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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2023
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jeffrey Coffee, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Muhammed Emin Ozdemir, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An example system includes a first gas-turbine engine (GTE) of a plurality of GTEs that are configured to propel an aircraft, the first GTE comprising: a first electric starter of a plurality of electric starters, the first electric starter configured to rotate a spool of the first GTE, wherein the first electric starter is rotationally connected to the spool of the first GTE without a clutch; a second GTE of the plurality of GTEs, the second GTE comprising: a second electric starter of the plurality of electric starters, the second electric starter configured to rotate a spool of the second GTE, wherein the second electric starter is rotationally connected to the spool of the second GTE without a clutch; one or more controllers configured to control the plurality of GTEs; and a common electric starter controller configured to control the plurality of electric starters.