Safran Helicopter Engines

Safran Electrical & Power

Philippe Vallart

Jean-Michel Bazet

Loïc Le Duigou

Loic LeDuigou

Loic Le Duigou

The present disclosure relates to an architecture of a propulsion system of a multi-engine helicopter comprising turboshaft engines connected to a power transmission gearbox, characterized in that it comprises: at least one hybrid turboshaft engine capable of operating in at least one standby mode during a stable cruise flight of the helicopter; at least two systems for controlling each hybrid turboshaft engine, each system comprising an electric machine connected to the hybrid turboshaft engine and suitable for rotating the gas generator thereof, and at least one source of electrical power for the electric machine, each reactivation system being configured such that it can drive the turboshaft engine in at least one operating mode among a plurality of predetermined modes.

Architecture for a propulsion system of a helicopter including a hybrid turboshaft engine and a system for reactivating said hybrid turboshaft engine

The invention relates to an architecture of a propulsion system of a multi-engine helicopter comprising turboshaft engines connected to a power transmission gearbox, characterised in that it comprises: at least one hybrid turboshaft engine () capable of operating in at least one standby mode during a stable cruise flight of the helicopter; at least two systems () for controlling each hybrid turboshaft engine (), each system () comprising an electric machine () connected to the hybrid turboshaft engine () and suitable for rotating the gas generator thereof, and at least one source () of electrical power for said electric machine (), each reactivation system () being configured such that it can drive said turboshaft engine () in at least one operating mode among a plurality of predetermined modes.

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Gan, France

Philippe Vallart