Patent ID: 9731836
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B64C,B64D,F02C,F25B,Y02T

Claim:
1. A system for providing propulsion, electrical generation and thermal management to an airframe from a single prime mover, comprising: an engine providing power to an engine output shaft; a speed change transmission, said transmission having an input shaft and at least two output shafts, said input shaft operatively connected to said engine output shaft to distribute power from said engine to a first transmission output shaft and a second transmission output shaft, said first transmission output shaft operatively coupled to an electric machine and to a propeller such that both said electric machine and said propeller are driven by said first transmission output shaft, and said second transmission output shaft operatively coupled to a refrigerant compressor of a refrigeration system, wherein said refrigerant compressor is coupled with said propeller via said first transmission output shaft and via said second transmission output shaft, and a condenser for said refrigeration system mounted on a structure that surrounds said propeller.