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公开(公告)号:US20240333007A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-03
申请号:US18435601
申请日:2024-02-07
Applicant: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
Inventor: Remi Robache , Antwan Shenouda , Richard Freer , Simon Lam , Raphael Gariepy , Fraz Ahmad Kharal
CPC classification number: H02J7/0063 , B64D41/00 , H02J7/0014 , H02J7/0031 , B64D2221/00 , H02J2310/44
Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft includes an aircraft electrical distribution bus, a battery, and a battery monitoring system. The battery includes a plurality of battery strings and a main battery contactor. The plurality of battery strings are electrically connected in parallel. Each battery string includes a string contactor. The string contactor is positionable in a closed string position or an open string position. The main battery contactor is electrically connected in series with the string contactor of each battery string. The main battery contactor is positionable in a closed battery position or an open battery position. The battery monitoring system is configured to control a position of the string contactor of each battery string. Control of a position of the main battery contactor in the closed battery position and the open battery position is independent of the battery monitoring system.
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公开(公告)号:US20240308350A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-19
申请号:US18123266
申请日:2023-03-18
Applicant: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
Inventor: Raphael Gariepy , Simon Lam , Remi Robache , Antwan Shenouda , Richard Freer , Ninad Joshi
CPC classification number: B60L3/04 , B60L3/0046 , B64D27/24 , B64D2221/00
Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft includes an aircraft electrical distribution bus, a battery, and a control system. The battery includes a plurality of battery strings. Each battery string includes a string contactor. The control system is in signal communication with the string contactor of each battery string. The control system is configured to control a position of the string contactor of each battery string in a closed string position or an open string position. The control system is configured to: detect a fault in a faulted first battery string of the plurality of battery strings and position the string contactor of the faulted first battery string in the open string position, in response to the detected fault in the faulted first battery string and maintain the string contactor of at least one unfaulted second battery string of the plurality of battery strings in the closed string position.
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公开(公告)号:US12031513B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-09
申请号:US17494993
申请日:2021-10-06
Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Inventor: Richard Freer , Antwan Shenouda
CPC classification number: F02P19/02 , F02C7/266 , G05D23/2401 , H05B1/023 , F05D2220/32 , F05D2260/99 , F23Q7/001
Abstract: A method for operating a glow plug includes controlling a temperature of the glow plug by switching between applying a voltage VH and applying a voltage VN
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公开(公告)号:US20230406519A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-21
申请号:US17845576
申请日:2022-06-21
Applicant: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
Inventor: Richard Freer
CPC classification number: B64D27/24 , B64D27/08 , B64D27/20 , B64D33/08 , B64D2027/026
Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft having a nacelle and a fuselage is provided. The nacelle has a gas flow path and a nacelle interior region. The system includes a compressor section, an intermittent IC engine, a turbine section, a fan, and an IC cooling system. A first electric motor powers the compressor section. The compressor section produces a flow of elevated pressure compressor air. The intermittent IC engine selectively intakes the compressor air flow and produces an exhaust gas flow. The turbine section powered by exhaust gas in turn powers a first electric generator. The fan is driven by a second electric motor. The IC engine cooling system has a heat exchanger disposed within the gas flow path, coolant, coolant piping, and a pump. The heat exchanger is disposed in the nacelle.
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公开(公告)号:US11739693B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-29
申请号:US16951187
申请日:2020-11-18
Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Inventor: Mehmet Celal Tanju , Richard Freer
CPC classification number: F02C7/266 , F02C9/00 , F02P19/021 , F02P19/025 , F23Q7/00 , F05D2240/35 , F05D2260/99 , F05D2270/303
Abstract: There are described methods and systems for operating a glow plug. The method comprises monitoring a glow plug current; applying a nominal voltage VN to the glow plug when the glow plug current is between an upper threshold I1 and a lower threshold I2 VN to the glow plug when the glow plug current exceeds the upper threshold I1; and applying substantially no voltage to the glow plug when the glow plug current falls below the lower threshold I2.
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公开(公告)号:US20230257128A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-17
申请号:US17670031
申请日:2022-02-11
Applicant: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
Inventor: Richard Freer , Dominik Quillet , David Rancourt
Abstract: A method of operating a hybrid-electric propulsion system for an aircraft and a hybrid-electric propulsion system is provided. The method includes: a) providing at least one thermal engine sized to provide sufficient thrust to the aircraft for at least one flight mission independent of a second non-thermal engine source of thrust for the at least one flight mission; b) providing at least one electric motor powered by a non-hydrocarbon fuel burning electrical energy source, the at least one electric motor configured to provide thrust to the aircraft for the at least one flight mission; and c) selectively providing thrust during one or more segments of the at least one flight mission using the electric motor.
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公开(公告)号:US20220154647A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-19
申请号:US16951187
申请日:2020-11-18
Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Inventor: Mehmet Celal TANJU , Richard Freer
Abstract: There are described methods and systems for operating a glow plug. The method comprises monitoring a glow plug current; applying a nominal voltage VN to the glow plug when the glow plug current is between an upper threshold I1 and a lower threshold I2 VN to the glow plug when the glow plug current exceeds the upper threshold I1; and applying substantially no voltage to the glow plug when the glow plug current falls below the lower threshold I2.
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公开(公告)号:US11286861B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-29
申请号:US16369899
申请日:2019-03-29
Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Inventor: Richard Freer , Kian McCaldon , Tin-Cheung John Hu , Michel Bousquet , André Fortin
IPC: F02C7/266
Abstract: There is disclosed an igniter for a gas turbine engine including: a base including a securing assembly configured to be matingly connected to a casing of the gas turbine engine, a glow plug heater rod extending from the base along an axis to a rod end distal from the base, the glow plug heater rod sized such that that the rod end is exposed to a combustion chamber of the gas turbine engine when the base is connected to the casing.
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公开(公告)号:US11255271B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-22
申请号:US16369617
申请日:2019-03-29
Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Inventor: Richard Freer , Kian McCaldon , Tin-Cheung John Hu , Michel Bousquet , André Fortin
IPC: F02C7/264
Abstract: There is disclosed an igniter for a gas turbine engine including: a base; a glow plug heater rod extending from the base along an axis and terminating in a rod end; and a structure having open porosity disposed adjacent the glow plug heater rod. A method of operating the igniter and a gas turbine engine having such an igniter are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US12240625B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US18110565
申请日:2023-02-16
Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Inventor: Richard Freer
Abstract: In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, there is provided a system for aircraft power. The system includes a DC/DC converter having a DC input and a DC output and a switching circuit connecting the DC input to the DC output operable to vary voltage at the DC output. A control module is operatively connected to the switching circuit for variable control of the DC output. The control module includes machine readable instructions to cause the control module to receive input indicative of altitude and control the switching circuit to vary voltage of the DC output as a function of environmental conditions such as altitude and humidity. In embodiments the altitude sensor is operatively connected to the controller.
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