Twin-spool turbojet with means for driving ancillary machines

• US 7,168,913 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2004
• Issued: 01/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engine Company
• Original Assignee: Snecma Moteurs
• Inventors: Lardellier, Alain
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Ninh H.
• Application Number:
  US11/006,687
• Publication Number:
  US 20060034693A1
• Time in Patent Office: 783 Days
• Field of Search: 415/70, 415/68, 415/122.1, 60/391.63
• US Class Current: 415/70
• CPC Class Codes: F02C 7/32 Arrangement, mounting, or driving, of auxiliaries
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 48/08 comprising bevel gears

Abstract

A turbojet includes a differential gear with a first planetary pinion driven by the shaft of the high pressure spool and a second planetary pinion driven by the shaft of the low pressure spool. The planetary pinions drive satellite pinions mounted in a cage by which the ancillary machines are driven. The satellite pinions and said cage are co-rotary and the mechanical transmission ratio R₁ between the high pressure shaft and the first planetary pinion of the differential gear and the transmission ratio R₂ between the low pressure shaft and the second planetary pinion of the differential gear are such that the power extraction distribution between the high pressure spool and the low pressure spool at idle speed is between 80%/20% and 20%/80%. The operation of the high pressure compressor is not affected by the maximum power drawn by the ancillary machines.

Claims

1. A twin-spool turbojet with a shaft of a high pressure spool and a shaft of a low pressure spool including ancillary machines which the turbojet drives via mechanical transmission means comprising:

a differential gear with a first planetary pinion driven by the shaft of the high pressure spool and a second planetary pinion driven by the shaft of the low pressure spool, said planetary pinions driving satellite pinions mounted into a cage by which the ancillary machines are driven,

wherein said planetary pinions and said cage are co-rotary and a mechanical transmission ratio R₁ between the shaft of the high pressure spool and the first planetary pinion of the differential gear and a transmission ratio R₂ between the low pressure shaft and the second planetary pinion of the differential gear are such that a power extraction distribution between the high pressure spool and the low pressure spool at idle speed is between 80%/20% and 20%/180% such that operation of a high pressure compressor is not affected by the maximum power drawn by the ancillary machines,

and the cage rotates around an axis different from the axis of the shaft of the high pressure spool and the shaft of the low pressure spool.

2. The turbojet according to claim 1, wherein the cage forming an output unit of the differential gear is connected to an accessory casing wherein at least a portion of said ancillary machines are grouped together.

3. The turbojet according to claim 1, wherein the cage forming an output unit of the differential gear separately drives at least a portion of the ancillary machines.

4. The turbojet according to claim 1, wherein the differential gear is self-blocking.

5. The turbojet according to claim 1, wherein one of the planetary pinions is integral with one of the shaft of the high pressure spool and the shaft of the low pressure spool.

6. The turbojet according to claim 1, wherein one of the shaft of the high pressure spool and the shaft of the low pressure spool drives a fan.

7. The turbojet according to claim 1, wherein the ancillary machines are electric generators.

8. A twin-spool turbojet with a shaft of a high pressure spool and a shaft of a low pressure spool including ancillary machines which the turbojet drives via mechanical transmission means comprising:

a differential gear with a first planetary pinion driven by the shaft of the high pressure spool and a second planetary pinion driven by the shaft of the low pressure spool, said planetary pinions driving satellite pinions mounted into a cage by which the ancillary machines are driven,

wherein said planetary pinions and said cage are co-rotary and a mechanical transmission ratio R₁ between the high pressure shaft and the first planetary pinion of the differential gear and a transmission ratio R₂ between the low pressure shaft and the second planetary pinion of the differential gear are such that a power extraction distribution between the high pressure spool and the low pressure spool at idle speed is between 80%120% and 20%/80% such that operation of a high pressure compressor is not affected by the maximum power drawn by the ancillary machines,

and the satellite pinions rotate around an axis substantially perpendicular to the axis of the shaft of the high pressure spool and the shaft of the low pressure spool.

9. The turbojet according to claim 8, wherein the cage forming an output unit of the differential gear is connected to an accessory casing wherein at least a portion of said ancillary machines are grouped together.

10. The turbojet according to claim 8, wherein the cage forming an output unit of the differential gear separately drives at least a portion of the ancillary machines.

11. The turbojet according to claim 8, wherein the differential gear is self-blocking.

12. The turbojet according to claim 8, wherein the differential gear is positioned in an extension of both shafts.

13. The turbojet according to claim 12, wherein one of the planetary pinions is integral with one of the shaft of the high pressure spool and the shaft of the low pressure spool.

14. The turbojet according to claim 8, wherein one of the shaft of the high pressure spool and the shaft of the low pressure spool drives a fan.

15. The turbojet according to claim 8, wherein the ancillary machines are electric generators.