After-fan system with electrical motor for gas turbine engines

An after-fan system for an engine may comprise an after-fan turbine an electrical generator operationally coupled to the after-fan turbine, and an electric motor electrically coupled to the electrical generator. The electrical generator may be configured to generate an electrical current in response...

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Hauptverfasser: Kupratis, Daniel Bernard, Chakka, Pitchaiah Vijay, Winter, Michael, Messersmith, Nathan L, Sidelkovskiy, Dmitriy B
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Zusammenfassung:An after-fan system for an engine may comprise an after-fan turbine an electrical generator operationally coupled to the after-fan turbine, and an electric motor electrically coupled to the electrical generator. The electrical generator may be configured to generate an electrical current in response to rotation of the after-fan turbine. The electric motor may be configured to generate torque.