Patent ID: 11958621
Assignee: ARCHER AVIATION, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. An electrical propulsion system for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft possessing a lightning ground path, the electrical propulsion system comprising:
at least one electrical engine mechanically connected directly or indirectly to an aircraft frame of the VTOL aircraft and electrically connected to an electrical power source, the electrical engine having:
an electrical motor having a stator and a rotor;
a gearbox assembly comprising:
a sun gear;
at least one planetary gear;
a ring gear; and
a planetary carrier; and

a bearing located in the electrical engine that provides a grounding path from a propeller flange assembly to the aircraft frame.