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公开(公告)号:US20250163850A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US18515871
申请日:2023-11-21
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Arthur W. Sibbach , James R. Reepmeyer , Erich Alois Krammer , Koji Asari , Jeffrey D. Clements
Abstract: A turbine engine for an aircraft includes a turbo-engine with a core air flow path, a fan having a fan shaft coupled to the turbo-engine to rotate the fan shaft, and a steam system. The core air flow path includes a plurality of core air flow path zones. A combustor is positioned in the core air flow path to combust fuel and to generate combustion gases. The steam system extracts water from combustion gases and vaporizes the water to generate steam. The steam system is fluidly coupled to a core air flow path to inject the steam into the core air flow path at a plurality of steam injection zones to add mass flow to the core air. Each steam injection zone of the plurality of steam injection zones corresponds to a core air flow path zone of the plurality of core air flow path zones.
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公开(公告)号:US11970282B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-30
申请号:US17568892
申请日:2022-01-05
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Honggang Wang , Kum Kang Huh , Michael Anthony Benjamin , Koji Asari
CPC classification number: B64D31/12 , B64D27/10 , B64D27/24 , B64D2027/026 , B64D2041/005 , B64D2221/00
Abstract: Systems and methods of aircraft thrust management are provided. For example, a propulsion system for an aircraft comprises a fuel cell assembly comprising a fuel cell, a turbomachine, and a controller comprising memory and one or more processors. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the propulsion system to perform operations including receiving data indicative of a propulsion system thrust discrepancy and modifying an output of the fuel cell in response to receiving data indicative of the propulsion system thrust discrepancy. Modifying the fuel cell output may include modifying output products, an electrical power output, or both of the fuel cell to balance the thrust provided by the propulsion system.
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公开(公告)号:US10400680B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-03
申请号:US15278440
申请日:2016-09-28
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Koji Asari , James William Simunek
Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of a gas turbine includes monitoring an operating parameter of the gas turbine engine. The method also includes determining a first position demand for controlling an operation of a first actuator based on the monitored operating parameter. In addition, the method includes controlling the operation of the first actuator based on the first position demand to adjust the angular position of at least one airfoil included within a first array of airfoils. The method further includes determining a second position demand for controlling the operation of a second actuator based on the first position demand. In addition, the method also includes controlling the operation of the second actuator based on the second position demand to adjust the angular position of at least one airfoil included within a second array of airfoils.
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公开(公告)号:US20230211889A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-06
申请号:US17568892
申请日:2022-01-05
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Honggang Wang , Kum Kang Huh , Michael Anthony Benjamin , Koji Asari
CPC classification number: B64D31/12 , B64D27/24 , B64D27/10 , B64D2027/026
Abstract: Systems and methods of aircraft thrust management are provided. For example, a propulsion system for an aircraft comprises a fuel cell assembly comprising a fuel cell, a turbomachine, and a controller comprising memory and one or more processors. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the propulsion system to perform operations including receiving data indicative of a propulsion system thrust discrepancy and modifying an output of the fuel cell in response to receiving data indicative of the propulsion system thrust discrepancy. Modifying the fuel cell output may include modifying output products, an electrical power output, or both of the fuel cell to balance the thrust provided by the propulsion system.
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公开(公告)号:US20230211888A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-06
申请号:US17568088
申请日:2022-01-04
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Honggang Wang , Michael Anthony Benjamin , Richard L. Hart , Seung-Hyuck Hong , Koji Asari
IPC: B64D31/00 , H01M8/04746 , H01M8/04955 , H01M8/04664 , B64D27/10 , B64D27/24 , B64D37/32
CPC classification number: B64D31/00 , H01M8/04753 , H01M8/04955 , H01M8/04664 , B64D27/10 , B64D27/24 , B64D37/32 , H01M2250/20 , B64D2027/026
Abstract: A safety management system for an aircraft, or a propulsion system thereof including a fuel cell assembly and a combustion engine, may include various sensors and controllers configured to execute a safety action. At least one sensor is configured to detect at least one operating parameter of the propulsion system, and a controller is configured to determine that the at least one operating parameter has achieved a safety threshold and to execute a safety action when the at least one operating parameter has achieved the safety threshold. The safety action is configured to control operation of the fuel cell assembly and to control operation of the combustion engine.
