Patents by Inventor Michael HRACH

Michael HRACH has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11473496
    Abstract: A hybrid engine includes a gas turbine engine having at least one compressor section and at least one turbine section operably coupled to a shaft. The hybrid engine includes an electric motor configured to augment rotational power of the shaft of the gas turbine engine. A controller is operable to monitor for a transient operation request of the hybrid engine, provide the transient operation request to one or more management systems of the hybrid engine to determine whether one or more faults are detected by the one or more management systems, modify one or more stall margin adjustment parameters of the gas turbine engine based on detecting the one or more faults by the one or more management system, and adjust operation of the hybrid engine based on the one or more stall margin adjustment parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael M. Romero, Michael Hrach
  • Patent number: 10934972
    Abstract: A method of maintaining rotor tip clearance and compressor operational line during a transient operation of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes applying high spool auxiliary power to a high speed spool for a first time period, applying low spool auxiliary power to a low speed spool for a second time period, sensing one or more operational parameters of the gas turbine engine during the transient operation, and ceasing application of power to the high speed spool, based on the one or more operational parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Hrach, Michael M. Romero
  • Publication number: 20200248619
    Abstract: A hybrid engine includes a gas turbine engine having at least one compressor section and at least one turbine section operably coupled to a shaft. The hybrid engine includes an electric motor configured to augment rotational power of the shaft of the gas turbine engine. A controller is operable to monitor for a transient operation request of the hybrid engine, provide the transient operation request to one or more management systems of the hybrid engine to determine whether one or more faults are detected by the one or more management systems, modify one or more stall margin adjustment parameters of the gas turbine engine based on detecting the one or more faults by the one or more management system, and adjust operation of the hybrid engine based on the one or more stall margin adjustment parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Michael M. Romero, Michael Hrach
  • Publication number: 20200025149
    Abstract: A method of maintaining rotor tip clearance and compressor operational line during a transient operation of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes applying high spool auxiliary power to a high speed spool for a first time period, applying low spool auxiliary power to a low speed spool for a second time period, sensing one or more operational parameters of the gas turbine engine during the transient operation, and ceasing application of power to the high speed spool, based on the one or more operational parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Hrach, Michael M. Romero
  • Patent number: 10018122
    Abstract: A filter algorithm for a dual channel electronic engine control system according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes a division function that divides a measured pressure rate of change of one of a FADEC channel A and FADEC channel B by an average pressure of the FADEC channel A and the FADEC channel B to obtain a resultant value; a first comparator function to bound a proper high resultant value from the division function; a second comparator function to bound a proper low resultant value from the division function; and an OR gate in communication with the first comparator and the second comparator such that if an output from either the first comparator function and the second comparator function is true, that one of the FADEC channel A and the FADEC channel B is filtered out for a time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hrach, Andrew Brehm
  • Publication number: 20160040604
    Abstract: A filter algorithm for a dual channel electronic engine control system according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes a division function that divides a measured pressure rate of change of one of a FADEC channel A and FADEC channel B by an average pressure of the FADEC channel A and the FADEC channel B to obtain a resultant value; a first comparator function to bound a proper high resultant value from the division function; a second comparator function to bound a proper low resultant value from the division function; and an OR gate in communication with the first comparator and the second comparator such that if an output from either the first comparator function and the second comparator function is true, that one of the FADEC channel A and the FADEC channel B is filtered out for a time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Michael HRACH, Andrew BREHM