Abstract: A combustion chamber assembly includes a through hole on the combustion chamber wall bounded on an outer side of the wall by a hole edge and a combustion chamber shingle having a collar bounding a mixing air hole on the outer side of the wall and protruding with a first collar portion beyond the hole edge on the outer side of the wall. A cooling air opening is formed on an inner circumferential surface of a duct portion of the mixing air hole adjoining the first collar portion and extending in the direction of a combustion space, the cooling air opening leading into a cooling air duct which extends through the duct portion and via which cooling air is guided out of the mixing air hole in a direction of a hot side of the shingle facing the combustion space.

Abstract: The proposed solution relates, in particular, to an engine component having at least one first loading zone, which is designed for dynamic loads arising at the engine component when the engine component is correctly built into an engine and when the engine is operating, and a second loading zone, which is provided spaced at a distance from the first loading zone on the engine component and likewise is designed for dynamic loads arising at the engine component when the engine component is correctly built into an engine and when the engine is operating. The proposal is, in particular, that at least one spatially delimited modification zone with introduced internal tensile stress is formed on the engine component, via which zone a crack propagating in the engine component is guided to the and/or within the second loading zone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an engine component having a cooling duct arrangement which has a plurality of cooling ducts, each having an inflow opening, the inflow openings being arranged according to a predefined pattern in an inflow surface of the engine component, and each cooling duct opening into a recess in a wall of the engine component, along which wall a cooling film is to be formed. According to the invention, the pattern is formed in at least one subregion of defined size of the inflow surface, from a plurality of identical isosceles triangles, which are defined by a minimum spacing (k) and by a mean diameter (a) of the inflow openings correlating to the minimum spacing (k). This procedure reduces the complexity of the design process.

Abstract: An apparatus for oil lubrication of a rotationally fixed connection between two shafts. A first shaft engages with a hollow region of the second shaft. The shafts are operatively connected to each other in a form-fitting manner in the overlapping region. Oil is introduced into a first chamber in the hollow region, which chamber is connected to a second chamber in the hollow region. The second chamber is connectable to a third chamber is arranged in the overlapping region. The fluidic connection between the second chamber and the third chamber is separated above a defined oil volume in the second chamber and above a rotational speed threshold of the shafts via a sealing element. The sealing element is reversibly deformable by the oil volume in the second chamber and the centrifugal force acting thereon and, in the deformed state, seals the connection between the second and third chambers.

Abstract: A device for detecting a thermal runaway of a battery module with a number of cells includes a current acquisition module that is configured to capture a set of currents, and a temperature acquisition module that is configured to capture a set of temperatures. The device includes a state of charge capturing module that is configured to capture a set of states, and a resistance calculation module that is configured to derive a set of resistances. The device includes a temperature prediction module that is configured to calculate a set of temperature predictors, and a runaway prediction module that is configured to calculate a set of runaway predictors. A warning module that is configured to set a warning indicator when at least one runaway predictor value of the set of runaway predictors exceeds a predefined threshold value.

Abstract: A system for finishing a surface of a workpiece. The system includes a laser unit configured to emit a laser radiation. The system further includes an attenuator disposed within the laser unit and configured to adjust optical parameters of the laser radiation. The system further includes a cavitation chamber storing a liquid medium. The workpiece is mounted within the cavitation chamber and is in contact with the liquid medium. The system further includes at least one lens configured to focus at least a portion of the laser radiation and transmit at least one laser beam towards the workpiece.

Abstract: A stator winding system for a stator of an electric machine is provided. The stator has a number of windings to be positioned on stator teeth of the stator. At least two windings that follow one another in a current flow direction of an electric current and are thus arranged in series are formed from an electric conductor that is continuous in the current flow direction, forming a winding chain.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electric machine of an electrical system, (e.g., a drive system), and in particular to the electrical insulation of a coil of the machine. A coil arrangement includes a coil, formed by an electrical coil conductor, and also an insulating arrangement. The coil is arranged at an electrically conductive element of the machine, for example, at or on a corresponding tooth of a stator or of a rotor of the machine, which is formed by a laminated core. The insulating arrangement is configured to insulate the coil from the electrically conductive element, (e.g., from the laminated core forming the tooth). The insulating arrangement has a first, electrically conductive layer, which is at least partly arranged between the coil and the metallic component. Furthermore, the first layer is electrically connected to the metallic component, in order to prevent partial discharges between the insulating arrangement and the metallic component.

Abstract: An example system includes a throttle control for managing power in a hybrid propulsion system that includes an electrical propulsion unit configured to operate using electrical energy sourced from an electrical energy storage system (ESS) and/or one or more electrical generators, the throttle control comprising: a control lever movable through a plurality of positions, the plurality of positions including: a regeneration position; an off position; a maximum electric only position; a maximum continuous dual source position; and a maximum non-continuous dual source position.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft. The engine including: an engine core with a turbine, a compressor, a fan located upstream of the compressor and including a plurality of fan blades, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a gearbox which receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive, via a driveshaft, to the fan so as to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the turbine, the drive shaft and core shaft forming a shaft system.

