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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Stefan Stückl, München, DE;
Jan Van Toor, München, DE;
Stefan Stückl, München, DE;
Jan Van Toor, München, DE;
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Ottobrunn, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a drive device for an aircraft, at least comprising a battery for storing electrical energy, an electric motor for driving a propeller, a conducting means for transferring the electrical energy from the battery to the electric motor, and a first control means for controlling the electric motor. The invention is characterized in that: the battery is a lithium-air battery; the electric motor is a high-temperature superconductor motor; at least one store is provided for a coolant and a cooling system which is connected to the store for cooling the high-temperature superconductor motor, the cooling system comprising a second control means for controlling the cooling system; a first means is provided for variably arranging the lithium-air battery and/or a second means is provided for variably arranging the store in the aircraft; and a third control means is provided for controlling the first and/or the second means.