Electrically driven fuel pump for gas turbine engines
US4815278A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2220/50
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved electrically driven fuel control system for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The system utilizes a combination of variation in power applied to an electrically powered drive of a positive displacement fuel pump and braking to achieve an optimized response characteristic approaching that of mechanically driven fuel systems directly driven from the gas turbine engine. In the preferred embodiment, for a decrease in fuel delivery exceeding a predetermined limit control of the electric drive for the fuel pump is achieved by braking. For decreases in fuel delivery having a magnitude less than the predetermined limit and for fuel increases, control is achieved by varying the power applied to the electric drive for the fuel pump.
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