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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Nikolai N. Pastouchenko, Glenville, NY (US);
Randy M. Vondrell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kurt David Murrow, Springboro, OH (US);
Jixian Yao, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Brandon Wayne Miller, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Patrick Michael Marrinan, Mason, OH (US);
Daniel Alan Niergarth, Norwood, OH (US);
Narendra Digamber Joshi, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for operating an electric fan of an aircraft propulsion system includes driving a plurality of fan blades of the electric fan with an electric machine to generate thrust for the aircraft; and driving the electric machine with the plurality of fan blades of the electric fan to generate electrical power subsequent to driving the plurality of fan blades of the electric fan with the electric machine to generate thrust for the aircraft.