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

Claim 13:
14. 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 comprising:
an electrical motor having a stator and a rotor;
an inverter assembly that provides power to the electrical motor;
a main shaft, wherein a first end of the main shaft is mechanically coupled to the rotor;
a propeller flange assembly, wherein a second end of the main shaft is mechanically coupled to the propeller flange assembly; and
a bearing located in the electrical engine that provides a grounding path from the propeller flange assembly to the aircraft frame.