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Systems utilizing a controllable voltage AC generator system

  • US 9,166,510 B1
  • Filed: 04/02/2014
  • Issued: 10/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for powering a pump in a rocket propelled vehicle, comprising:

  • a controllable voltage AC generator configured to be connected to a power generation turbine shaft and configured to convert rotational energy to electrical energy, wherein the controllable voltage AC generator is configured to output a desired voltage irrespective of a change in a rotational speed of the power generation turbine shaft;

    an AC electric motor pump configured to pump at least one of fuel or oxidizer to a combustion chamber of the rocket propelled vehicle; and

    an AC bus connecting the controllable voltage AC generator to the AC electric motor pump.

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