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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Alan W. Smith, Greenwood, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/04 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01); F02C 9/46 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); H02P 11/00 (2006.01); H02P 101/25 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/46 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); H02P 11/00 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01); F05D 2270/31 (2013.01); H02P 2101/25 (2015.01);
Abstract
An example system includes a gas-turbine configured to generate mechanical energy using fuel; an electrical generator configured to generate electrical energy using the mechanical energy generated by the gas-turbine; an electrical converter configured to process the electrical energy generated by the electrical generator; and a converter controller configured to reduce, responsive to detecting occurrence of a fault in the electrical generator or the electrical converter, an amount of fuel provided to the gas-turbine.