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公开(公告)号:US20180135527A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-17
申请号:US15278440
申请日:2016-09-28
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Koji Asari , James William Simunek
CPC classification number: F02C9/22 , F01D17/162 , F02C7/057 , F02C9/20 , F05D2240/12 , F05D2250/90 , F05D2270/304 , F05D2270/708
Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of a gas turbine includes monitoring an operating parameter of the gas turbine engine. The method also includes determining a first position demand for controlling an operation of a first actuator based on the monitored operating parameter. In addition, the method includes controlling the operation of the first actuator based on the first position demand to adjust the angular position of at least one airfoil included within a first array of airfoils. The method further includes determining a second position demand for controlling the operation of a second actuator based on the first position demand. In addition, the method also includes controlling the operation of the second actuator based on the second position demand to adjust the angular position of at least one airfoil included within a second array of airfoils.
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公开(公告)号:US20180128182A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-10
申请号:US15344778
申请日:2016-11-07
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Mauro Hayama , Xin Zhao , Ming Tian , Mikhel Hawkins , Koji Asari , Thomas Charles Swager , Michael Allen Clawson
IPC: F02C7/262
CPC classification number: F02C7/262 , F05D2220/32 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2260/85 , F05D2270/092 , F05D2270/304
Abstract: A method of starting a gas turbine engine includes determining an abnormal shutdown condition during operation of the gas turbine engine and determining a first set of lightoff parameters for the gas turbine engine. The method also includes restarting the gas turbine engine using the first set of lightoff parameters. The method further includes iteratively determining subsequent first sets of lightoff parameters and restarting the gas turbine engine using a respective subsequent first set of the determined subsequent first sets of lightoff parameters until the gas turbine maintains a first set of operational parameters, where the first set of operational parameters is representative of a robust lightoff of the gas turbine engine.
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公开(公告)号:US20250163849A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US18515864
申请日:2023-11-21
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Arthur W. Sibbach , James R. Reepmeyer , Koji Asari , Erich Alois Krammer , Robert R. Rachedi
Abstract: A turbine engine for an aircraft includes a turbo-engine with a core air flow path, a fan having a fan shaft coupled to the turbo-engine to rotate the fan shaft, and a steam system. A combustor is positioned in the core air flow path to combust fuel and to generate combustion gases. The steam system is fluidly coupled to the core air flow path to provide steam to the core air flow path. The steam system includes a boiler to generate the steam, a water pump, and a controller. The water pump is in fluid communication with the boiler to direct a flow of water into the boiler. The controller is operatively coupled to the water pump to control the output of the water pump, the flow of the water into the boiler, and the amount of the steam injected into the core air flow path.
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公开(公告)号:US20250059911A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-20
申请号:US18451429
申请日:2023-08-17
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Arthur W. Sibbach , James R. Reepmeyer , Erich Alois Krammer , Koji Asari , Robert R. Rachedi
Abstract: A turbine engine for an aircraft. The turbine engine includes a combustor, a core shaft, a turbine, and a steam system providing steam to a core air flow path. The steam system includes a boiler that receives combustion gases to boil water to generate steam. A steam turbine is fluidly coupled to the boiler to receive the steam from the boiler and to cause the steam turbine to rotate. The steam turbine is coupled to the core shaft to rotate the core shaft when the steam turbine rotates. The steam system may include a bypass flow path selectively operable to redirect at least one of the steam or water, and to bypass the core air flow path. The turbine engine may also include at least one steam control valve located downstream of the boiler and upstream of the core air flow path to control the flow of steam.
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公开(公告)号:US20230211887A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-06
申请号:US17567990
申请日:2022-01-04
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Honggang Wang , Michael Anthony Benjamin , Koji Asari
IPC: B64D31/00 , H01M8/04694 , B64D27/24 , B64D27/10 , B64D37/00 , B60L58/30 , H01M8/04298 , B64D27/02
CPC classification number: B64D31/00 , H01M8/04694 , B64D27/24 , B64D27/10 , B64D37/00 , B60L58/30 , H01M8/04305 , H01M2250/20 , B60L2200/10 , B64D2027/026
Abstract: A propulsion system including: a fuel cell assembly comprising a fuel cell, the fuel cell defining an outlet positioned to remove output products from the fuel cell and a fuel cell assembly operating condition; a combustion section that includes a combustor configured to receive a flow of aviation fuel from the aircraft fuel supply and further configured to receive the output products from the fuel cell; and a controller comprising memory and one or more processors, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the propulsion system to perform operations including: determining data indicative of at least one of an enthalpy or a composition of the output products from the fuel cell; and modifying the flow of aviation fuel from the aircraft fuel supply to the combustor based on the at least one of the enthalpy or the composition of the output products.
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