Hybrid propulsion system cockpit interface
AssigneesROLLS-ROYCE plc, Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
InventorsStephen Andrew Long, David Virgil Kopeschka, Michael P. Dougherty, Mark Ian McLaren
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Abstract
An example system includes a throttle control for managing power in a hybrid propulsion system that includes an electrical propulsion unit configured to operate using electrical energy sourced from an electrical energy storage system (ESS) and/or one or more electrical generators, the throttle control comprising: a control lever movable through a plurality of positions, the plurality of positions including: a regeneration position; an off position; a maximum electric only position; a maximum continuous dual source position; and a maximum non-continuous dual source position.
Claims19
An airframe for managing power in a hybrid propulsion system, the system comprising:
- an electrical propulsion unit configured to operate using electrical energy sourced from an electrical energy storage system (ESS) and/or one or more electrical generators;
- a display;
- and
- a power share control configured to receive an input specifying a power source distribution between the ESS and the one or more electrical generators;
- one or more processors configured to output, for display at the display, a graphical user interface (GUI) that indicates an operating state of the electrical propulsion unit, wherein the indication of the operating state indicates:
- an amount of torque provided to a propulsor by the electrical propulsion unit, and
- a representation of a source of electrical power used by the electrical propulsion unit, the representation influenced by the input received via the power share control.
A system for managing power in a hybrid propulsion system comprising an electrical propulsion unit configured to operate using electrical energy sourced from an electrical energy storage system (ESS) and/or one or more electrical generators, the system comprising:
- a display;
- and
- one or more processors configured to:
- receive an input specifying a power source distribution between the ESS and the one or more electrical generators;
- and
- output, for display at the display, a graphical user interface (GUI) that indicates an operating state of the electrical propulsion unit, wherein the indication of the operating state indicates an amount of torque provided to a propulsor by the electrical propulsion unit, and a representation of a source of electrical power used by the electrical propulsion unit, the representation influenced by the input received via the power share control.
A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of an aircraft to:
- control an electrical propulsion unit of the aircraft to operate using electrical energy sourced from an electrical energy storage system (ESS) and/or one or more electrical generators;
- receive an input specifying a power source distribution between the ESS and the one or more electrical generators;
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- output, for display, a graphical user interface (GUI) that indicates an operating state of the electrical propulsion unit, wherein the indication of the operating state indicates an amount of torque provided to a propulsor by the electrical propulsion unit, and a representation of a source of electrical power used by the electrical propulsion unit, the representation influenced by the input received via the power share control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.