Document Type
Patent
Publication/Presentation Date
2-9-2016
Abstract/Description
A hybrid clutch assembly inserted between an internal combustion engine and the propeller of an aircraft to provide a hybrid-powered aircraft. The hybrid clutch assembly allows a direct current (DC) electric motor to be attached to the hybrid clutch assembly using drive belts. The hybrid clutch assembly allows the internal combustion engine to transmit power to the aircraft's propeller and freely spin the DC motor. The DC motor can transmit power to the aircraft's propeller without turning the internal combustion engine. The hybrid clutch assembly independently allows either the internal combustion engine or the DC 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 connects to the drive belt housing a hybrid clutch assembly shaft. The adapter plate enables connection of the hybrid clutch to the internal combustion engine propeller flange. The drive belt housing enables connection of the hybrid clutch to the propeller. The DC motor is connected to the drive belt housing drive belts.
Patent Number
US 9,254,922 B2
Assignee
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Application Number
13/785,605
Date Filed
3-5-2013
Scholarly Commons Citation
Anderson, R., Eastlake, C. N., Gonitzke, M., & Greiner, G. P. (2016). Hybrid Clutch Assembly for an Aircraft. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/2022
