Electrical systems architecture for an aircraft, and related operating methods

An electrical architecture for an aircraft is provided. The electrical architecture is particularly suitable for relatively small, compact, and lightweight aircraft. In one embodiment, the electrical architecture includes an electrical generator component coupled to the aircraft engine, and an air c...

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Hauptverfasser:	NG CASEY Y. K, PETERS JOHN T, SHANDER MARK S, COTE RICHARD A, HOAG MICHAEL S, DRAKE MICHAEL L, PATERSON JOHN T, CARTER, III HOWARD
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TOTRANSPORTATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER COSMONAUTICS DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS GENERATION PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	An electrical architecture for an aircraft is provided. The electrical architecture is particularly suitable for relatively small, compact, and lightweight aircraft. In one embodiment, the electrical architecture includes an electrical generator component coupled to the aircraft engine, and an air compression system coupled to the electrical generator component. The electrical generator component is configured to receive mechanical power from the engine and to generate a constant frequency AC electrical power from the engine mechanical power, and the air compression system is configured to receive the constant frequency AC power as an input and, in response thereto, produce a pressurized air output having variable characteristics (for example, a variable flow rate or a variable air pressure).