Adjustable variable frequency starter/generator system
US7105937B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K7/116
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A starter/generator system for a gas turbine engine used in aeronautical applications that couples a single dynamoelectric machine to the gas turbine engine through a torque converter in a starting mode, and then disengages the torque converter and engages the engine to the dynamoelectric machine through an adjustable speed transmission in a generating mode after the engine reaches self-sustaining speed, wherein the speed of the adjustable speed transmission is set to match the frequency of AC generated by the dynamoelectric machine with on-board electrical equipment requirements to suit flight conditions.
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