Shaft-Driven Electrical Device

摘要

A shaft-driven electrical device is disclosed. The shaft-driven electrical device may be for a piston-aircraft engine or a turbine aircraft engine. The shaft-driven electrical device for a piston-aircraft engine may include an engine, a plurality of coils, a flywheel, an output shaft and a spinner. The shaft-driven electrical device for a turbine aircraft engine may include an engine, a plurality of coils, a propeller spinner backplate, an output shaft and a spinner. The shaft-driven electrical device may serve as an electric generator, an electric motor, or a starter.

主权项

1. A shaft-driven electrical device for an aircraft piston-engine, comprising:
an engine having a casing; one or more lead wires, the lead wires configured to conduct electricity to an electrical control device or from the electrical control device; a plurality of coils disposed on a first portion of the engine; an output shaft extending from a first aperture of the casing and passing through a flywheel; and a plurality of magnets disposed on a face of the flywheel facing the coils, providing moving magnetic fields which induce electrical current in the coils.