Propulsion channel for aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12231073-B2
Application number	US-202117996306-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2021
Priority date	Apr 15, 2020
Publication date	Feb 18, 2025
Grant date	Feb 18, 2025

Abstract

A propulsion channel for aircraft at least one first dual-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine configured to be mechanically coupled to a turbine engine. The propulsion channel further includes at least one second polyphase rotating electric machine electrically coupled to the first asynchronous rotating electric machine, and a control and storage module configured to control the first polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine. The module is connected to the first dual-feed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine as well as to the at least second polyphase rotating electric machine. The at least second polyphase rotating electric machine includes a polyphase synchronous rotating electric machine with permanent magnet.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A propulsion channel for an aircraft comprising:
at least a first doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine configured to be mechanically coupled to a turbomachine,
at least a second polyphase rotating electric machine electrically coupled to the first asynchronous rotating electric machine, and
a pilot and storage module configured to pilot the first doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine,
said module being connected to the first doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine and to said at least second polyphase rotating electric machine, said at least second polyphase rotating electric machine comprising a permanent magnet polyphase synchronous rotating electric machine,
wherein a stator of the first doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine comprises a first stator winding generating the electric power feeding the second polyphase rotating electric machine and a second stator winding connected to the pilot and storage module for magnetizing and piloting the magnetic flux of a rotor of the first doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine so as to control frequency and amplitude of the electric power signal from the first electric machine.

2. The channel according to claim 1 , wherein the doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine is of the brushless type.

3. The channel according to claim 1 , further comprising a switch connected between said at least second polyphase rotating electric machine and a connection point connecting said first doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous electric machine and the module, the pilot and storage module being further configured to pilot the first permanent magnet polyphase synchronous rotating electric machine.

4. The channel according to claim 1 , wherein the pilot and storage module comprises a first reversible electric power converter configured to pilot said first doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine, a second reversible electric power converter being connected to the first power converter and to the connection point, the second converter being configured to feed the first doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine and the permanent magnet polyphase synchronous rotating electric machine, said module further comprising an electric energy storage unit connected between the first electric power converter and the second electric power converter, the module being further configured to store electric energy in the storage unit.

5. The channel according to claim 4 , wherein the first and second reversible electric power converters are configured to transfer 30% of the rated power generated by the doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine.

6. The channel according to claim 4 , wherein the second reversible electric power converter is further configured to transfer electric power generated by the permanent magnet polyphase synchronous rotating electric machine to the storage unit.

7. The channel according to claim 4 , further comprising a second permanent magnet synchronous rotating electric machine mechanically connected between the turbomachine and the first doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine, the pilot and storage module further comprising a third electric power converter connected to the second permanent magnet synchronous rotating electric machine and to the electric energy storage unit, the third electric power converter being configured to transfer electric power generated by the second permanent magnet synchronous electric machine to the storage unit and the first power converter.

8. The channel according to claim 7 , further comprising a third permanent magnet polyphase synchronous rotating electric machine and a fourth reversible electric power converter connected to said third synchronous rotating electric machine and connected between the first electric power converter and the second electric power converter.

9. An aircraft comprising a first propulsion channel according to claim 1 , and a turbomachine configured to drive the first doubly-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine.

10. The aircraft according to claim 9 , further comprising a second propulsion channel of identical architecture to the first propulsion channel, the turbomachine being configured to drive the first and second propulsion channels.

Assignees

• Safran

Inventors

• Viguier Christophe Ludovic Jean-Claude
• Petibon Stéphane
• Rougier Florent

Classifications

• B64D35/023

  of series-parallel type · CPC title

• B64D27/357

  using batteries · CPC title

• B64D27/33

  Hybrid electric aircraft · CPC title

• H02P7/343 Primary

  in which both generator and motor fields are controlled · CPC title

• H02P27/06 Primary

  using DC to AC converters or inverters (H02P27/05 takes precedence) · CPC title