Integrated brushless starter generator

A starter-generator system contained within a single housing disposed within a nacelle of an aircraft, the starter-generator system comprising:

• said housing having first and second ends, wherein the first end includes a first end opening to receive a drive spline from a motive source, and wherein the second end includes a second end opening that is opposite the first end, the second end opening terminating at an air inlet duct;
• a brushless starter-generator unit adjacent the first end and kinetically connectable to the drive spline;
• and
• a power control unit adjacent the second end and electrically coupled to the brushless starter-generator unit, the power control unit including
• a terminal block configured to transmit DC electrical power to and from the starter-generator;
• and
• a field effect transistor module interconnecting the terminal block and a circuit card assembly configured to provide timing signals to the field effect transistor module;
• wherein in a start mode, the power control unit receives DC power via the terminal block, controls the FET module to invert the DC power to AC power at timing controlled by the circuit card assembly, and supplies the AC power to the starter-generator unit, and in a generate mode, the power control unit rectifies AC power received from the starter-generator unit to DC power and provides the DC power via the terminal block.