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US 10,590,855 B2Granted
Distributed electrical architecture for a gas turbine engine
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorRyan K. Snyder
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Abstract
A distributed electrical system includes a plurality of engine components each in electrical communication with one of a plurality of docking stations. An electronic engine control is positioned remote from the engine components and is configured to communicate wirelessly with each of the plurality of engine components.
Claims20
A distributed electrical system comprising:
- a plurality of engine components each in electrical communication with one of a plurality of docking stations;
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- an electronic engine control positioned remote from the engine components and being configured to communicate wirelessly with each of the plurality of engine components;
- an electrical wiring harness electrically connecting each of the plurality of docking stations with a permanent magnet alternator driven by a gearbox and a portion of the electrical wiring harness extends through internal passages in the gearbox to connect one of the plurality of engine components on the gearbox to the power source.
1 more element
A gas turbine engine comprising:
- a plurality of docking stations connected to an electrical wiring harness;
- an electronic engine control connected to the docking stations;
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- a plurality of engine components each connected to one of the plurality of docking stations, wherein the electronic engine control is configured to communicate wirelessly with each of the plurality of engine components, wherein the electrical wiring harness electrically connects each of the docking stations with a permanent magnet alternator driven by a gearbox and a portion of the electrical wiring harness extends through internal passages in the gearbox to connect one of the plurality of engine components on the gearbox to the power source.
1 more element
A method of operating a distributed electrical system comprising:
- powering an electronic engine control and at least one engine component with an electrical wiring harness, wherein the electronic engine control and the at least one engine component are powered by a permanent magnet alternator driven by a gearbox and a portion of the electrical wiring harness extends through internal passages in the gearbox to connect the at least one engine component on the gearbox to the power source;
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- communicating between the electronic engine control and the at least one engine component with at least one wireless signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.