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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Yann Mouze, Limendous, FR;
Frederic Ferdinand Jacques Batlle, Lons, FR;
Edgar Haehner, Bordes, FR;
Frederic Segura, Lescar, FR;
Yann Mouze, Limendous, FR;
Frederic Ferdinand Jacques Batlle, Lons, FR;
Edgar Haehner, Bordes, FR;
Frederic Segura, Lescar, FR;
TURBOMECA, Bordes, FR;
Abstract
A method of starting a turbomachine, performed by an electronic unit, the turbomachine including a gas turbine engine including at least one rotor and a starter to drive the rotor in rotation, the method including: receiving an order to start the turbomachine, and executing in response to receiving the order to start: a primary acceleration during which the starter is operated to increase speed of rotation of the rotor; a thermal homogenization during which the starter is operated to keep the speed of rotation of the rotor constant or to decrease it until a predetermined condition is satisfied; after the predetermined condition is true, a secondary acceleration in which the starter is operated to increase the speed of rotation of the rotor; and an ignition in which ignition of the engine is ordered.