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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2021
Safran Helicopter Engines, Bordes, FR;
Camel Serghine, Moissy Cramayel, FR;
Olivier Robert, Moissy Cramayel, FR;
Thomas Klonowski, Moissy Cramayel, FR;
Caroline Maud Léna Seve, Moissy Cramayel, FR;
SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES, Bordes, FR;
Abstract
A method for starting an aircraft engine in which the engine is coupled to a lubrication circuit including an oil pump system, the lubrication circuit being constructed and arranged to circulate oil in the engine, and in which an operating mode of the engine includes a stop mode and a standby mode, the starting method including, during a starting phase, measuring an oil temperature, the measurement being performed by a temperature detection device; depending on the temperature measured, compared to a threshold temperature, and depending on the operating mode of the engine, select a starting oil flow profile to be applied in said engine, the selection being performed by a calculator, and applying the selected starting oil flow profile by the oil pump system, the oil pump system being controlled by the calculator.