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公开(公告)号:US20240287936A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-29
申请号:US18404364
申请日:2024-01-04
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Honggang Wang , Brandon Wayne Miller , Michael Anthony Benjamin , Richard L. Hart , Randy M. Vondrell , Ryan St. Pierre
IPC: F02C7/22 , H01M8/04089 , H01M8/04111 , H01M8/0612
CPC classification number: F02C7/22 , H01M8/04097 , H01M8/04111 , H01M8/0618
Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine having a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order, the turbomachine further including an outer casing and, during operation of the gas turbine engine, an exhaust gas flow from the turbine section; and a fuel cell assembly positioned within the outer casing of the turbomachine, the fuel cell assembly having a fuel cell defining an inlet positioned to receive a portion of the exhaust gas flow, an outlet positioned to provide output products directly to the exhaust gas flow, or both
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公开(公告)号:US12060812B1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-13
申请号:US18184785
申请日:2023-03-16
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: James H. Grooms , Keith A. Miedema , Randy M. Vondrell
IPC: F01D7/00
CPC classification number: F01D7/00 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2240/30 , F05D2260/70
Abstract: An example turbo engine includes a rotary hub and a propeller including a blade coupled to the rotary hub. The blade is rotatable about a radial axis to change a pitch of the blade. The turbo engine also includes a blade pitch actuation system including an actuator coupled to the blade. The actuator is moveable in a first direction to rotate the blade to a feather position and in a second direction to rotate the blade away from the feather position. The blade pitch actuation system also includes a hydraulic system to provide hydraulic fluid to one or more hydraulic chambers to move the actuator and a pressurized pneumatic chamber formed by a portion of the actuator. The pressurized pneumatic chamber biases the actuator in the first direction to move the blade to the feather position in an event of failure of the hydraulic system.
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公开(公告)号:US20240133345A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-25
申请号:US17972720
申请日:2022-10-24
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Daniel John Oehrle , Randy M. Vondrell
Abstract: A gas turbine engine defines an axial direction and a radial direction and comprises a turbomachine having an unducted primary fan, a core engine a combustor casing enclosing a combustor and defining an outer surface, a core cowl surrounding at least a portion of the core engine. The outer surface of the core cowl defines a peak cowl diameter (D) in the radial direction, and the outer surface of the combustor casing defines a maximum combustor casing diameter (d) along the radial direction. The core engine defines an overall core axial length (L) along the axial direction and an under-core cowl axial length (L1) along the axial direction. The gas turbine engine defines a core cowl diameter ratio (CDR) equal to the peak cowl diameter (D) divided by the maximum combustor casing diameter (d) and a core cowl length ratio (CLR) equal to the under-core cowl axial length (L1) divided by the overall core axial length (L). The CDR is between 2.7 and 3.5 and the CLR is between 0.25 and 0.50.
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公开(公告)号:US20240092494A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-21
申请号:US18513916
申请日:2023-11-20
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Randy M. Vondrell , Anthony Austin Bouvette , Glenn David Crabtree
IPC: B64D27/24 , B60L50/16 , B64C21/06 , B64D27/12 , B64D27/18 , F02C6/20 , F02K3/04 , H02G5/10 , H02K7/18
CPC classification number: B64D27/24 , B60L50/16 , B64C21/06 , B64D27/12 , B64D27/18 , F02C6/206 , F02K3/04 , H02G5/10 , H02K7/1823 , B64D2027/026
Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft can include an electric power source and an electric propulsion assembly having an electric motor and a propulsor. The propulsor can be powered by the electric motor. An electric power bus can electrically connect the electric power source to the electric propulsion assembly. The electric power source can be configured to provide electrical power to the electric power bus. An inverter converter controller can be positioned along the electric power bus and can be electrically connected to the electric power source at a location downstream of the electric power source and upstream of the electric propulsion assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US20240044304A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-08
申请号:US17879384
申请日:2022-08-02
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Brandon Wayne Miller , Randy M. Vondrell , David Marion Ostdiek , Craig William Higgins , Alexander Kimberley Simpson
Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine defining an engine inlet to an inlet duct, a fan duct inlet to a fan duct, and a core inlet to a core duct; a primary fan driven by the turbomachine; and a secondary fan located downstream of the primary fan within the inlet duct. The gas turbine engine defines a thrust to power airflow ratio between 3.5 and 100 and a core bypass ratio between 0.1 and 10, wherein the thrust to power airflow ratio is a ratio of an airflow through a bypass passage over the turbomachine plus an airflow through the fan duct to an airflow through the core duct, and wherein the core bypass ratio is a ratio of the airflow through the fan duct to the airflow through the core duct.
