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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 21, 2023
Applicant:

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;

Inventors:

Ivan Sidorovich Paradiso, Toronto, CA;

Daniel Alecu, Brampton, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2024.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); F01D 13/02 (2006.01); F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F02C 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 27/023 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64D 27/026 (2024.01); B64D 2041/002 (2013.01); B64D 2221/00 (2013.01); F01D 13/02 (2013.01); F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F02C 3/30 (2013.01); F05D 2220/50 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01); F05D 2270/09 (2013.01); H02J 2310/44 (2020.01);
Abstract

Electric aircraft power plants and associated methods are provided. One power plant includes an emergency power unit (EPU) for providing electric power in the event of a malfunction of a battery pack of an electric aircraft to permit the electric aircraft to make an emergency maneuver. The EPU includes a rocket engine for generating a stream of exhaust fluid using a rocket propellant, a turbine operatively connected to extract energy from the stream of exhaust fluid generated by the rocket engine, and an electric generator operatively connected to be driven by the turbine and to supply electric power to an electric motor propelling the electric aircraft.


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