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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
David P. Dube, Saco, ME (US);
Richard K. Hayford, Cape Neddick, ME (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/36 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/275 (2006.01); H01L 35/30 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); F02C 6/14 (2006.01); F02C 7/12 (2006.01); F02C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/36 (2013.01); F01D 21/00 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 6/14 (2013.01); F02C 7/12 (2013.01); F02C 7/275 (2013.01); F02C 9/00 (2013.01); H01L 35/30 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/60 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01); F05D 2260/20 (2013.01); F05D 2260/941 (2013.01); F05D 2270/114 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bowed rotor prevention system for a gas turbine engine is provided. The bowed rotor prevention system includes a thermoelectric generator system operable to produce electricity from waste heat of the gas turbine engine. The bowed rotor prevention system also includes a bowed rotor prevention motor operable to drive rotation of turbomachinery of the gas turbine engine using the electricity produced by the thermoelectric generator system.