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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Rolls-royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Bradley Eugene Auker, Coatesville, IN (US);
Edward Claude Rice, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F02C 7/32 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); H02K 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 7/32 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); H02K 9/04 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01); Y02T 50/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbine engine is described that includes an intake, an inlet duct configured to receive fluid from the intake, and an outer bypass duct configured to receive fluid from the intake. The turbine engine further includes a drive shaft, a tower shaft mechanically coupled to the drive shaft, and an electric generator mechanically coupled to the tower shaft. The electric generator is located between the inlet duct and the outer bypass duct.