US 12,435,667 B2
Aircraft air system with dedicated compressor(s)
Michel Bousquet, Longueuil (CA); Kevin Nguyen, Montreal (CA); and Ismael Bencheikh, Brossard (CA)
Assigned to Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil (CA)
Filed by Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil (CA)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/211,075.
Prior Publication US 2024/0418122 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. F02C 7/047 (2006.01); B64D 13/06 (2006.01); B64D 15/00 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); F02C 5/06 (2006.01); F02C 7/32 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 7/047 (2013.01) [B64D 13/06 (2013.01); B64D 15/00 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); F02C 5/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/32 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0603 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0233 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for an aircraft, comprising:
a nacelle including a first inlet and a second inlet, wherein the second inlet is disposed along a lateral side of the nacelle;
an aircraft component arranged outside of the nacelle;
an aircraft propulsion system including a propulsor rotor and a powerplant configured to drive rotation of the propulsor rotor, the powerplant housed within the nacelle;
an electric compressor housed within the nacelle and fluidly discrete from the powerplant for an entire operating time of the powerplant, the electric compressor fluidly coupled with and configured to provide compressed air to the aircraft component, and the electric compressor operatively decoupled from the powerplant;
the first inlet into the nacelle fluidly coupled with the powerplant; and
the second inlet into the nacelle fluidly coupled with the electric compressor;
the first inlet arranged at a forward, upstream end of the nacelle and upstream of the second inlet.