A COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A GENERATOR

A generator arranged to be driven by an aircraft engine. The generator including a rotor. The rotor includes an inlet for receiving a fluid, a plurality of outlets configured to release the fluid from a radially outer region of the rotor, and a fluid distribution arrangement arranged to direct fluid...

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Main Author FLOWER, Paul David
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 17.02.2021
Subjects
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
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Summary:A generator arranged to be driven by an aircraft engine. The generator including a rotor. The rotor includes an inlet for receiving a fluid, a plurality of outlets configured to release the fluid from a radially outer region of the rotor, and a fluid distribution arrangement arranged to direct fluid from the inlet to one or more of the plurality of outlets. The fluid distribution arrangement is configured to selectively distribute fluid to one or more of the plurality of outlets in dependence on an operational parameter of the rotor.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20190714203