SYSTEM FOR RETROFITTING A POWER GENERATION SYSTEM TO INCORPORATE CLUTCHLESS SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSINGA system includes a clutchless synchronous condensing coupling (16) configured to couple a turbine shaft (52) of a gas turbine system (12) to a generator shaft (64) of a synchronous generator (14) of …DRIVE·Jun 3·1 min readFollowF01D15/10GE VERNOVA TECH GMBH [CH]
AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT GEARBOX WITH SELECTABLE POWER COUPLERAn aircraft powerplant (20) assembly includes a gearbox (88) and a power coupler (90). The gearbox (88) includes a first engine power transfer apparatus (120), a second engine power transfer apparatus…DRIVE·May 27·1 min readFollowF01D15/10RTX CORP [US]
WASTE HEAT CAPTURE USING TAIL CONE OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINEA waste heat capture system that can be used with at least a gas turbine engine (200). The system includes: an air scoop (202) connected to a first component, the air scoop (202) configured to direct …DRIVE·Mar 25·2 min readFollowF01D15/10HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
HYBRID AMPLIFICATION OF HIGH SPOOL MOTORING VIA LOW SPOOL POWER EXTRACTION AND MOTORING OF A DIFFERENTIAL GEARED GENERATORA power extraction and amplification system (200; 400; 500; 600; 700) for a gas turbine engine (20) is disclosed. In various embodiments, the power extraction and amplification system (200; 400; 500; …DRIVE·Mar 18·2 min readFollowF01D15/10RTX CORP [US]
REVERSE FLOW GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING ELECTRIC MACHINEAn aircraft engine (10) assembly comprising: a gas turbine engine (10) having a high pressure compressor (22), a high pressure turbine (28), a high pressure shaft (34) coupling the high pressure compr…DRIVE·Mar 4·2 min readFollowF01D15/10GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLSKA SP ZOO [PL]
AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR A POWER GENERATION SYSTEMA system configured to compress air to be used by a power generation system includes a first compressor stage configured to be driven by exhaust air from the power generation system and a second compr…DRIVE·Feb 11·1 min readFollowF01D15/10HONEYWELL INT INC [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DUAL-SPOOL POWER MANAGEMENTA power extraction system (100) for a gas turbine engine (20) may comprise a low spool transmission (72) and a low spool accessory gearbox (70). The low spool accessory gearbox may comprise a generato…DRIVE·Jan 14·1 min readFollowF01D15/10RTX CORP [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DUAL-SPOOL POWER MANAGEMENTA power extraction system (100) for a gas turbine engine (20) may comprise a low spool transmission (72) and a low spool accessory gearbox (70). The low spool accessory gearbox may comprise a generato…DRIVE·Jan 14·1 min readFollowF01D15/10RTX CORP [US]
GAS TURBINE ENGINE INCORPORATING A VARIABLE GEAR RATIO ELECTRICAL MACHINEAn electrical machine (30) comprising a moveable permanent magnet component (32) configured to generate a first magnetic field. A stator (44) comprising windings configured to excite a second magnetic…DRIVE·Jan 7·1 min readFollowF01D15/10ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]
TURBOMACHINE WITH ROTATING GROUP HAVING A FASTENER ARRANGEMENTA turbomachine 101 includes a housing 119 and a rotating group 118 that is supported for rotation about an axis within the housing 119. The rotating group 118 includes a rotor shaft 140, a wheel 130, …DRIVE·Jan 7·2 min readFollowF01D15/10GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
MULTI-SPOOL CO2 AIRCRAFT POWER SYSTEM FOR OPERATING MULTIPLE GENERATORSA CO2 bottoming cycle (40) system includes a first compressor (46) operatively connected to a first turbine (48) through a first shaft (50). A first generator is operatively connected to the first sha…DRIVE·Dec 31·1 min readFollowF01D15/10HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
THERMAL ISOLATION SYSTEM FOR MICRO-TURBINE ALTERNATORAn electrical power generation system (50) including: a micro-turbine alternator (100), including: a decomposition chamber (162); a turbine (152) including blades (125) driven by combustion gases from…DRIVE·Dec 31·1 min readFollowF01D15/10HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
COMBINED INTEGRATED WASTE HEAT RECOVERY AND INLET PRESSURE BOOST SYSTEMThe electrical power generation system (50) including a micro-turbine alternator (100). The micro-turbine alternator including a combustor (162), at least one turbine (152, 154) configured to be drive…DRIVE·Dec 3·1 min readFollowF01D15/10HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
