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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2017
GE Aviation Systems Llc, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Manish Ashvinkumar Dalal, Dayton, OH (US);
Paul Robert Gemin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for operating a gas turbine engine. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for operating a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine including at least a high pressure spool and a low pressure spool. The method includes causing, by one or more control devices, electrical power to be drawn from the high pressure spool and the low pressure spool into a power distribution system. The method includes determining, by the one or more control devices, a power adjustment event associated with the high pressure spool. The method includes initiating, by the one or more control devices, a power assist operation to redirect electrical power to the high pressure spool based at least in part on the power adjustment event.