An engine assembly for use as an aircraft auxiliary power unit, having internal combustion engine(s) in driving engagement with an engine shaft, a generator having a generator shaft directly engaged to the engine shaft such as to be rotatable at a same speed, a compressor having an outlet in communication with the internal combustion engine inlet, and a turbine having an inlet in communication with the internal combustion engine outlet. The turbine may be a first stage turbine, and the assembly may include a second stage turbine having an inlet in communication with the first stage turbine outlet. A method of providing electrical power to an aircraft is also discussed.
ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH DIRECT DRIVE OF GENERATOR
21.09.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Compound engine assembly with direct drive of generator
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
|COMPOUND ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH DIRECT DRIVE OF GENERATOR
Europäisches Patentamt | 2018
|COMPOUND ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH DIRECT DRIVE OF GENERATOR
Europäisches Patentamt | 2023
|COMPOUND ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH DIRECT DRIVE OF GENERATOR
Europäisches Patentamt | 2016
|