The invention is a starting and generating apparatus for an engine, including: a rotator configured to be used as a generator driven by an engine as well as used as a starter motor for starting the engine; a power transmission mechanism configured to connect the engine with the rotator; a starter dr
The invention is a starting and generating apparatus for an engine, including: a rotator configured to be used as a generator driven by an engine as well as used as a starter motor for starting the engine; a power transmission mechanism configured to connect the engine with the rotator; a starter drive unit configured to supply an electricity to the rotator to drive the rotator as the starter motor when the engine is to be started; a clutch mechanism configured to shut off a power transmission from the engine to the power transmission mechanism when the engine is to be started; and a clutch control unit configured to bring the clutch mechanism into a connected state when a rotational speed of the rotator has reached a given rotational speed at which the engine can be started.
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1. A starting and generating apparatus for an engine, comprising: a rotator configured to be used as a generator driven by the engine as well as used as a starter motor for starting the engine;a power transmission mechanism configured to connect the engine with the rotator;a starter drive unit confi
1. A starting and generating apparatus for an engine, comprising: a rotator configured to be used as a generator driven by the engine as well as used as a starter motor for starting the engine;a power transmission mechanism configured to connect the engine with the rotator;a starter drive unit configured to supply an electricity to the rotator in order to drive the rotator as the starter motor when the engine is to be started;a clutch mechanism configured to shut off a transmission of power from the engine to the power transmission mechanism when the engine is to be started; anda clutch control unit configured to bring the clutch mechanism into a connected state when a rotational speed of the rotator has reached a given rotational speed at which the engine can be started,wherein the power transmission mechanism includes a continuously variable speed traction transmission having an input disk and an input shaft configured to be connected with an output shaft of the engine, the input disk being mounted on the input shaft so as to be movable relative to the input shaft in axial directions,wherein the clutch mechanism includes a clutch actuation unit configured to make the input disk move in the axial directions so as to switch the clutch mechanism between a connect state or a disconnect state, andwherein the engine is an aircraft engine. 2. A starting and generating apparatus for an engine, comprising: a rotator configured to be used as a generator driven by the engine as well as used as a starter motor for starting the engine;a power transmission mechanism configured to connect the engine with the rotator;a starter drive unit configured to supply an electricity to the rotator in order to drive the rotator as the starter motor when the engine is to be started;a clutch mechanism configured to shut off a transmission of power from the engine to the power transmission mechanism when the engine is to be started; anda clutch control unit configured to bring the clutch mechanism into a connected state when a rotational speed of the rotator has reached a given rotational speed at which the engine can be started,wherein the power transmission mechanism includes a continuously variable speed traction transmission having an input disk and an input shaft,wherein the clutch mechanism includes a friction-type clutch mechanism including a pair of friction plates, one of the pair of friction plates being directly connected with the input disk of the continuously variable speed traction transmission, and an other of the pair of friction plates being connected with an output shaft of the engine, andwherein the engine is an aircraft engine. 3. The starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 1, wherein the starter drive unit includes a motor control circuit configured to actuate the rotator as a synchronous motor after starting the rotator as an induction motor. 4. The starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 3, wherein the starter drive unit includes an exciting generator configured to be rotated while being connected with a rotary shaft of the rotator so as to actuate the rotator as the synchronous motor by allowing an electric current to flow through a rotor of the rotator. 5. The starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 1, wherein the rotator is a brushless synchronous rotator. 6. A method of operating a starting and generating apparatus for an engine, comprising: an electricity supplying step of supplying an electricity to a rotator by means of a starter drive unit so as to drive the rotator as a starter motor for starting the engine, the electricity supplying step being performed in a state that a power transmission mechanism configured to connect the engine with the rotator is made in a disconnect state by means of a clutch mechanism; anda rotator connecting step of connecting the rotator with the engine via the power transmission mechanism by means of the clutch mechanism when a rotational speed of the rotator has reached a given value at which the engine can be started by the rotator,wherein the power transmission mechanism includes a continuously variable speed traction transmission having an input disk and an input shaft configured to be connected with an output shaft of the engine, the input disk being mounted on the input shaft so as to be movable relative to the input shaft in axial directions,wherein in the rotator connecting step, the input disk is moved in the axial direction by a clutch actuation unit of the clutch mechanism so as to connect the rotator with the engine via the power transmission mechanism, andwherein the engine is an aircraft engine. 7. A method of operating a starting and generating apparatus for an engine, comprising: an electrical supplying step of supplying an electricity to a rotator by means of a starter drive unit so as to drive the rotator as a starter motor for starting the engine, the electricity supplying step being performed in a state that a power transmission mechanism configured to connect the engine with the rotator is made in a disconnect state by means of a clutch mechanism; anda rotator connecting step of connecting the rotator with the engine via the power transmission mechanism by means of the clutch mechanism when a rotational speed of the rotator has reached a given value at which the engine can be started by the rotator,wherein the power transmission mechanism includes a continuously variable speed traction transmission having an input disk and an input shaft,wherein the clutch mechanism includes a friction-type clutch mechanism including a pair of friction plates, one of the pair of friction plates being directly connected with the input disk of the continuously variable speed traction transmission, and an other of the pair of friction plates being connected with an output shaft of the engine, andwherein the engine is an aircraft engine. 8. The method of operating the starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 6, wherein the starter drive unit includes a motor control circuit configured to actuate the rotator as a synchronous motor after starting the rotator as an induction motor. 9. The method of operating the starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 8, wherein the starter drive unit includes an exciting generator configured to be rotated while being connected with a rotary shaft of the rotator so as to actuate the rotator as the synchronous motor by allowing an electric current to flow through a rotor of the rotator. 10. The method of operating the starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 6, wherein the rotator is a brushless synchronous rotator. 11. The starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 2, wherein the starter drive unit includes a motor control circuit configured to actuate the rotator as a synchronous motor after starting the rotator as an induction motor. 12. The starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 11, wherein the starter drive unit includes an exciting generator configured to be rotated while being connected with a rotary shaft of the rotator so as to actuate the rotator as the synchronous motor by allowing an electric current to flow through a rotor of the rotator. 13. The starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 2, wherein the rotator is a brushless synchronous rotator. 14. The method of operating the starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 7, wherein the starter drive unit includes a motor control circuit configured to actuate the rotator as a synchronous motor after starting the rotator as an induction motor. 15. The method of operating the starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 14, wherein the starter drive unit includes an exciting generator configured to be rotated while being connected with a rotary shaft of the rotator so as to actuate the rotator as the synchronous motor by allowing an electric current to flow through a rotor of the rotator. 16. The method of operating the starting and generating apparatus for the engine according to claim 14, wherein the rotator is a brushless synchronous rotator.
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