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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2022
Applicant:

Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Inventor:

Timothy Unton, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Assignee:

Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/275 (2006.01); B64D 27/33 (2024.01); B64D 31/18 (2024.01); B64D 35/022 (2025.01); F02C 7/268 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/275 (2013.01); B64D 27/33 (2024.01); B64D 31/18 (2024.01); B64D 35/022 (2024.01); F02C 7/268 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01);
Abstract

A starter system for a gas turbine engine in, for example, a hybrid electric engine is provided. The hybrid electric engine may include the gas turbine engine, an electric machine, and an electrical energy storage. The starter system may include the electric machine, and a low-pressure shaft of the gas turbine engine may be mechanically coupled to a rotor of the electric machine. The electrical energy storage may electrically power the electrical machine and receive electrical power from the electrical machine. In addition, a clutch may selectively couple the low-pressure shaft to a high-pressure shaft of the gas turbine engine. The clutch may, when engaged, transfer mechanical power from the low-pressure shaft, which is mechanically coupled to the electric machine, to the high-pressure shaft. Further, the clutch may disengage if a rotational speed of the high-pressure shaft exceeds a rotational speed of the low-pressure shaft.


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Unton, Timothy. (2026). Shaft couple for rapid start (U.S. Patent No. 12571349). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12571349

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