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US 12,606,312 B2Granted
Systems and methods for managing eVTOL flight in icing
AssigneeArcher Aviation Inc.
InventorsBharat Tulsyan, Scott Graves, Diederik Marius, Stephen M. Spiteri
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for averting, shedding, or otherwise managing ice accretions that may develop during flight of an aircraft. Example systems and methods generate heat at targeted areas of a propeller assembly by electric heating systems that utilize propeller motion.
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A propeller assembly for an aircraft, comprising:
- a propeller hub;
- a propeller blade coupled to the propeller hub;
- a spinner coupled to the propeller hub;
- a spinner rod coupled to the propeller hub;
- an electrically conductive portion fixedly mounted to an inner surface of the spinner or an inner surface of the propeller hub;
- a motor configured to rotate the propeller hub, the propeller blade, the spinner, the spinner rod, and the electrically conductive portion;
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- a magnet suspended from the spinner rod, the magnet being rotationally decoupled from the spinner rod by a bearing;
- wherein the magnet is configured to generate a current in the electrically conductive portion when the propeller rotates to manage ice accretion on a surface of the propeller assembly.
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