HYBRID ELECTRIC ENGINE SPEED REGULATIONA method for operating a hybrid-electric gas turbine engine (10) is provided. The method includes: receiving data indicative of an actual rotational speed of a shaft; calculating an error between the …DRIVE·Nov 26·1 min readFollowF01D15/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING FUEL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINEA system and method for treating and filtering liquid fuel in a containerized module are provided. This approach involves flowing the liquid fuel from a raw fuel tank and a clean fuel tank along a tre…DRIVE·Oct 15·1 min readFollowF01D15/10GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH [CH]
SEAL COOLING SYSTEMSA generator assembly for a high temperature environment that exceeds a seal temperature limit in operation can include a generator housing (101) enclosing one or more generator components and one or m…DRIVE·Oct 1·2 min readFollowF01D15/10HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
HYBRID ELECTRIC GAS TURBINE ENGINEA hybrid electric gas turbine engine (10) is provided. The hybrid electric gas turbine engine (10) includes: a turbomachine (16) having a compressor section (22, 24) and a turbine section (28, 30) arr…DRIVE·Sep 24·1 min readFollowF01D15/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
GAS TURBINE ENGINEA gas turbine engine includes: a casing that accommodates a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine; an electric power generator arranged inside the casing and driven by a rotating shaft; an electric p…DRIVE·Sep 24·1 min readFollowF01D15/10KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]
INTEGRATED ELECTRO-AERO-THERMAL ENGINEA turbine engine (20) includes integrated electric machines in the compressor section (24) and the turbine section (28) to supplement power produced from fuel with electric power. The example compress…DRIVE·Aug 20·1 min readFollowF01D15/10RTX CORP [US]
AN IMPROVED GAS TURBINE ENGINEA gas turbine engine for an aircraft comprises, in axial flow sequence, a heat exchanger module, and a core engine. The core engine comprises, in axial flow sequence, an intermediate-pressure compress…DRIVE·Aug 6·2 min readFollowF01D15/10ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]
INTEGRATED E-MACHINE CONTROLLER FOR TURBOMACHINE WITH THERMALLY DE-COUPLED FASTENER ARRANGEMENTA turbomachine (1100) includes a housing (1118) and a rotating group that is supported for rotation about an axis of rotation (1104) within the housing. The turbomachine also includes a turbomachine s…DRIVE·Jul 30·2 min readFollowF01D15/10GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
DOUBLE SPLINED COUPLING FOR A TURBINE ENGINEAn assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a turbine engine shaft, a gearbox and a coupler. The turbine engine shaft is configured to rotate about a rotational…DRIVE·Jul 16·1 min readFollowF01D15/10RTX CORP [US]
INTERSTAGE ELECTRIC ALTERNATOR FOR MICRO-TURBINE ALTERNATOR APPLICATIONSAn electrical power generation system including a micro-turbine alternator (100) including a combustion chamber (162), at least one turbine (152, 154) driven by combustion gases from the combustion ch…DRIVE·Jul 16·2 min readFollowF01D15/10HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
INTEGRATED ELECTRIC MACHINE CONTROLLER FOR TURBOMACHINE HAVING FASTENING ARRANGEMENTA fluid compressor device includes a housing and a rotating group supported for rotation within the housing about an axis. The device also includes a controller for an e-machine of a turbomachine havi…DRIVE·Apr 30·1 min readFollowF01D15/10GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
GENERATION UNIT WITH SECURE NETWORK COUPLING OF AN ASYNCHRONOUS MACHINEThe present invention provides a power generation unit, PGU (1, 36), which comprises an asynchronous machine (5) with a connection branch for direct grid coupling to an electrical grid (11) and an ene…DRIVE·Apr 23·1 min readFollowF01D15/10ORCAN ENERGY AG [DE]
COMPRESSOR SYSTEM WITH HEAT RECOVERYA system (100) may be provided that may include a first working fluid compressor (102) configured to pressurize a working fluid, and a prime mover (104) coupled to the first working fluid compressor (…DRIVE·Apr 9·1 min readFollowF01D15/10GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH [CH]
SPOOL POWER EXTRACTION VIA MULTIPLE GENERATORSA turbofan engine (20) includes a high spool (32) that includes a high pressure compressor (52) coupled to a high pressure turbine (54) through a high spool shaft (50), a low spool (30) that includes …DRIVE·Apr 2·1 min readFollowF01D15/10RTX CORP [US]
