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US 2021/0010383 A1Published application
Gas turbine engine electrical generator
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorJonathan P. Bradley
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Abstract
An aircraft gas turbine engine (10) comprises a main engine spool (22) and a bearing arrangement (36) configured to rotatably support the main engine spool (22). The bearing arrangement (36) includes a damper (41) comprising a static element (42) and a moveable element (39). The gas turbine engine further comprises an electric machine (30) comprising a rotor (34) and a stator (32). The rotor (34) is mounted to the main engine spool (22), and the stator (32) is mounted to the moveable element (39) of the damper to be moveable with the moveable element (39).
Claims12
An aircraft gas turbine engine comprising:
- a main engine spool;
- a bearing arrangement configured to rotatably support the main engine spool, the bearing arrangement comprising a damper comprising a static element and a moveable element;
- and
- an electric machine comprising a rotor and a stator;
- wherein
- the rotor is mounted to the main engine spool, and the stator is mounted to the moveable element of the damper to be moveable with the moveable element.
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