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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Dhaval S. Patel, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Kyle Ives, Loves Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 49/06 (2006.01); H02K 7/00 (2006.01); H02K 7/106 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); H02K 11/00 (2016.01); H02K 11/20 (2016.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 49/06 (2013.01); H02K 7/006 (2013.01); H02K 7/106 (2013.01); H02K 7/1807 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); H02K 11/0094 (2013.01); H02K 11/20 (2016.01); B64D 41/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power generation system for an aircraft. The system includes an auxiliary power unit (APU), an APU generator mechanically linked to the APU, a generator control unit controllably coupled to the APU and an electromagnetic windmilling brake connected to APU generator. The electromagnetic windmilling brake includes a number of switched phase connections equal to a number of phases and the switched phase connections are configured to connect each output phase to an adjacent phase.