One embodiment is an electric drive system for an aircraft comprising a plurality of redundant motors (802), wherein power generated by the plurality of motors (802) is used to drive a rotor system comprising a rotor shaft (812) having a plurality of rotor blades connected thereto; a gear box (808) associated with the plurality of redundant motors (802); a collective actuator (814) for controlling a collective pitch of the rotor blades connected to the rotor shaft (812); and at least one structural element (818) for retaining the redundant motors (802), the gear box (808), and the collective actuator (814) together as a single integrated unit.
ROTOR SYSTEM WITH AN ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM LINE REPLACEABLE UNIT WITH INTEGRATED COLLECTIVE ACTUATION
ROTORSYSTEM MIT ELEKTRISCHER ANTRIEBSSYSTEM-LEITUNGSAUSTAUSCHEINHEIT MIT INTEGRIERTER KOLLEKTIVER BETÄTIGUNG
SYSTÈME DE ROTOR AVEC UNE UNITÉ REMPLAÇABLE EN LIGNE DE SYSTÈME D'ENTRAÎNEMENT ÉLECTRIQUE À ACTIONNEMENT COLLECTIF INTÉGRÉ
2022-11-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
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