An electrical propulsion unit (EPU) for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is provided. The EPU includes a propeller or a fan and an electric motor. The electric motor includes a stator comprising coils configured to carry current and a rotor arranged to interact with the stator. The rotor is configured to generate a torque for driving rotation of the propeller or the fan. The coils of the stator have a cumulated conductor volume Vconductor The stator, the rotor, or the stator and the rotor include a flux guiding iron material configured to guide magnetic flux generated by the coils of the stator, wherein the flux guiding iron material has a cumulated iron volume Viron, and wherein the electric motor has a machine parameter Γ that is greater than or equal to 0.25, Γ being defined as: Γ=Vconductor/Viron.
Electrical machines for aircraft power and propulsion systems
2023-11-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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