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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Andre M. Ajami, Palm City, FL (US);
Sami Chukrallah, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Richard M. Marshall, Loxahatchee, FL (US);
Ryan W. Hunter, North Palm Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/27 (2006.01); F02C 7/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/27 (2013.01); F02C 7/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/50 (2013.01); F05D 2260/406 (2013.01); F05D 2260/85 (2013.01);
Abstract
A starter assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fluid-actuated starter coupled to a spool, and a controller operable to cause a reduction in torque output of the starter in response to determining that a first threshold is met. The first threshold relates to an engine operational condition. A method for starting a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.