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- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for generating electrical power on aircraft rotor heads
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Application No.: US15840946Application Date: 2017-12-13
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Publication No.: US10284044B1Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Daniel R. Schmick
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Main IPC: B64C27/32
- IPC: B64C27/32 ; H02K3/51

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for generating electrical power on aircraft rotor heads are disclosed. The apparatus includes a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The rotor assembly is rigidly coupled to a rotor head of an aircraft. The rotor assembly is to rotate at a first rate as the rotor head rotates at the first rate. The stator assembly is rotatably coupled to the rotor assembly. The stator assembly includes a stabilizer to aerodynamically resist rotation of the stator assembly. The stabilizer is to cause the stator assembly to rotate at a second rate less than the first rate.
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