AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEM
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1. An emergency power system for use on an aircraft, the emergency power system comprising:
- a mechanical power source;
an emergency electrical generator coupled to the mechanical power source for generating emergency electrical power;
a plurality of electrical loads;
an electrical power distribution network connecting the emergency electrical generator to the plurality of electrical loads; and
a controller for controlling the electrical power distribution network to selectively couple and decouple the electrical loads to and from the emergency electrical generator based upon a priority rank assigned to each of the electrical loads.
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Abstract
An emergency power system for use on an aircraft includes an emergency electrical generator coupled to a mechanical power source for generating emergency electrical power. An electrical power distribution network connects the emergency electrical generator to a plurality of electrical loads. A controller controls the electrical power distribution network to selectively couple and decouple the electrical loads to and from the emergency electrical generator based upon a priority rank assigned to each of the electrical loads.
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1. An emergency power system for use on an aircraft, the emergency power system comprising:
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a mechanical power source; an emergency electrical generator coupled to the mechanical power source for generating emergency electrical power; a plurality of electrical loads; an electrical power distribution network connecting the emergency electrical generator to the plurality of electrical loads; and a controller for controlling the electrical power distribution network to selectively couple and decouple the electrical loads to and from the emergency electrical generator based upon a priority rank assigned to each of the electrical loads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for managing an emergency power system on an aircraft, the method comprising:
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generating emergency electrical power via an emergency electrical generator coupled to a mechanical power source; distributing the emergency electrical power to a plurality of electrical loads; and automatically decoupling one or more of the electrical loads from the emergency electrical generator in anticipation of the plurality of loads demanding emergency electrical power in excess of available emergency electrical power, wherein the electrical loads are decoupled based upon a priority rank assigned to each of the electrical loads. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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