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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2019
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Todd A. Spierling, Rockford, IL (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine including: a tail cone; a low pressure compressor; a low pressure turbine; a low speed spool interconnecting the low pressure compressor and the low pressure turbine; and an electric generator located within the tail cone, the electric generator being operably connected to the low speed spool; a structural support housing at least partially enclosing the electric generator, the structural support housing being located within the tail cone; and a temperature control device located within the tail cone between the structural support housing and the tail cone, wherein the temperature control device is in thermal communication with at least one of the structural support housing and the tail cone.