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US 2024/0035392 A1Published application
After-fan system with electrical motor for gas turbine engines
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorsDmitriy B. Sidelkovskiy, Pitchaiah Vijay Chakka, Michael Winter, Daniel Bernard Kupratis, Nathan L. Messersmith
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Abstract
An after-fan system for an engine may comprise an after-fan turbine an electrical generator operationally coupled to the after-fan turbine, and an electric motor electrically coupled to the electrical generator. The electrical generator may be configured to generate an electrical current in response to rotation of the after-fan turbine. The electric motor may be configured to generate torque.
Claims4
An electric engine for an aircraft, comprising:
- a fan;
- and
- an after-fan system located aft of the fan, the after-fan system comprising:
- an exit guide vane assembly located at an outlet of the fan;
- an after-fan turbine located aft of the exit guide vane assembly;
- an electrical generator operationally coupled to the after-fan turbine and configured to generate an electrical current in response to rotation of the after-fan turbine;
- and
- an electric motor electrically coupled to the electrical generator and rotationally coupled to the fan.
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