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公开(公告)号:US20240228055A9
公开(公告)日:2024-07-11
申请号:US18483106
申请日:2023-10-09
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Marko BACIC , John COULL
Abstract: An aircraft propulsion system fuel system comprises a fuel line configured to receive liquid hydrogen fuel from a fuel tank, a vaporizer configured to vaporize liquid hydrogen fuel from the fuel line to generate a supercritical or gaseous fuel, a main fuel pump configured to receive and to pump the gaseous or supercritical fuel from the vaporizer during operation of the propulsion system, and a heater provided downstream in fuel flow to the main fuel pump, and configured to raise the temperature of the gaseous or supercritical fuel to a propulsion system delivery temperature.
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公开(公告)号:US20200023963A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-23
申请号:US16451734
申请日:2019-06-25
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Darren JAMES , Anmol A. MANOHAR , David FILLINGHAM , Marko BACIC
Abstract: An aircraft defining longitudinal, lateral and vertical directions the aircraft comprising: a main wing and a tail, each being pivotable about the lateral direction (B); a plurality of main propellers mounted to the main wing, and configured to pivot with the main wing; at least one cruise propeller mounted to the tail, and configured to pivot with the tail; each main propeller being stowable from a deployed position to a stowed position; wherein each main propeller has a fixed pitch, and each cruise propeller has a variable pitch.
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公开(公告)号:US20150247417A1
公开(公告)日:2015-09-03
申请号:US14458770
申请日:2014-08-13
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Inventor: Marko BACIC , James TOOKE
CPC classification number: F01D19/02 , F01D5/02 , F01D7/02 , F01D11/20 , F01D21/003 , F01D21/14 , F01D25/12 , F04D27/001 , F04D29/164 , F04D29/526 , F05D2220/32 , F05D2260/81 , F05D2260/821 , F05D2270/114 , F05D2270/301 , F05D2270/305 , F05D2270/44 , F05D2270/80
Abstract: A method of controlling a rotor tip clearance arrangement of a gas turbine engine and a control system configured to control rotor tip clearance. Steps include measuring at least one engine parameter; determining engine power demand from the at least one engine parameter; and calculating rotor tip clearance given the determined engine power demand. The rotor tip clearance arrangement is controlled to increase or decrease the rotor tip clearance based on the difference between the calculated clearance and a predefined target clearance.
Abstract translation: 一种控制燃气涡轮发动机的转子顶端间隙布置的方法和被配置为控制转子尖端间隙的控制系统。 步骤包括测量至少一个引擎参数; 从所述至少一个发动机参数确定发动机功率需求; 并根据确定的发动机功率需求计算转子顶端间隙。 基于计算出的间隙和预定义的目标间隙之间的差异,控制转子顶端间隙布置以增加或减小转子顶端间隙。
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公开(公告)号:US20250002160A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-02
申请号:US18754879
申请日:2024-06-26
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Marko BACIC , Vasileios PACHIDIS , Chana A SAIAS
Abstract: An aircraft includes a turbofan engine, a cabin blower system and a PEM fuel cell stack. The cabin blower system includes a cabin blower compressor arranged to be driven by mechanical power derived from a shaft of the turbofan engine. A ducting system delivers respective portions of the mass flow rate of compressed air output by the cabin blower system to a cabin space of the aircraft via an air-conditioning unit and to the cathode input of the fuel cell stack. An electric motor receives electrical power from the fuel cell stack and provides mechanical power to the compressor via a drive arrangement of the cabin blower system. Power associated with excess capacity of the cabin blower system is recovered to the cabin blower compressor, thereby mitigating or eliminating the fuel consumption penalty on the turbofan engine associated with the excess capacity.
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公开(公告)号:US20220291683A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-15
申请号:US17672385
申请日:2022-02-15
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Marko BACIC , Peter A. BEECROFT
IPC: G05D1/00 , G08G5/00 , B64D27/24 , B64D13/06 , B64D43/00 , B60L50/60 , B60L50/70 , B64C29/00 , G05D1/10
Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for controlling the operation of aircraft, particularly electric or hybrid electric aircraft, are described. One such method, which may be implemented on a Flight Management System (FMS) of the aircraft, comprises: obtaining flight path data for the aircraft, the flight path defining a three-dimensional path from an origin to a destination; receiving weather data indicative of weather conditions along the flight path; and determining an amount of energy required to fly the aircraft along the flight path. The determination uses an aircraft energy usage model whose inputs include the flight path data and the weather data. Based on the determination and a comparison with an amount of stored energy available to the aircraft, the FMS may validate the flight path for flight or reject the flight path.
