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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2023
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Martin Amari, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Joshua Adams, New Hartford, CT (US);
Kyle Christopher Musselman, Vernon, CT (US);
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for a hybrid electric propulsion (HEP) system includes determining a target fan speed for a HEP system. The HEP system includes a gas turbine engine and at least one electric motor configured to rotate a respective shaft of the gas turbine engine. The method also includes determining an amount of electrical power that is currently available to the HEP system; utilizing a model predictive control (MPC) to determine, based on the amount of available electrical power and a plurality of operating limits of the HEP system, an effector command set that includes a power splitting profile indicating a power split between the gas turbine engine and the at least one electric motor for achieving the target fan speed; and implementing the effector command set. A controller for a hybrid electric propulsion (HEP) system is also disclosed.