TAIL CONE ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND MOUNTED GENERATORTail cone assemblies for gas turbine engines are described. The tail cone assemblies include a generator housing (502) having an electrical connector (506), the generator housing (502) defining a long…DRIVE·Apr 2·2 min readFollowF01D15/10HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR SYSTEM AND METHODA thermoelectric generator system (300) comprising: a thermoelectric generator (102); a vortex tube (104) comprising a flow input (112) configured to receive an input of compressed gas and to separate…DRIVE·Mar 12·2 min readFollowF01D15/10ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]
DISPATCH ADVISOR FOR OPERATING POWER PLANT WITH FLEXIBILITYA dispatch advisor (18) for operating a power plant (10) having at least one gas turbine (12) with flexibility is described. The dispatch advisor (18) can generate a representation of a flexible base …DRIVE·Feb 19·1 min readFollowF01D15/10GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH [CH]
TURBINE LOAD COUPLING COOLING SYSTEMA system for cooling a load coupling (140) coupled to a gas turbine (120) and disposed within an exhaust housing (126) is provided. The system includes a shroud (162) configured to be mounted about th…DRIVE·Dec 18·1 min readFollowF01D15/10GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH [CH]
TAIL CONE EJECTOR FOR POWER CABLE COOLING SYSTEM IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINEAn ejector assembly (400; 500) for a cooling system (300; 600) of a gas turbine engine (110) may comprise: a tail cone (122; 410; 510) having a tail cone outlet (414; 518) in fluid communication with …DRIVE·Nov 20·1 min readFollowF01D15/10RTX CORP [US]
TAIL CONE EJECTOR FOR POWER CABLE COOLING SYSTEM IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINEAn ejector assembly (400; 500) for a cooling system (300; 600) of a gas turbine engine (110) may comprise: a tail cone (122; 410; 510) having a tail cone outlet (414; 518) in fluid communication with …DRIVE·Nov 20·1 min readFollowF01D15/10RTX CORP [US]
MICRO-TURBINE GENERATOR MULTI-STAGE TURBINE WITH INTERSTAGE CATALYTIC CONVERTERThe electrical power generation system including a micro-turbine including a combustor (162), a first stage turbine (152) configured to be driven by a combustor exhaust from the combustor, at least on…DRIVE·Sep 4·1 min readFollowF01D15/10HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATING APPARATUS FOR USE IN AIRCRAFTAn electric power generating apparatus for use in an aircraft includes: a manual transmission configured to change speed of rotational power of an aircraft engine and including a plurality of gear sta…DRIVE·Aug 28·1 min readFollowF01D15/10KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]
HEAT EXCHANGER WITH INNER SENSOR GRID AND RESTRAINTS FOR SENSOR WIRES AND HEAT EXCHANGE TUBESA heat exchanger (108) includes a sensor grid (180) with sensor leads (184) extending through tube restraints (190) for heat exchange tubes (146) in the heat exchanger (108). The tube restraint (190) …DRIVE·Aug 28·1 min readFollowF01D15/10GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH [CH]
THERMALLY ISOLATING, MAGNETICALLY PRELOADED AND COUPLED THRUST BEARING AND RADIAL SUPPORT AND SHAFT ASSEMBLYAn electrical power generation system including a micro-turbine alternator. The micro-turbine alternator including: a combustion chamber (162), at least one turbine (152, 154) driven by combustion gas…DRIVE·Jul 10·2 min readFollowF01D15/10HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
ELECTRICAL MACHINES FOR INTEGRATION INTO A PROPULSION ENGINEAn electrical machine includes a stator assembly (302) coupled to an engine stator component of a propulsion engine (100). The stator assembly includes a stator support assembly (308) fixedly attached…DRIVE·Jul 3·2 min readFollowF01D15/10GENERAL ELECTRIC DEUTSCHLAND HOLDING GMBH [DE]
DE-ICING BY INTEGRAL ELECTRIC HEAT GENERATIONA system for de-icing a fan of a gas turbine engine, comprising a fan (110), a nosecone (115) which is configured to remain stationary about a longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine, an electrica…DRIVE·May 22·1 min readFollowF01D15/10RTX CORP [US]
TURBINE ENGINE DEVICE WITH POWER SYSTEM GENERATOR, AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICEThe invention relates to a turbine engine device of the gas turbine cycle type with cooled compression, regeneration, and reheating during expansion. The turbine engine device comprises a first turboc…DRIVE·May 2·1 min readFollowF01D15/10PSA AUTOMOBILES SA
