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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Victor Pascu, San Diego, CA (US);
Anthony C. Jones, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F04D 17/10 (2006.01); F02C 9/16 (2006.01); F02C 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 27/004 (2013.01); F02C 9/16 (2013.01); F02C 9/28 (2013.01); F04D 17/10 (2013.01); F05D 2220/50 (2013.01); F05D 2270/03 (2013.01); F05D 2270/061 (2013.01); F05D 2270/07 (2013.01); F05D 2270/112 (2013.01); F05D 2270/20 (2013.01); F05D 2270/303 (2013.01); F05D 2270/304 (2013.01); F05D 2270/313 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling an auxiliary power unit (APU) are provided. The systems and methods may comprise detecting an operating condition of the APU, determining an optimal APU frequency in response to the operating condition, and setting an angular velocity of the APU to the optimal APU frequency.