A method for protecting an electric propulsion system in response to occurrence of a fault. The method includes the step of activating short circuits in power switches of inverters in a motor controller to redirect current regenerated by a motor which is electrically coupled to the motor controller and mechanically coupled to a propeller. The method further includes feathering the propeller while the motor is regenerating current. The protection logic is designed to address different types of faults, including faults in the high-voltage direct-current bus, faults in the motor controller, and faults in the motor.
Protection system for aircraft electric propulsion motor and motor controller
2024-07-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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