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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Kenneth W. Winston, San Diego, CA (US);
Andre M. Ajami, Spring Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth W. Winston, San Diego, CA (US);
Andre M. Ajami, Spring Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/26 (2006.01); F02C 9/28 (2006.01); F02K 9/95 (2006.01); F02C 7/262 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/26 (2013.01); F02C 7/262 (2013.01); F02C 9/28 (2013.01); F02K 9/95 (2013.01); F05B 2220/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of starting a gas turbine engine includes maintaining the gas turbine engine at the dwelling speed after light-off until a predetermined magnitude of combustor warm-up is determined then increasing the speed of the starter motor to accelerate the gas turbine engine after the predetermined magnitude of combustor warm-up is achieved.