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Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2008
Applicants:

David Reginald Trainer, Derby, GB;

John James Anthony Cullen, Derby, GB;

Stephen Andrew Long, Sheffield, GB;

Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 6/14 (2006.01); G05B 19/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Embedding electrical machines in gas turbine engines has particular advantages by avoiding the need to provide mechanical connections. However, electrical machines such as switched reluctance electrical machines require relatively large electrical capacitors to accommodate and filter voltage variations in the phases of the electrical machine. Generally, the electrical machine will have a motoring period or generating period with a spacer period between. By injecting electrical current as electrical power in the spacer period, there is limited effect upon net torque within the electrical machine or electrical power generation. However, such stored electrical power in an inductive winding element of the electrical machine augments power pulses provided by a power source incorporating an electrical capacitor. In such circumstances, a smaller sized electrical capacitor can be used.


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