POWER AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTED HYBRID PROPULSION

A distributed hybrid propulsion system is provided and includes an engine assembly that includes an engine, which is non-propulsive, an energy storage element, a motor-generator and a common bus to which the engine assembly, the energy storage element, the motor-generator and the controller are connected. The common bus includes bi-directional power flow control elements, which are controllable to manage bi-directional power flow between the engine assembly, the energy storage element and the motor-generator.