US Patent Issued to Pratt & Whitney Canada on Aug. 11 for "Systems and methods for controlling an electric motor of an aircraft propulsion system" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,495, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Systems and methods for controlling an electric motor of an aircraft propulsion system" was invented by Michael Hanna (Beaconsfield, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A propulsion system for an aircraft includes a propulsor, an engine, an electrical assembly, and a control unit. The engine includes a rotational assembly. The rotational assembly is coupled to the propulsor. The electrical assembly includes an electric motor, an electrical distribution system, and an electrical current sensor. The electric motor is coupled to the propulsor. T...