An aspect includes a battery charging system for a hybrid electric aircraft. The battery charging system includes a generator, a battery system, and a controller. The controller is operable to charge the battery system up to a first charge level based on receiving a first charging current at a power input. An operational status of a gas turbine engine of the hybrid electric aircraft is monitored. The battery system is charged at a second charging current received from the generator driven by the gas turbine engine responsive to determining that the gas turbine engine is in a taxi state, where the second charging current is less than the first charging current. Charging of the battery system is halted based on detecting a transition of the gas turbine engine from the taxi state to an off-idle throttle state.
Hybrid electric aircraft battery charging
2020-09-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / F01D Strömungsmaschinen [Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen], z.B. Dampfturbinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES / F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung |