Collins Switches On Electric Drive For Hybrid Pratt & Whitney GTF

RTX grid switch testing

Tests of the electric motor drive system are taking place at Collins’ Grid advanced electric power systems lab in Rockford, Illinois.

Credit: RTX
RTX company Collins Aerospace has begun tests of an electric motor drive system, which will pave the way for follow-on demonstrations of hybrid-electric technology on a full-scale Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF). Tests are underway at Collins’ Grid advanced electric power systems lab...
Guy Norris

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