Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems, methods, and mechanical designs for inverters for eVTOL aircraft
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Application No.: US18622656Application Date: 2024-03-29
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Publication No.: US12122528B2Publication Date: 2024-10-22
- Inventor: Alan D. Tepe
- Applicant: Archer Aviation Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: ARCHER AVIATION INC.
- Current Assignee: ARCHER AVIATION INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Main IPC: B64D27/24
- IPC: B64D27/24 ; B64C29/00 ; H02P25/16 ; H02P27/06

Abstract:
An electrical propulsion system for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft comprises an electrical motor assembly and an inverter assembly. The inverter assembly comprises a housing, a capacitor assembly, at least one printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), and a plurality of positioning pins. The capacitor assembly comprises a center hole, at least one capacitor, a capacitor housing having at least one busbar, and a plurality of through holes in the capacitor housing. The capacitor assembly and the at least one PCBA are positioned inside the housing. The plurality of positioning pins pass through the through the plurality of through holes of the capacitor housing and the at least one PCBA and are connected to the housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240253796A1 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MECHANICAL DESIGNS FOR INVERTERS FOR EVTOL AIRCRAFT Public/Granted day:2024-08-01
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