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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2019
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Michael Mark, Montreal, CA;
Richard Ullyott, Montreal, CA;
Manuel Acuna, Machesney Park, IL (US);
Joseph Kehoe, Vernon, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
A control system for a hybrid electric powerplant of an aircraft can include a master controller configured to receive one or more power settings and to output a heat engine setting and an electric motor setting and a heat engine controller operatively connected to the master controller. The heat engine controller can be configured to receive the heat engine setting and to control a heat engine system as a function of the heat engine setting to control torque output by a heat engine. The system can include an electric motor controller operatively connected to the master controller. The electric motor controller configured to receive the electric motor engine setting and to control an electric motor system as a function of the electric motor setting to control torque output by an electric motor. The master controller can include a protection control module configured to provide one or more protection commands to directly control one or more heat engine protection systems and one or more electric motor protection systems.