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公开(公告)号:US20210062732A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-04
申请号:US16945061
申请日:2020-07-31
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Cerith DAVIES , Marko BACIC
Abstract: A method of controlling a gas turbine engine including receiving an instantaneous thrust demand for current operation of the engine, determining the inlet flow rate and/or the pressure ratio within the compressor of the engine and determining whether the inlet flow rate and/or the pressure ratio match the working line for the compressor. The angle of one or more vane of the compressor is adjusted according to a closed control loop if the inlet flow rate and/or pressure ratio lie outside said desired range in order to adjust the inlet inflow rate and/or pressure ratio to meet the working line. The fuel flow to the engine combustor is adjusted concurrently in order to meet the thrust demand.
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公开(公告)号:US20170370242A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-28
申请号:US15620024
申请日:2017-06-12
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Inventor: Marko BACIC , Glenn A KNIGHT
CPC classification number: F01D11/20 , B64D13/006 , B64D13/02 , B64D13/08 , B64D27/10 , B64D27/16 , B64D2013/003 , B64D2013/0603 , F01D11/24 , F02C6/08 , F02C7/185 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2240/307 , F05D2260/213 , Y02T50/671
Abstract: A gas turbine engine is disclosed having a tip clearance control system. The tip clearance control system has a cabin blower system, a casing arranged in use about a rotor of a gas turbine engine and a fluid delivery passage. The cabin blower system having a cabin blower compressor arranged in use to compress fluid used in a cabin of an aircraft and to compress fluid conducted via the fluid delivery passage into heat exchange with the casing.
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公开(公告)号:US20160326901A1
公开(公告)日:2016-11-10
申请号:US15133883
申请日:2016-04-20
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Arthur Laurence ROWE , Marko BACIC
IPC: F01D11/24
CPC classification number: F01D11/24 , F01D21/12 , F01D21/14 , F05D2270/021 , F05D2270/112 , F05D2270/303 , F05D2270/304 , F05D2270/705
Abstract: A method of controlling turbine tip clearance includes measuring turbine speed; measuring turbine temperature; measuring parameters indicative of current operating conditions; determining limits for the turbine speed and turbine temperature; calculating target tip clearance from the turbine speed, turbine temperature and parameters, to optimise turbine efficiency within the turbine speed and turbine temperature limits; and controlling turbine tip clearance apparatus to the calculated target tip clearance.
Abstract translation: 控制涡轮机顶端间隙的方法包括测量涡轮机速度; 测量涡轮机温度; 测量指示当前操作条件的参数; 确定涡轮机转速和涡轮机温度的限制; 从涡轮转速,涡轮机温度和参数计算目标叶尖间隙,以优化涡轮机转速和涡轮机温度极限内的涡轮机效率; 以及将涡轮机顶端间隙装置控制到所计算的目标顶端间隙。
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公开(公告)号:US20230230488A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-20
申请号:US17890613
申请日:2022-08-18
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Derek S. WALL , Andrew R. MILLS , Peter A. BEECROFT , Marko BACIC , Romain GUICHERD
CPC classification number: G08G5/0034 , G08G5/0065 , B64C13/18
Abstract: A computer-implemented method of enabling optimisation of trajectory for a vehicle, the method comprising: determining a trajectory for the vehicle using: an algorithm; a vehicle model defining path constraints for the vehicle through space; a propulsion system model defining parameters of a propulsion system of the vehicle; an objective function defining one or more objectives; and controlling output of the determined trajectory.
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公开(公告)号:US20220292991A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-15
申请号:US17672345
申请日:2022-02-15
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Marko BACIC , Peter A BEECROFT
Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for controlling the operation of aircraft, particularly electric or hybrid electric aircraft, are described. One such method, implemented on a Flight Management System (FMS) of an aircraft, comprises: receiving, by the FMS, weather data indicative of weather conditions around the aircraft; and selecting, by the FMS, based on the received weather data, one of a plurality of different pre-defined FMS profiles, each FMS profile corresponding to a different range of weather conditions and defining a different set of aircraft operating parameters. The aircraft may be flown under the control of the FMS using the selected FMS profile.
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