ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,401,312, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Sensor-less temperature monitoring" was invented by Anil Prasad Josyula (Andhra Pradesh, India), Ashish Vijay (Rajasthan, India) and Sangameswaran Kamanathan (Tamil Nadu, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor temperature control system for an electric aircraft is provided. The motor temperature control system includes an electric motor, circuitry and a thermoelectric generator (TEG). The TEG is disposed in thermal communication with the electric motor. The TEG is electrically coupled to the circuitry such that heat generated by the electric m...