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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
Caroline L Turner, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/26 (2006.01); F02C 7/32 (2006.01); F02C 9/56 (2006.01); F02C 9/32 (2006.01); F02C 9/28 (2006.01); F02C 9/48 (2006.01); F01D 15/10 (2006.01); B64D 15/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/263 (2013.01); B64D 15/00 (2013.01); F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F02C 7/232 (2013.01); F02C 7/32 (2013.01); F02C 9/28 (2013.01); F02C 9/32 (2013.01); F02C 9/48 (2013.01); F02C 9/56 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01); F05D 2260/42 (2013.01); F05D 2270/02 (2013.01); F05D 2270/023 (2013.01); F05D 2270/092 (2013.01); F05D 2270/304 (2013.01); F05D 2270/3061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine for an aircraft comprises a high-pressure (HP) spool comprising an HP compressor and a first electric machine driven by an HP turbine; a low-pressure (LP) spool comprising an LP compressor and a second electric machine driven by an LP turbine; a combustion system comprising a fuel metering unit; and an engine controller configured to, in response to a change of a power lever angle setting indicative of a deceleration event, reduce fuel flow to the combustion system by the fuel metering unit, and to operate the first electric machine in a generator mode to reduce the HP spool rotational speed and engine core mass flow.