POWER TRAIN ARCHITECTURES WITH LOW-LOSS LUBRICANT BEARINGS AND LOW-DENSITY MATERIALS

摘要

Power train architectures with low-loss lubricant bearings and low-density materials are disclosed. The gas turbine used in these architectures can include a compressor section, a turbine section, and a combustor section. A generator, coupled to the rotor shaft, is driven by the turbine section. The compressor section, the turbine section, and the generator each include rotating components, at least one of the rotating components in at least one of the compressor section, the turbine section, and the generator including a low-density material. Bearings support the rotor shaft within the compressor section, the turbine section and the generator, wherein at least one of the bearings is a low-loss bearing having a low-loss lubricant.

主权项

1. A power train architecture comprising:
a first gas turbine comprising a compressor section, a turbine section, and a combustor section operatively coupled to the compressor section and the turbine section; a first rotor shaft extending through the compressor section and the turbine section of the first gas turbine; a first generator, coupled to the first rotor shaft and driven by the turbine section of the first gas turbine; and a plurality of bearings to support the first rotor shaft within the compressor section and the turbine section of the first gas turbine and the first generator, wherein at least one of the bearings is a low-loss bearing including a low-loss lubricant; and wherein the compressor section, the turbine section, and the generator each include a plurality of rotating components, at least one of the rotating components in at least one of the compressor section of the first gas turbine, the turbine section of the first gas turbine, and the first generator including a low-density material.