A propeller driven hybrid aircraft powered by either an internal combustion engine or an electric motor. The transition of power from the internal combustion engine to the electric motor and back is performed through a hybrid clutch assembly that interconnects the internal combustion engine propeller flange to the propeller driveshaft. The hybrid clutch assembly independently allows either the internal combustion engine or the electric motor in parallel to power the aircraft's propeller. The hybrid clutch assembly includes a hybrid clutch, a drive belt housing, a hybrid clutch assembly shaft, and an adapter plate. The hybrid clutch assembly is inserted between the internal combustion engine and the propeller of an aircraft.
申请公布号
WO2014137365(A1)
申请公布日期
2014.09.12
申请号
WO2013US37409
申请日期
2013.04.19
申请人
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, INC.
发明人
ANDERSON, RICHARD;COSTELLO, LORI;EASTLAKE, CHARLES, N.;GONITZKE, MATT;GREINER, GLENN, P.