Abstract: An arrangement for detecting a direction of rotation of a multi-phase electric motor includes a plurality of single-phase converters. Each single-phase converter of the plurality of single-phase converters supplies one phase of the multi-phase electric motor with current. The arrangement also includes two sensor units that are configured to determine actual values of the phase currents of the multi-phase electric motor and to transmit the actual values to the plurality of single-phase converters. The arrangement also includes a monitoring and control unit in each converter of the plurality of single-phase converters. The monitoring and control unit is configured and programmed to determine the direction of rotation and a speed of rotation of the multi-phase electric motor from the actual values.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are shown in the figures, where a method for manufacturing a gearbox, the method comprising: providing a predefined interval around an integer; providing a gearbox setup; determining a speed ratio of at least two components of the gearbox setup; comparing the speed ratio with the predefined interval around the integer; and manufacturing a gearbox in accordance with the gearbox setup in dependence on the comparison.

Abstract: An aircraft hybrid propulsion system (5) comprises an internal combustion engine (10) comprising a main drive shaft (24), an electric machine (28) comprising an electric machine rotor (78), a propulsor (12) mounted to a propulsor shaft (62), and a clutch arrangement configured to selectively couple each of the gas turbine engine main drive shaft (24) and electric machine rotor (78) to the propulsor drive shaft (62). The electric machine rotor (78) is mounted coaxially with the main drive shaft (24) and the clutch arrangement comprises a first overrunning clutch (52) configured to couple the main drive shaft (24) to the propulsor drive shaft (62), and a second overrunning clutch (54) configured to couple the electric machine rotor (78) to the propulsor drive shaft (62).

Abstract: An automated method for influencing a gust load of an aircraft is provided. A torque at least of an electromotive thrust generating unit arranged on a wing of the aircraft is modified such that a root bending torque of the wing generated by the gust load is reduced. An associated apparatus, an aircraft, a computer program product, and a computer-readable medium for carrying out the method are also provided.

Abstract: The invention concerns a planetary gear box, which has a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, a ring gear and a plurality of plain bearing pins. Here, a plain bearing pin is arranged in each planet gear, wherein the plain bearing pin and the planet gear form a lubricated plain bearing, and the plain bearing pin forms a crowning at its contact face, wherein the outer diameter of the contact face decreases from a maximum outer diameter towards at least one axial end of the contact face. The crowning of the contact face is configured such that the contact face is concavely shaped adjacent to at least one axial end of the contact face or to a cylindrical region adjoining the axial end.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are shown in the figures, where a gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes: an engine core including a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan including a plurality of fan blades; and a gearbox that receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan so as to drive the fan about a rotational axis at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft, wherein the gearbox is an epicyclic gearbox with a plurality of planet gears arranged in first and second sets of planet gears, the planet gears of the first set being positioned displaced relative to the planet gears of the second set in a direction parallel to the rotational axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a torque limiting device in a torque bearing connecting structure between a gearbox and a stationary structure in a gas turbine engine, wherein the torque limiting device comprises a mechanical fuse in the connection structure comprising an at least partially circumferential weakening of the material. The invention also relates to a gas turbine engine.

Abstract: A device includes a circuit carrier board and a conductor element that is configured to transfer an electric current from and/or to the circuit carrier board. The device includes an electrically conductive, elastically deformable, contoured, plate-like connection element that connects the circuit carrier board to the conductor element and is configured to create a local, dynamic resilience. As a result of this, a force transmission front the conductor element to the circuit carrier board may be reduced. A plate thickness of the connection element is at least 2 cm. A power converter and an aircraft having such a device are also provided.

Abstract: A planetary gear arrangement including a sun gear configured to rotate about an axis of rotation, a plurality of planet gears driven by the sun gear, a ring gear engaged with the plurality of planet gears and a plurality of journal pins arranged in the plurality of planet gears forming a converging gap and a diverging gap therebetween. Each journal pin has at least one longitudinal groove along an outer surface thereof, configured to guide oil on the outer surface when the oil is carried from the converging gap towards the diverging gap due to a revolving movement between a planet gear around a corresponding journal pin. A journal pin for supporting a gear and a gas turbine engine.

Abstract: The invention relates to a planetary gear box, which has a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, a ring gear, a plurality of plain bearing pins and an axially front carrier plate and an axially rear carrier plate. The plain bearing pin and the planet gear here configure a lubricated plain bearing which includes a plain bearing gap. Furthermore, the plain bearing pin, on the contact face thereof, configures a feed pocket which is provided and configured to receive oil and during the operation deliver oil in the circumferential direction to the plain bearing by way of a delivery edge. It is provided that the feed pocket is configured in the contact face of the plain bearing pin in such a manner that the delivery edge has a profile that deviates from a straight profile parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plain bearing pin.