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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Mark Sweet, Chesterfield, GB;
David F Brookes, Birmingham, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/42 (2006.01); F02C 6/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F02C 3/10 (2006.01); H02P 101/25 (2016.01); H02P 103/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/42 (2013.01); F02C 3/10 (2013.01); F02C 6/00 (2013.01); F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01); F05D 2220/768 (2013.01); F05D 2220/7642 (2013.01); F05D 2240/50 (2013.01); H02P 2101/25 (2015.01); H02P 2103/20 (2015.01);
Abstract
A turboelectric generator system includes a gas turbine engine which includes, in fluid flow series, a gas-generator compressor, a combustor, a gas-generator turbine, and a variable-speed free power turbine. The system further comprises a variable-frequency electric machine rotatably connected with the free power turbine and a power converter configured to convert a variable frequency electrical output from the electric machine to a fixed frequency output.