Gas turbine engine fuel system
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsHuw Llewelyn Edwards, Stephen Mark Husband, John James Anthony Cullen
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AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsHuw Llewelyn Edwards, Stephen Mark Husband, John James Anthony Cullen
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The present application discloses a fuel system for a gas turbine engine. The engine includes a main alternating current electrical generator driven by an engine shaft such that the electrical output frequency of the electrical generator varies in dependence on shaft rotational speed. The fuel system includes a variable flow fuel pump for providing a fuel flow to the engine, a frequency and/or voltage controller configured to provide electrical power having at least one of a predetermined output frequency and a predetermined voltage, and a variable speed electric motor configured to drive the fuel pump. The electric motor includes an induction motor having a stator and at least a first rotor, the stator having first and second sets of stator windings. Each set of stator windings is configured to impart a torque on the rotor in use.
A fuel system for a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine comprising a combustor having a fuel injector, the gas turbine engine comprising a main alternating current electrical generator driven by an engine shaft such that an electrical output frequency of the electrical generator varies in dependence on engine rotational speed, the fuel system comprising:
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