Patents Assigned to ASCENDANCE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
  • Publication number: 20250115363
    Abstract: An aircraft having a hybrid power source includes horizontal drive thrusters powered by an electric motor and forming a horizontal drive unit, vertical take-off/landing rotors forming with electric motors and a corresponding stored electrical energy source a vertical drive unit comprising an electric power supply bus, power generation sources connected to the electric power supply buses and by an input of a vertical drive unit and to each horizontal drive unit via an output of each vertical drive unit. The electric power supply controller emits a power command to the power generation source according to power requirements of the vertical and/or horizontal drive units. The stored electrical energy sources supply electricity according to the difference between the power requirements of the vertical and/or horizontal drive units. The power generation source recharges the stored electrical energy sources, so that the stored electrical energy sources are passively controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: ASCENDANCE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Clément DINEL, Benoît FERRAN
  • Patent number: 12103693
    Abstract: A power management system for an aircraft with a hybrid power source comprises a rechargeable electricity source and an electricity generating source, a detector determining status data of the elements of the aircraft power consumption electrical circuit, and power data relating to the instantaneous electrical power demanded by the aircraft and/or the charging status of the rechargeable electricity sources, an automaton receiving the power data from the detector and determining a control status for the power sources, an adapter determining a backup electrical configuration when the status data indicate a failure, a controller determining an electrical control for the rechargeable electrical source and the electrical generating source based on the instantaneous electrical power demanded, and a switch emitting commands to the switches of the aircraft power consumption electrical circuit to implement a nominal electrical configuration, or, a backup electrical configuration for the adapter in case of receipt ther
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: ASCENDANCE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Clément Dinel, Marion Marduel
  • Publication number: 20240262521
    Abstract: A power management system for an aircraft with a hybrid power source comprises a rechargeable electricity source and an electricity generating source, a detector determining status data of the elements of the aircraft power consumption electrical circuit, and power data relating to the instantaneous electrical power demanded by the aircraft and/or the charging status of the rechargeable electricity sources, an automaton receiving the power data from the detector and determining a control status for the power sources, an adapter determining a backup electrical configuration when the status data indicate a failure, a controller determining an electrical control for the rechargeable electrical source and the electrical generating source based on the instantaneous electrical power demanded, and a switch emitting commands to the switches of the aircraft power consumption electrical circuit to implement a nominal electrical configuration, or, a backup electrical configuration for the adapter in case of receipt ther
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: ASCENDANCE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Clément DINEL, Marion MARDUEL
  • Patent number: 11987348
    Abstract: An aircraft having a hybrid power source includes two horizontal drive units, four vertical drive units, a vertical drive unit comprising a power supply bus the output of which may be connected to a single horizontal drive unit which may be connected to at least two vertical drive units via a switch, two power generation sources connected, on the one hand, to each of the power supply buses by a respective input of the corresponding vertical drive unit and, on the other hand, to each horizontal drive unit via the respective output of each vertical drive unit, and a power supply command arranged to send a power command to the power generation sources according to the power requirements of the vertical drive units and/or horizontal drive units. The power generation sources are also suitable for recharging power sources of the vertical drive units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ASCENDANCE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Clément Dinel, Benoît Ferran
  • Publication number: 20230399099
    Abstract: An aircraft having a hybrid power source includes two horizontal drive units, four vertical drive units, a vertical drive unit comprising a power supply bus the output of which may be connected to a single horizontal drive unit which may be connected to at least two vertical drive units via a switch, two power generation sources connected, on the one hand, to each of the power supply buses by a respective input of the corresponding vertical drive unit and, on the other hand, to each horizontal drive unit via the respective output of each vertical drive unit, and a power supply command arranged to send a power command to the power generation sources according to the power requirements of the vertical drive units and/or horizontal drive units. The power generation sources are also suitable for recharging power sources of the vertical drive units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: ASCENDANCE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Clément DINEL, Benoît FERRAN