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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 29, 2021
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Fort Wright, KY (US);

Craig William Higgins, Liberty Township, OH (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/06 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01); B64D 27/10 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); F02C 6/20 (2006.01); F02C 9/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/06 (2013.01); B64D 27/02 (2013.01); B64D 27/10 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); F02C 6/206 (2013.01); F02C 9/00 (2013.01); G07C 5/02 (2013.01); B64D 2027/026 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2220/70 (2013.01); F05D 2270/091 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for operating a hybrid electric propulsion system of an aircraft, the hybrid electric propulsion system comprising a turbomachine, an electric machine coupled to the turbomachine, and a propulsor coupled to the turbomachine, the method comprising: operating the turbomachine to drive the propulsor; receiving data indicative of a failure condition of the hybrid electric propulsion system; and extracting power from the turbomachine using the electric machine to slow down one or more rotating components of the turbomachine in response to receiving the data indicative of the failure condition.


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