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US 2020/0047871 A1Published application
Aircraft electrical network
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorMatthew MOXON
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Abstract
An aircraft has an internal combustion engine and a wing including a hollow structural member. The aircraft has an electrical network including: an electrical motor configured to drive an aircraft propulsor; at least one conductor configured to electrically couple the electrical motor and an electrical storage device; wherein the electrical conductor is formed of the hollow structural member of the aircraft wing.
Claims5
An aircraft comprising a wing comprising a hollow structural member, the hollow structural member comprising a wing leading edge box, wherein the aircraft comprises an electrical network comprising:
- an electrical motor configured to drive an aircraft propulsor;
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- at least one conductor configured to electrically couple the electrical motor and an electrical energy storage device, the conductor comprising at least two conducting elements carrying a separate electrical phase, each of the at least two conducting elements being arranged concentrically,
- wherein the at least one conductor is formed of the hollow structural member of the aircraft wing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.