US 12,442,333 B1
Turbine engine having a variable engine intake system
Arthur W. Sibbach, Boxford, MA (US); Brandon W. Miller, Middletown, OH (US); Jeffrey D. Clements, Mason, OH (US); Randy M. Vondrell, Newport, KY (US); Scott Alan Schimmels, Miamisburg, OH (US); and Keith E. Blodgett, Milford, OH (US)
Assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/910,948.
Int. Cl. F02C 7/042 (2006.01); F02C 7/057 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 7/042 (2013.01) [F02C 7/057 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A turbine engine comprising:
a fan having a plurality of fan blades;
a turbo-engine positioned downstream of the fan and having a core inlet;
an engine intake that extends to the core inlet, wherein air enters the turbine engine through the engine intake; and
a variable engine intake system comprising:
a plurality of wind condition sensors for sensing wind conditions about the turbine engine, the plurality of wind condition sensors including a first wind condition sensor on a first side of the turbine engine and a second wind condition sensor on a second side of the turbine engine opposite the first side of the turbine engine; and
a controller that receives a first wind condition sensor signal from the first wind condition sensor and a second wind condition sensor signal from the second wind condition sensor, and adjusts the engine intake when the first wind condition sensor signal from the first wind condition sensor is different than the second wind condition sensor signal from the second wind condition sensor.