A gas turbine engine has a fan drive turbine for selectively driving a fan rotor. A drive shaft between the fan drive turbine and the fan rotor includes a clutch, and an electric motor. The electric motor is positioned such that it is not downstream of a flow path relative to the fan drive turbine. A method of operating a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
HYBRID DRIVE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE
01.10.2015
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch