EP4514683A4 - Aéronef électrique hybride à décollage et atterrissage verticaux - Google Patents

Aéronef électrique hybride à décollage et atterrissage verticaux

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Publication number
EP4514683A4
EP4514683A4 EP23797003.3A EP23797003A EP4514683A4 EP 4514683 A4 EP4514683 A4 EP 4514683A4 EP 23797003 A EP23797003 A EP 23797003A EP 4514683 A4 EP4514683 A4 EP 4514683A4
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Prior art keywords
hybrid electric
vertical take
landing aircraft
electric vertical
landing
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP4514683A1 (fr
Inventor
Kyle B Clark
Herman Wiegman
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Beta Air LLC
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Beta Air LLC
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Priority claimed from US17/733,686 external-priority patent/US11745890B1/en
Priority claimed from US17/733,487 external-priority patent/US11993368B2/en
Priority claimed from US17/734,014 external-priority patent/US11634232B1/en
Priority claimed from US18/116,141 external-priority patent/US12195192B2/en
Application filed by Beta Air LLC filed Critical Beta Air LLC
Publication of EP4514683A1 publication Critical patent/EP4514683A1/fr
Publication of EP4514683A4 publication Critical patent/EP4514683A4/fr
Pending legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C29/00—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft
    • B64C29/0008—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded
    • B64C29/0016—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L50/00—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle
    • B60L50/50—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells
    • B60L50/60—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries
    • B60L50/61—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D27/00—Arrangement or mounting of power plants in aircraft; Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
    • B64D27/02—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
    • B64D27/30—Aircraft characterised by electric power plants
    • B64D27/33—Hybrid electric aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
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    • B64D27/30—Aircraft characterised by electric power plants
    • B64D27/35—Arrangements for on-board electric energy production, distribution, recovery or storage
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D27/00—Arrangement or mounting of power plants in aircraft; Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
    • B64D27/02—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
    • B64D27/30—Aircraft characterised by electric power plants
    • B64D27/35—Arrangements for on-board electric energy production, distribution, recovery or storage
    • B64D27/357—Arrangements for on-board electric energy production, distribution, recovery or storage using batteries
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D31/00—Power plant control systems; Arrangement of power plant control systems in aircraft
    • B64D31/16—Power plant control systems; Arrangement of power plant control systems in aircraft for electric power plants
    • B64D31/18—Power plant control systems; Arrangement of power plant control systems in aircraft for electric power plants for hybrid-electric power plants
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D37/00—Arrangements in connection with fuel supply for power plant
    • B64D37/02—Tanks
    • B64D37/04—Arrangement thereof in or on aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D41/00—Power installations for auxiliary purposes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L2200/00—Type of vehicles
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L2220/00—Electrical machine types; Structures or applications thereof
    • B60L2220/40—Electrical machine applications
    • B60L2220/42—Electrical machine applications with use of more than one motor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
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    • B64D2221/00—Electric power distribution systems onboard aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
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    • B64D37/00—Arrangements in connection with fuel supply for power plant
    • B64D37/005—Accessories not provided for in the groups B64D37/02 - B64D37/28

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Charge And Discharge Circuits For Batteries Or The Like (AREA)
EP23797003.3A 2022-04-29 2023-04-04 Aéronef électrique hybride à décollage et atterrissage verticaux Pending EP4514683A4 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US17/733,686 US11745890B1 (en) 2022-04-29 2022-04-29 Fuel pod for hybrid electric aircraft
US17/733,487 US11993368B2 (en) 2022-04-29 2022-04-29 Hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
US17/734,014 US11634232B1 (en) 2022-04-30 2022-04-30 Hybrid propulsion systems for an electric aircraft
US18/116,141 US12195192B2 (en) 2022-04-30 2023-03-01 Hybrid propulsion systems for an electric aircraft
PCT/US2023/017382 WO2023211639A1 (fr) 2022-04-29 2023-04-04 Aéronef électrique hybride à décollage et atterrissage verticaux

Publications (2)

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EP4514683A1 EP4514683A1 (fr) 2025-03-05
EP4514683A4 true EP4514683A4 (fr) 2026-03-11

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US20210331793A1 (en) * 2019-06-14 2021-10-28 Bell Textron Inc. Vtol aircraft with tilting rotors and tilting ducted fans
US20210261268A1 (en) * 2020-02-26 2021-08-26 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Propulsion apparatus, power supply apparatus, and flying body
US20210284332A1 (en) * 2020-03-11 2021-09-16 Bell Textron Inc. Rocket-turbine-powered vtol aircraft
US11208206B1 (en) * 2021-05-17 2021-12-28 Beta Air, Llc Aircraft for fixed pitch lift

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