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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Hockaday, Vernon, CT (US);
Thomas M. Ritter, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Franklin, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/32 (2006.01); F02C 3/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/02 (2006.01); F03G 7/08 (2006.01); H02K 35/02 (2006.01); G01K 13/02 (2006.01); H02N 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/32 (2013.01); F02C 3/00 (2013.01); F02C 7/00 (2013.01); F03G 7/08 (2013.01); G01K 7/02 (2013.01); G01K 13/02 (2013.01); H02K 35/02 (2013.01); G01K 2013/024 (2013.01); G01K 2215/00 (2013.01); H02N 2/186 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section mounted relative to an engine static structure. A module includes instrumentation that is mounted to the engine static structure. The module includes an energy harvesting power source that is configured to provide electricity to the instrumentation during engine operation and is independent of an external electrical power source.