Kryogen Gekühlter Thermoelektrischer Generator

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4745378

Anmeldetag

13. November 2025

Veröffentlichung

20. Mai 2026

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

F02C3/22, F02C7/224

Abstract

An aircraft propulsion system (20) includes a core engine (24) that includes a core flow path (C) through a main compressor (26) where an inlet airflow (58) is compressed and communicated to a combustor (28) to generate an exhaust gas flow (56) that is expanded through a main turbine section (30) to generate mechanical power to drive the main compressor (26) and a propulsive fan (22), a cryogenic fuel system (36) that includes a cryogenic fuel storage tank (38), a fuel flow path (62) for routing a cryogenic fuel flow (42) to the combustor (28) of the core engine (24), and a thermoelectric generator (46) that is in thermal communication with the cryogenic fuel flow (42) and a heat source (68) to generate a temperature differential (72) across the thermoelectric generator (46) utilized to generate electric power (48).

Anmelder

Firma

RTX Corporation

Land

🇺🇸 USA