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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2020
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Brian M. Holley, Eastford, CT (US);
Ram Ranjan, West Hartford, CT (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Power generation systems are described. The systems include a shaft, a compressor operably coupled to a first end of the shaft, a turbine operably coupled to a second end of the shaft, a generator operably coupled to the shaft between the compressor and the turbine, and a working fluid arranged in a closed-loop flow path that flows through each of the compressor and the turbine to drive rotation of the shaft. The shaft includes an internal fluid conduit configured to receive a portion of the working fluid at one of the first end and the second end and convey the portion of the working fluid through the generator to the other of the first end and the second end, wherein the portion of the working fluid is rejoined with a primary flow path of the working fluid.