公开(公告)号：US20240017823A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US17867231

申请日：2022-07-18

申请人： Textron Innovations Inc.

发明人： Thomas Dewey PARSONS ,  Charles Eric COVINGTON ,  Kent E. DONALDSON ,  Andrew Thomas CARTER

IPC分类号： B64C27/12 ,  B64D31/06

CPC分类号： B64C27/12 ,  B64D31/06

摘要： In an embodiment, an aircraft includes a drive system, a main engine coupled to the drive system to provide first power, and a supplemental engine coupled to the drive system to provide second power additive to the first power. The aircraft also includes a control system to control the main engine and the supplemental engine to optimize usage of the supplemental engine. The control system is operable to maintain the supplemental engine in a reduced power state at least until a determination is made that supplemental power is needed to satisfy a total power demand of the drive system. The control system is also operable to determine that supplemental power is needed to satisfy the total power demand of the drive system. The control system is further operable to increase a power level of the supplemental engine in response to the determination that supplemental power is needed.