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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 14, 2022
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Kishore Ramakrishnan, Rexford, NY (US);

Trevor Howard Wood, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr., Clifton Park, NY (US);

Eric Richard Westervelt, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Honggang Wang, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Timothy Richard DePuy, Liberty Township, OH (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/06 (2023.12); B64D 27/10 (2005.12); B64D 27/24 (2023.12); B64D 27/02 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/06 (2012.12); B64D 27/10 (2012.12); B64D 27/24 (2012.12); B64D 27/026 (2023.12); F05D 2270/333 (2012.12);
Abstract

An aircraft engine includes a low pressure spool, a high pressure spool, and an alternative power source. The alternative power source is configured to add power to the high pressure spool. A controller is configured to determine a noise sensitive condition; and control, in response to determining the noise sensitive condition, the alternative power source to add power to the high pressure spool.


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