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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Safran Helicopter Engines, Bordes, FR;
Vincent Poumarede, Tarbes, FR;
Thomas Klonowski, Sedzere, FR;
Fabien Mercier-Calvairac, Pau, FR;
Camel Serghine, Boeil-Bezing, FR;
SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES, Bordes, FR;
Abstract
An assistance device for a free-turbine engine of an aircraft having at least two free-turbine engines, the device including an electrical starter machine for providing prolonged assistance to the gas generator of a first engine using energy produced by an electric generator machine driven by the second engine, the device further including at least one electricity storage member electrically connected to the electrical starter machine for providing a burst of assistance to the gas generator, wherein the electrical starter machine is powered by a first power converter enabling it to exchange energy with the storage member for providing the burst of assistance, and that transmits thereto the energy supplied by a second power converter for the prolonged assistance.