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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2021
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Richard A. Himmelmann, Beloit, WI (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An electrical power generation system including a micro-turbine alternator including a combustion chamber, at least one turbine driven by combustion gases from the combustion chamber, a first stage compressor, and a second stage compressor located aft of the first stage compressor. The first stage compressor and the second stage compressor being operably connected to the combustion chamber to provide a compressed airflow thereto. The micro-turbine alternator including one or more shafts connecting the at least one turbine to the first stage compressor and the second stage compressor such that rotation of the at least one turbine drives rotation of the first and second stage compressor. An electric generator is disposed along the one or more shafts such that electrical power is generated via rotation of the one or more shafts. The electric generator is disposed along the one or more shafts between the first and second stage compressors.