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Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 19, 2018
Applicant:

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;

Inventor:

Poi Loon Tang, Montreal, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/48 (2006.01); B64C 11/30 (2006.01); B64D 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/48 (2013.01); B64C 11/301 (2013.01); B64D 31/06 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2260/70 (2013.01); F05D 2260/81 (2013.01); F05D 2270/20 (2013.01); F05D 2270/335 (2013.01); F05D 2270/54 (2013.01); F05D 2270/71 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling a gas turbine engine and a propeller are described herein. A target output power for the engine and a target speed for the propeller are received. A measurements of at least one engine parameter and a measurement of at least one propeller parameter are received. At least one engine control command is generated based on the target output power, the measurement of the at least one engine parameter and at least one model of the engine. At least one propeller control command is generated based on the target speed, the measurement of the at least one propeller parameter and the at least one model of the propeller. The at least one engine control command is output for controlling an operation of the engine accordingly and the at least one propeller control command is output for controlling an operation of the propeller accordingly.


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