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

Claim 6:
7. A method of reducing a speed of a main rotor of a rotorcraft, the method comprising:
receiving an output from a sensor on the rotorcraft; and
in response to the output, increasing a load on a generator coupled to a main rotor gearbox, the main rotor gearbox coupled to the main rotor,
wherein increasing the load on the generator comprises electrically connecting 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, and
wherein the increase in load occurs prior to an engagement of a mechanical rotor brake.