Gas turbine engine electrical generator
US11236678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft gas turbine engine includes a main engine shaft, a main engine shaft bearing arrangement for rotatably supporting the main engine shaft, and an electric machine including a rotor and a stator. The rotor is mounted to the main engine shaft and is rotatably supported by a further electric machine bearing arrangement extending between the rotor and the stator, and the stator is mounted to static structure of the gas turbine engine.
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