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Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2024
Applicant:

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;

Inventors:

Raphael Gariepy, Montreal, CA;

Fraz Ahmad Kharal, Brampton, CA;

Antwan Shenouda, Mississauga, CA;

Remi Robache, Montreal, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/34 (2024.01); B64D 31/06 (2024.01); B64D 31/16 (2024.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/16 (2024.01); B64D 31/06 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01); B64D 2221/00 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4278 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A propulsion system for an aircraft includes a battery, an electrical distribution system, a first control channel, and a second control channel. The battery includes a plurality of battery strings. The electrical distribution system includes at least one string contactor for each of the plurality of battery strings. The at least one string contactor includes a first gate connected to the first control channel and a second gate connected to the second control channel. The at least one string contactor is operable to a closed position with a first control signal present at the first gate and a second control signal present at the second gate. The at least one string contactor is operable to an open position with one or both of the first control signal absent at the first gate or the second control signal absent at the second gate.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Gariepy, Raphael. (2026). Battery contactors and contactor control systems for aircraft batteries (U.S. Patent No. 12774104). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12774104

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