Propeller control unit
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11982190B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-14

    申请号:US17165108

    申请日:2021-02-02

    发明人: Jagoda Krzywon

    摘要: A propeller control unit (PCU) for controlling pitch angles of blades of a propeller, has: a pitch angle actuator; a servo valve hydraulically connected to the pitch angle actuator and to a first hydraulic fluid source; and a feather valve having a body movable within a cavity, the feather valve having a first actuation port and a second actuation port both in fluid communication with the cavity, the body between the first actuation port and the second actuation port, the body being movable to selectively hydraulically connect the pitch angle actuator to the servo valve through the feather valve or to hydraulically connect the pitch angle actuator to a drain line through the feather valve, the first actuation port and the second actuation port hydraulically connected to a second hydraulic fluid source independent from the first hydraulic fluid source.

    Turbomachine module equipped with a system for changing the pitch of the blades of a propeller and with a device for feathering the blades

    公开(公告)号:US11753143B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-12

    申请号:US17626655

    申请日:2020-07-16

    摘要: The invention relates to a module of a turbomachine of longitudinal axis X, the module comprising: ⋅—a rotary casing (31) that rotates about the longitudinal axis and bears a propeller (2; 20, 21, 22) which is provided with a plurality of blades (32); ⋅—a fixed casing (48) comprising a cylindrical wall (49) extending between an inner wall (40) and an outer wall (41) of the rotary casing (31); and, ⋅—a system (30) for changing the pitch of the blades of the propeller, mounted around the fixed casing and comprising: a control means (55) comprising a movable body (57) that is able to move axially on said fixed casing, at least one load transfer bearing (56) comprising an inner ring (65) that is connected to the movable body (57), and an outer ring (66); and a connection mechanism (61) for connecting the outer ring (66) to the blades of the propeller. According to the invention, the module further comprises a feathering device (70) for feathering the blades of the propeller, this device (70) comprising an annular row of springs (71) that are arranged around said fixed casing and extend axially, the springs (71) comprising first axial ends (72) that bear against a ferrule (51) of the fixed casing, and opposite second axial ends (73) that bear against said inner ring (65).

    Propeller control unit with bypass drain line

    公开(公告)号:US11530027B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US16700259

    申请日:2019-12-02

    发明人: Jagoda Krzywon

    IPC分类号: B64C11/38

    摘要: A propeller control unit (PCU) has: a pitch angle actuator; a valve operable to selectively fluidly connect the pitch angle actuator with a source of oil for controlling pitch angles of blades of a propeller and with a drain line for draining oil out of the pitch angle actuator for feathering the blades; and a bypass line having an inlet hydraulically between the valve and an inlet of the drain line, the bypass line having an outlet hydraulically between the inlet of the drain line and an outlet of the drain line.

    Rotor hubs having pitch control systems and related methods

    公开(公告)号:US11472534B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US16457116

    申请日:2019-06-28

    摘要: Rotor hubs having pitch control systems and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a housing including a first housing arm to support a first blade grip and a first blade spindle and a second housing arm to support a second blade grip and a second blade spindle. The example apparatus includes a first pitch link and a second pitch link. The example apparatus includes a first pitch arm coupled to the first pitch link and one of the first blade grip or the first blade spindle and a second pitch arm coupled to the second pitch link and one of the second blade grip or the second blade spindle. The second pitch arm is to extend past the first housing arm to couple with the one of the second blade grip or the second blade spindle.

    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

    申请人: GE Avio S.r.l.

    摘要: 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.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROPELLER RESPONSE ENHANCEMENT DURING TRANSITION FROM GROUND TO FLIGHT CONFIGURATION FOR A TURBOPROPELLER ENGINE

    公开(公告)号:US20210009252A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US16982312

    申请日:2019-03-22

    申请人: GE Avio S.r.l.

    摘要: An electronic control system (35) for a turbopropeller engine (2) having a gas turbine (20) and a propeller assembly (3) coupled to the gas turbine (20), the control system (35) implementing a propeller control unit (PEC) to control propeller operation based on a pilot input request, via generation of a driving quantity (Ip) for an actuation assembly (29) designed to adjust a pitch angle (β) of propeller blades (10). The control unit engages a mechanical lock determining a minimum flight value for the pitch angle during a flight operating mode, and disengages the mechanical lock and controls the pitch angle below the minimum flight value, up to a minimum ground value lower than the minimum flight value, during a ground operating mode; the propeller control unit, during a transition from the ground operating mode to the flight operating mode, engages the mechanical lock, thereby causing an increase of the pitch angle towards the minimum flight value independently from the control action. In particular, the control unit anticipates the increase of the pitch angle in a time period (T) before the mechanical lock engagement due to transition from the ground operating mode to the flight operating mode.

    System and method for controlling propeller pitch

    公开(公告)号:US10793255B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-06

    申请号:US15228148

    申请日:2016-08-04

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling the pitch angle of a propeller and rotor assembly that selectively limit the pitch angle according to a selected mode of operation. The system includes an actuator having forward and aft chambers, an oil transfer bearing (OTB), and a fine stop collar. The fine stop collar including a first passage in fluid communication with the OTB and forward chamber during a ground-based mode of operation, and a second fluid passage being in fluid communication with the OTB and forward chamber during a flight-based mode of operation.