One embodiment is an electric drive system (500) for an aircraft (100) comprising: at least one motor (602); at least one gear box (605) associated with the at least one motor (602); a cooling fan (612) for drawing air into the electric drive system (500) across an electronic component (608) of the electric drive system (500) to cool the electronic component (608) and for expelling air into an oil cooler (614) for cooling oil contained therein; an oil distribution system for distributing oil cooled by the oil cooler (614) to at least one motor (602) and at least one gearbox (605), wherein the distributed oil is used to cool the at least one motor (602) and the at least one gearbox (605); a reservoir (610) for collecting the distributed oil after it has been used to cool the at least one motor (602) and the at least one gearbox (605); at least one structural element (504) for retaining the at least one motor (602), the at least one gearbox (605), the cooling fan (612), the oil distribution system, and the reservoir (610) together as a unit; and a collective actuator (616) for controlling a collective pitch of rotor blades connected to the rotor shaft (604).


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    Title :

    ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM LINE REPLACEABLE UNIT WITH INTEGRATED THERMAL COOLING


    Additional title:

    ELEKTRISCHE ANTRIEBSSYSTEM AUSTAUSCHEINHEIT MIT INTEGRIERTER THERMISCHER KÜHLUNG
    UNITÉ REMPLAÇABLE EN LIGNE DE SYSTÈME D'ENTRAÎNEMENT ÉLECTRIQUE À REFROIDISSEMENT THERMIQUE INTÉGRÉ


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    Publication date :

    2024-04-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H02K Dynamoelektrische Maschinen , DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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