A pod drive unit with dual axial flux motors controlling a single pitchable propeller through speed-differential coupling for marine vessel propulsion.

Patentradars sammanfattning

Volvo Penta discloses a POD drive unit comprising two independent axial flux motors connected to separate shafts, both coupled to a single pitchable propeller via a mechanical coupling. The coupling mechanism modulates propeller pitch angle dynamically based on differential rotation speeds between the two motors, enabling variable propulsion characteristics without separate pitch actuation systems.

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