Propulsion system including a turbine engine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsArthur W. Sibbach, Erich Alois Krammer, Brandon W. Miller
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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsArthur W. Sibbach, Erich Alois Krammer, Brandon W. Miller
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A propulsion system and a method of operating the propulsion system. The propulsion system includes a turbine engine, an electric power supply, and a lubrication system. The turbine engine includes a turbo-engine having a low-pressure shaft and one or more engine bearings, a propulsor having a propulsor shaft, a gearbox assembly having a gear assembly, and an electric machine. The propulsor shaft is drivingly coupled to the low-pressure shaft through the gear assembly. The electric machine powers the propulsor when the turbo-engine is shut down. The lubrication system supplies a lubricant to at least one of the one or more engine bearings or the gear assembly. The electric power supply powers the lubrication system when the turbo-engine is shut down.
A propulsion system comprising:
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A method of operating a propulsion system including a first turbine engine, a second turbine engine, first electric power supply, and a first lubrication system, the method comprising:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.