Method and Apparatus for Controlling Fuel Flow into an Aircraft Engine

    公开(公告)号:US20230279816A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US17882268

    申请日:2022-08-05

    Applicant: GE Avio S.r.l.

    CPC classification number: F02C9/263

    Abstract: Based upon a measured first resistance, a first delta curve is selected. Based upon a measured second resistance, a second delta curve is selected. A first fuel valve position (FVP) is received from a first position sensor, and the first FVP is applied to the first delta curve to obtain a first offset. A second FVP is received from a second position sensor, and the second FVP is applied to second delta curve to obtain a second offset. The first offset is applied to the first measured FVP to obtain the first compensated FVP and the second offset is applied to the second measured FVP to obtain the second compensated FVP. The first compensated FVP and the second compensated FVP are correlated to obtain a final compensated FVP, which is applied to a desired fuel valve position,

    CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SERVO-ACTUATOR, IN PARTICULAR OF A TURBOPROPELLER ENGINE

    公开(公告)号:US20210362838A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-25

    申请号:US16973268

    申请日:2019-06-28

    Applicant: GE Avio S.r.l.

    Abstract: A control system (50) for an electro-hydraulic servo-actuator (26) envisages: a controller (55), to generate a control current (Ic), designed to control actuation of the electro-hydraulic servo-actuator (26), implementing a position control loop based on a position error (ep), the position error (ep) being a difference between a reference position (Posref) and a measured position (Posmeas) of the electro-hydraulic servo-actuator (26); and a limitation stage (58), coupled to the controller (55) to provide a limitation of the actuator speed of the electro-hydraulic servo-actuator (26); the limitation stage (58) limits a rate of change of a driving current (Id) to be supplied to the electro-hydraulic servo-actuator (26), in order to limit the actuator speed.

    TURBOPROPELLER ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD, PROVIDING OPTIMIZED EFFICIENCY

    公开(公告)号:US20190384234A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-19

    申请号:US16485031

    申请日:2018-02-16

    Applicant: GE Avio S.r.l.

    Abstract: An electronic control system (30) for a turbopropeller engine (1) having a gas turbine (2, 4, 5, 6) and a propeller (7), coupled to the gas turbine, the control system (10) having a propeller control unit (14) and a turbine control unit (15) to jointly control engine power output based on an input request (PLA), wherein the propeller control unit (14) has a first reference generator (16), to determine a reference propeller speed (Npref) based on the input request (PLA), and a first regulator (19), to regulate a propeller speed (Np). The propeller control unit (14) has a reference correction stage (31) to apply a correction to the reference propeller speed (Npref) and generate thereby a corrected reference propeller speed (I), and the first regulator (19) regulates the propeller speed (Np) based on the corrected reference propeller speed (I) to achieve optimized efficiency.

    Turbopropeller engine control system and method, providing optimized efficiency

    公开(公告)号:US11287781B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-29

    申请号:US16485031

    申请日:2018-02-16

    Applicant: GE Avio S.r.l.

    Abstract: An electronic control system (30) for a turbopropeller engine (1) having a gas turbine (2, 4, 5, 6) and a propeller (7), coupled to the gas turbine, the control system (10) having a propeller control unit (14) and a turbine control unit (15) to jointly control engine power output based on an input request (PLA), wherein the propeller control unit (14) has a first reference generator (16), to determine a reference propeller speed (Npref) based on the input request (PLA), and a first regulator (19), to regulate a propeller speed (Np). The propeller control unit (14) has a reference correction stage (31) to apply a correction to the reference propeller speed (Npref) and generate thereby a corrected reference propeller speed (I), and the first regulator (19) regulates the propeller speed (Np) based on the corrected reference propeller speed (I) to achieve optimized efficiency.

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