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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 30, 2012
Joel W. Kleckler, Rockton, IL (US);
Joel W. Kleckler, Rockton, IL (US);
Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
A propeller governor for controlling blade pitch of a variable pitch propeller has a hydraulic control circuit coupled to the propeller to change blade pitch in response to hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic control circuit has a first pressure path configured to adjust blade pitch within a first range of blade pitch, and a second, different pressure path configured to adjust blade pitch within a second range of blade pitch. An electrohydraulic servo valve of the governor is configured to adjust hydraulic pressure in the first pressure path to adjust blade pitch within the first range and to adjust hydraulic pressure in the second pressure path to adjust blade pitch within the second range.