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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
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, wherein the electric generator includes a coolant cavity in thermal communication with one or more components of the electric generator; a structural support housing at least partially enclosing the electric generator, the structural support housing including a forward wall located on a forward end of the structural support housing, wherein the forward wall includes a first opening; a first coolant conveying tube extending through the first opening to fluidly connect to the coolant cavity; and a first electrical connector tube extending through the first opening within the first coolant conveying tube to electrically connect to the electric generator.