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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1387720 · 18 Feb 2026
Aircraft power and propulsion systems 200 and methods 300 of starting gas turbine engines 101 of aircraft power and propulsion systems 200 are disclosed. In one example, an aircraft power and propulsion system 200 comprises: a gas turbine engine 101 having...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1395966 · 21 Jan 2026
An engine ignition system (100) can include a multifunction controller (101), and an exciter (103) operatively connected to the multifunction controller (101). The multifunction controller (101) can be configured to control the exciter (103) to output an i...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1395693 · 19 Nov 2025
A combustion system (120) comprising: a combustion chamber (122) extending in an axial direction between an inlet (124) and an outlet (126), the combustion chamber configured to receive an airflow through the inlet and to discharge the airflow through the ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1391870 · 1 Oct 2025
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a method can include controlling firing of an exciter of an engine with an electronic controller separate from the exciter as a function of at least one excitation command from the electronic contr...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/966071 · 17 Dec 2014
A head assembly (160) for an ignition system (100) includes a head block (162) and a plurality of igniters (166) seated in in the head block. The head block (160) has an issue aperture (168) and defines an issue axis (170), and is configured and adapted fo...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985057 · 17 Apr 2013
The cable has an electric conductor (20) i.e. wire, connecting two ends, which electrically contact the ignition cable in an ignition circuit. A cover surrounds the electric conductor, and is formed in layers (21, 24), where one of the layers is made of mi...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/993350 · 30 Jan 2013
The invention relates to a gas discharge tube (30) of a type that may be used for example in gas turbine engine (10) ignition systems. The gas discharge tube (30) has an envelope (42) containing a gas therein and the envelope has a pair of spaced electrode...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1001434 · 13 Jun 2012
An igniter device (30;130;230;330) for a combustion system (10) includes an igniter housing (42;142;242;342) and a pressure sense passage (50;150;250;350). The igniter housing (42;142;242;342)s urrounds an electrode (46;146;246;346) and an insulating body ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1002140 · 23 May 2012
A combustor (102) including a casing (104) surrounding a combustion zone (106), and an ignitor plug (108) including a tip (110), a base (112), and a body (114) extending therebetween, the body (114) extending through the combustor casing (104) such that th...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1008749 · 12 Oct 2011
The device has a switch (205) to simulate a defect of an electrical supply (105) of primary and secondary supplies. A detection unit i.e. engine interface function (210), detects connection of an igniter on a hand to the switch, which is connected on anoth...