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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Safran Helicopter Engines, Bordes, FR;
Lois Pierre Denis Vive, Moissy-Cramayel, FR;
Thomas Klonowski, Moissy-Cramayel, FR;
Camel Serghine, Moissy-Cramayel, FR;
SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES, Bordes, FR;
Abstract
A hybrid propulsion system for a multi-rotor rotary-wing aircraft, including: an internal combustion engine, an electric machine coupled to the internal combustion engine, a rectifier connected to the electric machine, a converter, an electric network connecting the rectifier to the converter, electric motors connected to the converter, rotary-blade assemblies coupled to the electric motors, wherein the system includes: a detector configured to detect a reduction in a demand for electrical power within the system to below a predetermined value, a bypass circuit configured to bypass the electric machine when the detector detects a reduction in the demand for electrical power.