COOLING SYSTEM FOR POWER CABLES IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE

A cooling system (300; 400) for a plurality of conductive cables (310) in a gas turbine engine (110) includes a cooling source and an electric motor (210) disposed in a tail cone (122). The cooling source may comprise an electric fan (360) or an oil pump (460). The cooling source may be configured f...

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Main Author MULDOON, Marc J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 05.06.2024
Subjects
AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
BLASTING
COMBUSTION ENGINES
CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL
GAS-TURBINE PLANTS
HEATING
HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES
STEAM ENGINES
WEAPONS
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Summary:A cooling system (300; 400) for a plurality of conductive cables (310) in a gas turbine engine (110) includes a cooling source and an electric motor (210) disposed in a tail cone (122). The cooling source may comprise an electric fan (360) or an oil pump (460). The cooling source may be configured for active cooling of the plurality of conductive cables (310). The electric fan (360) may be in fluid communication with ambient air during operation of the gas turbine engine (110).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20240167608