Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft DC power distribution systems and methods
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Application No.: US14729925Application Date: 2015-06-03
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Publication No.: US10090676B2Publication Date: 2018-10-02
- Inventor: Jeffrey A. Knowles , Keith J. Cleek , Chris K. Lee , Tad W. Theno , Ivan H. Wong
- Applicant: Jeffrey A. Knowles , Keith J. Cleek , Chris K. Lee , Tad W. Theno , Ivan H. Wong
- Applicant Address: US VA Falls Chuch
- Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Falls Chuch
- Agency: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
- Main IPC: H02J3/38
- IPC: H02J3/38 ; H02J1/10 ; H02J3/00 ; H02J4/00 ; B64D47/00 ; H02M7/02 ; H02J13/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for distributing DC power in an aircraft. In one example, a method is provided that includes generating a plurality of DC voltages from a plurality of independent sources driven by one or more turbines of the aircraft, providing each of the plurality of DC voltages to respective dedicated DC buses, and setting a plurality of switches that selectively couples a first set of dedicated DC buses to a synchronization bus to allow for bus sharing between the first set of dedicated DC buses and bus isolation of a second set of dedicated DC buses.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160359324A1 AIRCRAFT DC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2016-12-08
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