ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE
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1. A system for controlling actuators within a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- an electronic engine controller;
a plurality of actuators; and
a central control unit, wherein the central control unit includes an actuator control unit electrically coupled to the electronic engine controller and a plurality of actuator control modules, each of the actuator control modules electrically coupled to each of the plurality of actuators.
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Abstract
A system for controlling actuators within a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes an electronic engine controller, a plurality of actuators, and a central control unit. The central control unit includes an actuator control unit electrically coupled to the electronic engine controller and a plurality of actuator control modules. Each of the actuator control modules is electrically coupled to each of the plurality of actuators. A method is also disclosed.
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1. A system for controlling actuators within a gas turbine engine, comprising:
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an electronic engine controller; a plurality of actuators; and a central control unit, wherein the central control unit includes an actuator control unit electrically coupled to the electronic engine controller and a plurality of actuator control modules, each of the actuator control modules electrically coupled to each of the plurality of actuators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling actuators within a gas turbine engine, comprising:
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providing instructions from an electronic engine controller to a central control unit, the instructions relating to operating conditions of a plurality of actuators; interpreting the instructions from the electronic engine controller with an actuator control unit of the central control unit; providing commands from the actuator control unit to at least one of a plurality of actuator control modules of the central control unit, each of the actuator control modules electrically coupled to each of the plurality of actuators. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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