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US 12,000,338 B2Granted
Electric machine within a turbine engine
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorsMarc J. Muldoon, Russell B. Witlicki
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Abstract
An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a stationary structure, a rotating structure and an electric machine. The rotating structure is rotatably mounted to the stationary structure by a first bearing and a second bearing. The electric machine is between the first bearing and the second bearing. The electric machine includes a rotor and a stator circumscribing the rotor. The rotor is connected to the rotating structure. The stator is connected to the stationary structure.
Claims13
An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
- a stationary structure including a base support, a first leg and a second leg;
- a rotating structure rotatably mounted to the stationary structure by a first bearing and a second bearing;
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- an electric machine between the first bearing and the second bearing, the electric machine including a machine case, a rotor and a stator circumscribing the rotor, the rotor connected to the rotating structure, the stator connected to the stationary structure, and the stator and the rotor housed within the machine case;
- the first leg connected to and projecting out from the base support, and the first leg configured to support the first bearing;
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- the second leg connected to and projecting out from the base support, and the second leg configured to support the second bearing through the machine case.
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