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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2017
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael Abraham Karam, Plainfield, IN (US);
ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A system for providing auxiliary power in an aircraft. A propulsion core comprises a compressor, a combustor, a turbine, and a shaft. An accessory unit comprises an accessory combustor, an accessory turbine, and an accessory shaft. A tank is configured to hold high pressure air and operably connected to the accessory unit. An electric generator comprises an electrical output and a mechanical input, with the mechanical input operably connected to the accessory shaft and the electrical output operably connected to an electric motor operably connected to the shaft. The electrical output is operably connected to an auxiliary power consuming device in the aircraft.