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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2019
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. O'Flarity, Port Saint Lucie, FL (US);
Neil Terwilliger, Meriden, CT (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/14 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); H02K 7/116 (2006.01); H02K 11/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/14 (2013.01); H02K 7/116 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); H02K 11/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a compressor. A turbine is mechanically connected to the compressor by a shaft. An air-driven auxiliary turbine is in fluid communication with the compressor and is configured to receive pressurized air from the compressor. An auxiliary generator is operably connected to the auxiliary turbine. The auxiliary generator is configured to generate electrical energy in response to an operation of the auxiliary turbine. An energy storage device is in electrical communication with the auxiliary generator.