An example hybrid aircraft propulsion system includes a plurality of electrical busses comprising a propulsion bus, a critical bus, and a non-critical bus; an electrical energy storage system coupled to each of the plurality of electrical busses; one or more power units configured to generate and output electrical energy via the propulsion bus; one or more electrical machines configured to drive respective propulsors using electrical energy received via the propulsion bus; one or more hotel loads configured to receive energy via the non-critical bus; and one or more critical loads configured to receive energy via the critical bus.
Electrical architecture for hybrid propulsion
2021-10-26
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |