公开(公告)号：US12244204B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US18316048

申请日：2023-05-11

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Lokaditya Ryali ,  Bugra H Ertas ,  Adam Joseph Wangler

IPC: H02K49/10 ,  F04D13/02 ,  F04D15/00 ,  F04D29/043

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to a flux-modulated permanent magnet clutch. Disclosed is a magnetic clutch apparatus comprising a tension spring, an outer ring coupled to the tension spring, the outer ring including a first plurality of magnets, an inner ring coupled to an output shaft, the inner ring including a second plurality of magnets, the outer ring to magnetically engage with the inner ring, and an intermediate ring coupled to an input shaft, the intermediate ring disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, the intermediate ring including a ferrous metal.

公开(公告)号：US20240380300A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18316048

申请日：2023-05-11

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Lokaditya Ryali ,  Bugra H Ertas ,  Adam Joseph Wangler

IPC: H02K49/10 ,  F04D13/02 ,  F04D15/00 ,  F04D29/043

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to a flux-modulated permanent magnet clutch. Disclosed is a magnetic clutch apparatus comprising a tension spring, an outer ring coupled to the tension spring, the outer ring including a first plurality of magnets, an inner ring coupled to an output shaft, the inner ring including a second plurality of magnets, the outer ring to magnetically engage with the inner ring, and an intermediate ring coupled to an input shaft, the intermediate ring disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, the intermediate ring including a ferrous metal.

公开(公告)号：US20230358242A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US17840410

申请日：2022-06-14

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Mohan Kannaiah Raju ,  David Raju Yamarthi ,  Prachi Anand Tappu ,  Santosh Pattnaik ,  Adam Joseph Wangler ,  Elzbieta Kryj-Kos ,  Venkata Subramanya Sarma Devarakonda ,  Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong

IPC: F04D29/40 ,  F04D25/02

CPC classification number: F04D25/026 ,  F04D29/403

Abstract: High pressure magnetic coupling shrouds and methods of producing the same are disclosed herein. An example shroud disclosed herein includes an inner shell including a thermoplastic composite or a metal, and an outer shell including a composite material.

公开(公告)号：US12000406B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17832360

申请日：2022-06-03

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： David Raju Yamarthi ,  Brian G. Brzek ,  Adam Joseph Wangler ,  David Justin Brady ,  Prachi Anand Tappu ,  Santosh Pattnaik ,  Mohan Kannaiah Raju

IPC: F04D29/20 ,  F04D13/02 ,  F04D13/06 ,  F04D25/06 ,  F04D29/04 ,  F04D29/041 ,  F04D29/047 ,  F04D29/049

CPC classification number: F04D29/20 ,  F04D13/021 ,  F04D13/06 ,  F04D13/0646 ,  F04D25/0606 ,  F04D29/0405 ,  F04D29/0413 ,  F04D29/047 ,  F04D29/049

Abstract: Impeller bearings for pumps are disclosed. An example fluid pump includes a motor, a shaft coupled to a rotor of the motor, an impeller coupled to the shaft, a first radial bearing positioned around the shaft of the motor aft of the motor, and a second radial bearing positioned around the impeller.

公开(公告)号：US20230392605A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US17832360

申请日：2022-06-03

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： David Raju Yamarthi ,  Brian G. Brzek ,  Adam Joseph Wangler ,  David Justin Brady ,  Prachi Anand Tappu ,  Santosh Pattnaik ,  Mohan Kannaiah Raju

IPC: F04D29/046 ,  F04D25/06 ,  F04D29/20

CPC classification number: F04D29/046 ,  F04D25/06 ,  F04D29/20

Abstract: Impeller bearings for pumps are disclosed. An example fluid pump includes a motor, a shaft coupled to a rotor of the motor, an impeller coupled to the shaft, a first radial bearing positioned around the shaft of the motor aft of the motor, and a second radial bearing positioned around the impeller.

