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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2010
Carsten Koeppen, Rellingen, DE;
Till Marquardt, Hamburg, DE;
Sebastian Thiel, Buxtehude, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates in to a device for supplying mechanical power to start at least one engine, with a power supply device for supplying electrical power with an alternating voltage and constant frequency; and with a number, N1, of conversion devices for the conversion of the supplied electrical power to a respective mechanical power for a respective engine, wherein a respective conversion device has a cascade starter generator for direct conversion of the supplied electrical power to mechanical power, wherein the cascade starter generator has a first stator, a second stator, a first rotor and a second rotor, the first stator being integrally formed with the second stator and the first rotor being integrally formed with the second rotor. The present invention further relates to an aircraft comprising such a power distribution network and a method for supplying mechanical power to start at least one engine in an aircraft.