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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Fong Shi, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2024.01); B64D 31/06 (2024.01); F02C 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/06 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); F02C 9/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and a method for driving a fan of an engine of an aircraft, including an electric motor operatively coupled to a drive axle of the fan, and a control unit in communication with the electric motor. The control unit is configured to operate the electric motor to rotate the fan.