公开(公告)号：US20230358255A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US17840414

申请日：2022-06-14

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： David Raju Yamarthi ,  Ravindra Shankar Ganiger ,  Mohan Kannaiah Raju ,  Prachi Anand Tappu ,  Santosh Pattnaik ,  Shishir Paresh Shah ,  Adam Joseph Wangler

IPC: F04D29/70 ,  F04D13/06 ,  F04D29/049 ,  F04D29/06

CPC classification number: F04D29/708 ,  F04D13/06 ,  F04D29/049 ,  F04D29/061

Abstract: Oil lubricated supercritical fluid pumps with oil separators are disclosed herein. An example pump system to pressurize a fluid within a closed loop thermal transport bus disclosed herein includes a pump housing, a duct fluidly coupled to the pump housing, a first portion of the duct to include a mixture of an oil and the supercritical fluid, a second portion of the duct to include the supercritical fluid, and a separator positioned in a third portion of the duct between the first portion of the duct and the second portion of the duct, the separator to separate the oil in the mixture from the supercritical fluid.

公开(公告)号：US20230358247A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US17840406

申请日：2022-06-14

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： David Raju Yamarthi ,  Ravindra Shankar Ganiger ,  Adam Joseph Wangler ,  Mohan Kannaiah Raju ,  Prachi Anand Tappu ,  Santosh Kumar Pattnaik ,  Shishir Paresh Shah ,  Brandon W. Miller ,  Daniel A. Niergarth ,  Kevin Edward Hinderliter

IPC: F04D29/06 ,  F04D13/06 ,  F04D29/046 ,  F04D1/00

CPC classification number: F04D29/046 ,  F04D1/00 ,  F04D13/06 ,  F04D29/061

Abstract: A pump system to pressurize a fluid within a closed loop transport bus is disclosed herein. The example of the pump system disclosed herein includes a pump, including an impeller, to increase kinetic energy of a fluid flowing through the impeller; an electric motor, including a rotor shaft connected to the impeller, to provide torque to the rotor shaft; a first bearing to support the rotor shaft at a first operational speed range, the first bearing coupled to an inner race; a second bearing to support the rotor shaft at a second operational speed range, the rotor shaft coupled to an outer race; and one or more sprag elements configured to: engage the inner race with the outer race at the first operational speed range; and disengage the inner race from the outer race at the second operational speed range.

公开(公告)号：US12297845B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-13

申请号：US18496599

申请日：2023-10-27

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： David Raju Yamarthi ,  David Justin Brady ,  Adam Joseph Wangler ,  Santosh Kumar Pattnaik

IPC: F04D29/58 ,  F04D17/08 ,  F04D27/02 ,  F04D29/056

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide vortex cooled secondary flow for a supercritical carbon dioxide pump are disclosed herein. An example thermal management system includes a hot secondary flow extract section fluidly coupled to an outlet of a pump system, a cooled secondary flow section fluidly coupled to the hot secondary flow extract section, the hot secondary flow extract section including a vortex tube to generate cooled secondary air flow from hot secondary flow extract air of the hot secondary flow extract section, and a bearing inlet fluidly coupled to the cooled secondary flow section, the bearing inlet positioned to route the cooled secondary flow to bearings of the pump system.

公开(公告)号：US20250047171A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18456189

申请日：2023-08-25

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： David Raju Yamarthi ,  Ravindra Shankar Ganiger ,  John R. Yagielski ,  Venkata Subramanya Sarma Devarakonda ,  Adam Joseph Wangler ,  Brian G. Brzek

IPC: H02K11/21 ,  H02K7/00 ,  H02K11/30

Abstract: Conical motors for use with pumps are disclosed. Examples disclosed herein include an electric motor including a conical rotor, a first end of the conical rotor having a first diameter and a second end of the conical rotor having a second diameter, the second diameter different from the first diameter, and a conical stator aligned to the conical rotor.

公开(公告)号：US20240410398A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18356754

申请日：2023-07-21

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Shishir Paresh Shah ,  Ravindra Shankar Ganiger ,  Adam Joseph Wangler ,  David Justin Brady

IPC: F04F5/52 ,  F02C7/06 ,  F16N33/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to remove liquid from a housing are disclosed. An example system includes a pump including a chamber, a shaft positioned at least partially in the chamber, and a bearing to support the shaft, the chamber including a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, the chamber to hold a fluid in a first state, a first conduit to carry the fluid in a second state of the fluid, the first conduit fluidly coupled to the chamber inlet, a second conduit to carry the fluid in the first state of the fluid, the second conduit fluidly coupled to the chamber outlet, at least one jet pump to deliver a mixture of the fluid in the first state of the fluid and the second state of the fluid to a third conduit, and a heat exchanger coupled to the first conduit upstream of the first inlet.