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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2013
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Andrew J. Bayliss, Tulalip, WA (US);
John T. Paterson, Mulkilteo, WA (US);
Kevin Retz, Bothell, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method includes generating thrust at one or more engines of an aircraft. The method includes generating first electricity at a first power unit concurrently with generating second electricity at a second power unit. The first power unit and the second power unit are independent of the one or more engines of the aircraft. The first electricity has a first set of electrical characteristics and the second electricity has a second set of electrical characteristics, where the first set of electrical characteristics is different than the second set of electrical characteristics.