Engine start system with quadrature AC excitation
US7514806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02P2101/30
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A starter-generator system may be used to supply sufficient starting torque to start an aircraft main engine. The main starter-generator stator winding may be connected to a constant frequency (CF) power source to create a rotating field in the main starter-generator air gap. This rotating field, in turn, may induce current on the main rotor winding, which may be a closed circuit formed by main rotor field winding and exciter armature winding. The interaction between the main rotor current and the air gap flux may give rise to the starting torque to start the main engine. Adjusting the voltage supplied to the exciter stator field winding can modify the induced voltage and current on the rotor circuit to control the rotor current and starting torque. The starter-generator system may also be used to start an aircraft main engine by directly connecting the main stator winding to a power source without powering the exciter stator.
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