Aircraft engine and method for operating an aircraft engine
AssigneeRolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
InventorGideon VENTER
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Abstract
An aircraft engine includes at least one electrical apparatus, which can be driven by a driveshaft in order to generate electrical energy. A hydrodynamic torque converter, with guide blades, which can be adjusted via a mechanism, is arranged between the driveshaft and the electrical apparatus. The guide blades are adjusted as a function of a rotational speed of the driveshaft, wherein the rotational speed of a shaft of the electrical apparatus operated as a generator can be adjusted, essentially within a predefined rotational speed range, via the adjustment of the guide blades.
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Aircraft engine with at least one electrical apparatus, which can be driven by a driveshaft, in order to generate electrical energy, wherein a hydrodynamic torque converter with guide blades adjustable via a mechanism is arranged between the driveshaft and the electrical apparatus.
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