion chain for an aircraft, the hybrid propulsion chain comprising a plurality of propulsion rotors connected to an electrical distribution module by a plurality of electrical connections, the electrical distribution module being connected, on the one hand, to a non-propulsion turbine engine via an electrical generation system and, on the other hand, to an electric battery, each propulsion rotor comprising a stator member and at least one rotor shaft which is configured to be rotated with respect to the stator member when the stator member is electrically powered, the hybrid propulsion chain comprising an auxiliary mechanical drive system mechanically connected to the non-propulsion turbine engine, the auxiliary mechanical drive system comprising a plurality of mechanical connections for mechanically rotating at least one rotor shaft of each propulsion rotor.