Patent ID: 11932125
Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 12:
13. A flight control computer for a rotorcraft having a main rotor, the flight control computer comprising:
a sensor configured to provide an output;
a generator coupled to a main rotor gearbox, the main rotor gearbox coupled to the main rotor; and
a generator load controller configured to electrically connect the generator to a power system comprising an electric distributed anti-torque system having at least two electric motors that require electrical power and are configured to operate in generally opposing directions, each electric motor directly connected to one or more blades of the electric distributed anti-torque system such that the one or more blades of each electric motor can operate independently of one another,
wherein the electrical connection of the generator to the power system reduces a mechanical power of the main rotor gearbox.