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Patent No. 5265827

Paddle Wheel Plane

An aircraft having vertical takeoff and landing capability provided with at least first and second laterally extending paddle wheels rotatable on a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft fuselage and between its nose and tail.

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Assignee: Abb Oy


Location: Helsinki, FI
No. of patents: 13

NumberTitleIssue Date
7944087Method and apparatus for stabilizing voltage of intermediate circuit of frequency converter
A method and an apparatus for damping voltage oscillation of a voltage intermediate circuit of a frequency converter, the frequency converter comprising a half controlled rectifier bridge coupled to a supply network. The method comprises determining magnitude (U
05/17/2011
7432624Rotor for a permanent-magnet electrical machine and a machine for manufacturing it
The object of the invention is a rotor (4) for a permanent-magnet electrical machine, comprising an axle (6) mounted to the machine body with bearings, a rotor pack made of iron and arranged around the axle (6), as well as permanent magnets (...
10/07/2008
7365622Switching device combination for capacitive loads connected to direct voltage
This publication discloses a switching device combination for capacitive loads (3) connected to a direct voltage. The switching device combination includes an actual switch component (1) for connecting voltage to the capacitive load (3), a charg...
04/29/2008
7349814Measurement method and arrangement
The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for measuring a liquid flow in connection with a pump system. The invention is preferably implemented in a pump system where the pump (240) is driven by an alternating-current motor (230), whose rota...
03/25/2008
7271505Voltage balancing in intermediate circuit capacitors
A balancing circuit for voltages of a series connection of capacitors, particularly for intermediate circuit capacitors (3) of an inverter, there being at least two intermediate circuit capacitors connected in series over intermediate circuit voltage. The bal...
09/18/2007
7245197Liquid-cooled choke
The invention relates to a liquid-cooled choke comprising a choke core (1), a choke coil (2) and a path (3) for a cooling liquid to cool the choke. The choke core (1) is divided into at least two parts (1a, 1b)...
07/17/2007
7221152Method in salient-pole permanent magnet synchronous machine
A method for determining the speed and position of a rotor of a salient-pole permanent magnet synchronous machine, the method comprising the steps of creating a voltage model (41) on a permanent magnet synchronous machine, forming a voltage reference (us...
05/22/2007
7218070System and method for braking a motor of a propulsion unit
The present invention relates to a propeller drive arrangement for vessels used in water-borne traffic, and specifically to a propeller drive arrangement containing a propulsion unit, and to such an arrangement, which contains a propulsion unit, which is turnable re...
05/15/2007
7198528Motor unit for a ship
An arrangement of a ship's propulsion unit includes a motor unit with a motor housing arranged in the water. A motor and related controls are provided in the motor housing. A propeller is arranged at an end of a motor shaft. The motor unit includes an electrical mot...
04/03/2007
7163426Motor unit for a ship
An arrangement for a ship's propulsion unit includes a motor unit with a motor housing arranged in the water. A motor and related controls are provided in the motor housing. A propeller is arranged at an end of a motor shaft. The motor unit includes an electric moto...
01/16/2007
7082374Energy consumption in electrical drive
The invention relates to a measurement and evaluation method of energy consumption in an electrical drive having a control unit and an AC motor and an arrangement for realizing the method. The method has the following steps. Data of the state of the AC motor, such a...
07/25/2006
7034510Method for coupling inverter to alternating voltage
A method for coupling an inverter to an alternating voltage source, the inverter comprising a current controller, which controls phase currents and implements reference current. The method comprises steps of giving zero current as the reference current for the curre...
04/25/2006
6712654Turning of a propulsion unit
The present application is a method and apparatus for moving and steering a vessel traveling in water. The arrangement for moving and steering a vessel includes a propulsion unit having a chamber positioned outside the vessel equipment for rotating a propeller arran...
03/30/2004
 
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