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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2024
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Abstract
A method of and system for operating a hybrid electric propulsion system for an aircraft in a start sequence is provided. The hybrid electric propulsion system includes a thermal engine, an electric motor, a gearbox, an electric power storage unit, and a propulsion unit having a propeller having propeller blades. The method includes: driving the propeller from a static state to a target rotational speed within a predetermined range of speeds using the electric motor; transitioning the propeller blades from a feathered mode to an unfeathered mode while the propeller is being driven at the target rotational speed solely by the electric motor; starting the thermal engine; and transitioning the driving of the propeller using the electric motor to driving the propeller using the thermal engine.