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公开(公告)号:US11724814B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-15
申请号:US17571752
申请日:2022-01-10
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Thomas Kupiszewski , Brandon Wayne Miller , Daniel Alan Niergarth , Randy M. Vondrell
IPC: B64D27/24 , F01D15/10 , F01D25/18 , F02K5/00 , F04D25/06 , F02C7/32 , B64D27/12 , F02C7/24 , F02K3/06 , F04D19/02 , H02K1/27 , H02K7/18 , B64D27/02
CPC classification number: B64D27/24 , B64D27/12 , F01D15/10 , F01D25/183 , F02C7/24 , F02C7/32 , F02K3/06 , F02K5/00 , F04D19/02 , F04D25/06 , H02K1/27 , H02K7/1823 , B64D2027/026 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2220/768 , F05D2260/98
Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section and a turbine section together defining a core air flowpath. Additionally, a rotary component is rotatable with at least a portion of the compressor section and at least a portion of the turbine section. An electric machine is mounted coaxially with the rotary component and positioned at least partially inward of the core air flowpath along a radial direction of the gas turbine engine. A cavity wall defines at least in part a buffer cavity surrounding at least a portion of the electric machine to thermally insulate the electric machine, e.g., from the relatively high temperatures within the core air flowpath.
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公开(公告)号:US11673661B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US17329312
申请日:2021-05-25
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Randy M. Vondrell , Matthew Ryan Polakowski , Kurt David Murrow , Glenn Crabtree , Darek Tomasz Zatorski
IPC: B64C29/00 , B64C27/28 , A61L9/12 , H02J7/00 , H02J50/10 , B64C21/06 , B64D27/14 , B64D27/24 , H02P9/04 , B64C3/38 , B64D27/02
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , A61L9/122 , B64C21/06 , B64C27/28 , B64C29/00 , B64D27/14 , B64D27/24 , H02J7/0042 , H02J50/10 , H02P9/04 , A61L2209/133 , B64C3/385 , B64C29/0008 , B64D2027/026 , B64D2221/00 , Y02T50/60
Abstract: A propulsion system of an aircraft has at least one unducted fan and at least one ducted fan, the at least one unducted fan and the at least one ducted fan being powered by an electric power source and rotatable between a vertical thrust position and a forward thrust position, and a controller configured to distribute electrical power between the at least one unducted fan and the at least one ducted fan. During a first mode when the at least one unducted fan and the at least one ducted fan are in the vertical thrust position, the controller is configured to distribute the electrical power between the plurality of unducted fans and the plurality of ducted fans such that the at least one unducted fan is a primary source of thrust.
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公开(公告)号:US11247779B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-15
申请号:US16366453
申请日:2019-03-27
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Thomas Kupiszewski , Brandon Wayne Miller , Daniel Alan Niergarth , Randy M. Vondrell
IPC: B64D27/24 , F01D15/10 , F01D25/18 , F02K5/00 , F04D25/06 , F02C7/32 , B64D27/12 , F02C7/24 , F02K3/06 , F04D19/02 , H02K1/27 , H02K7/18 , B64D27/02
Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section and a turbine section together defining a core air flowpath. Additionally, a rotary component is rotatable with at least a portion of the compressor section and at least a portion of the turbine section. An electric machine is mounted coaxially with the rotary component and positioned at least partially inward of the core air flowpath along a radial direction of the gas turbine engine. A cavity wall defines at least in part a buffer cavity surrounding at least a portion of the electric machine to thermally insulate the electric machine, e.g., from the relatively high temperatures within the core air flowpath.
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公开(公告)号:US11111858B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-07
申请号:US15417710
申请日:2017-01-27
Applicant: General Electric Company
IPC: F02C9/00 , F02C3/04 , F02K3/06 , F01D5/28 , F02C9/18 , F02C7/141 , F01D9/04 , F02C7/18 , F01D5/14
Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section defining a compressor exit temperature, T3. The gas turbine engine also includes a combustion section and a turbine section, with the turbine section defining a turbine inlet temperature, T4. A ratio, T4:T3, of the turbine inlet temperature, T4, to compressor exit temperature, T3, during operation of the gas turbine engine at a rated speed is less than or equal to 1.85.
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公开(公告)号:US20200331622A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-22
申请号:US16891337
申请日:2020-06-03
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Daniel Alan Niergarth , Randy M. Vondrell , Brandon Wayne Miller , Patrick Michael Marrinan , Lawrence Chih-hui Cheung , Nikolai N. Pastouchenko
IPC: B64D33/08 , F02K5/00 , F02C7/14 , F02C6/20 , B64C11/00 , B64C21/06 , B64D27/10 , B64D27/24 , F01D15/10 , F01D15/12 , F02K3/062 , F04D29/056 , F04D29/063 , F04D29/32 , F04D29/58
Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft having an aft end is provided herein. The propulsion system can include an electric propulsion engine defining a central axis. The electric propulsion engine can include an electric motor, a fan rotatable about the central axis of the electric propulsion engine by the electric motor, a bearing supporting rotation of the fan, and a thermal management system. The thermal management system can include a lubrication oil circulation assembly for providing the bearing with lubrication oil. The lubrication oil circulation assembly can be driven independently of a shaft of the electric propulsion engine.
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