Apparatus and methods for controlling velocity of aircraft during landing roll-out and/or taxiing
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorPeter Swann
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Abstract
Apparatus for controlling velocity of aircraft during landing roll-out and/or taxiing, the apparatus comprising: a generator for absorbing kinetic energy from a landing gear of the aircraft to generate electrical energy; and a component of the aircraft for receiving and consuming electrical energy from the generator, the generator and the component being electrically connected to one another without an intervening electrical energy storage device.
Claims14
Apparatus for controlling velocity of aircraft during landing roll-out and/or taxiing, the apparatus comprising:
- a generator for absorbing kinetic energy from a landing gear of the aircraft to generate electrical energy;
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- a component of the aircraft for receiving and consuming electrical energy from the generator, the generator and the component being electrically connected to one another without an intervening electrical energy storage device,
- wherein the component comprises at least one fan for providing thrust to reduce the velocity of the aircraft during landing roll-out and/or taxiing, and
- wherein the component is configured to vary a load on the generator by means of charging a power consumed by the at least one fan.
A method for controlling velocity of aircraft comprising a landing gear during landing roll-out and/or taxiing, the method comprising:
- varying load on a generator to vary resistance to rotation of the landing gear, the generator being arranged to absorb kinetic energy from the landing gear to generate electrical energy, a component of the aircraft being arranged to receive and consume electrical energy from the generator, the generator and the component being electrically connected to one another without an intervening electrical energy storage device,
- wherein the component comprises at least one fan for providing thrust to reduce the velocity of the aircraft during landing roll-out and/or taxiing, and
- wherein the component varies the load on the generator by means of changing a power consumed by the at least one fan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.