Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Combination of a gas turbine engine and a power electronics
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Application No.: US18096146Application Date: 2023-01-12
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Publication No.: US11946417B2Publication Date: 2024-04-02
- Inventor: Andrea Minelli
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: GB 01316 2022.02.02
- Main IPC: F02C7/16
- IPC: F02C7/16 ; F02C3/06 ; F02C7/06 ; F02C7/22

Abstract:
A combination of a gas turbine engine and power electronics, includes an engine core and oil circuit to cool and lubricate bearings of the engine core, and a fuel circuit for supplying fuel to the combustor. The fuel circuit includes a low pressure pump for pressurising the fuel to a low pressure, and a high pressure pump to receive the low pressure fuel and increase the pressure to a high pressure for supply to a fuel metering system and the combustor. The engine includes a fuel-oil heat exchanger having a fuel side on the fuel circuit between an outlet of the low pressure pump and an inlet of the high pressure pump, and an oil side on the oil circuit to transfer heat from the oil circuit to the fuel circuit. The power electronics transfers heat to a cooling flow formed by a portion of the low pressure fuel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230243305A1 COMBINATION OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND A POWER ELECTRONICS Public/Granted day:2023-08-03
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