Rolls-royce Corporation

Rolls-royce Deutschland Ltd & Co. Kg

Ivan Popovic

Kalyani G Menon

Richard Harwood

Gideon Daniel Venter

Chloe J Palmer

Rory Douglas Stieger

Joseph Palmer

An aircraft propulsion system includes at least first and second electrical generators, each being configured to provide electrical power to a respective first and second AC electrical network. The system further comprises at least first and second AC electrical motors directly electrically coupled to a respective AC network and coupled to a respective propulsor, and a DC electrical network electrically coupled to the first and second AC networks via respective first and second AC to DC converters, and to a further electrical motor, the further electrical motor being coupled to a propulsor.

Aircraft propulsion system

An aircraft propulsion system () comprises at least first and second electrical generators (), each being configured to provide electrical power to a respective first and second AC electrical network (). The system () further comprises at least first and second AC electrical motors () directly electrically coupled to a respective AC network () and coupled to a respective propulsor (), and a DC electrical network electrically coupled to the first and second AC networks () via respective first and second AC to DC converters (), and to a further electrical motor), the further electrical motor () being coupled to a propulsor ().

A gas turbine engine includes a spool which rotates in use, a static structure and an air bearing, the air bearing being provided at an interface between the spool and the static structure.

Gas turbine engine

An aircraft pneumatic system includes a main gas turbine engine including a main compressor, a recuperated auxiliary gas turbine engine including a core compressor having an inlet in fluid communication with a main compressor bleed of the main gas turbine engine and an environmental control system inlet in fluid communication with the main compressor bleed of the main gas turbine engine. The environmental control system includes a compressor driveable by power provided by the auxiliary gas turbine engine.

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Ivan Popovic