Energy Management On Board an Aircraft
First Claim
1. An aircraft comprising:
- a plurality of thermal and electrical energy sources,a plurality of loads which are capable of being supplied with power by the various energy sources, among which at least one load is capable of being supplied with power by an electrical energy source and by a thermal energy source, andreal-time management means for energy transfers from the various energy sources to the various loads as a function of the present and future energy requirement of the various loads and the present and future availability of the various sources, with the management means providing a permanent and standardized correlation between thermal and electrical energies.
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Abstract
Energy management on board an aircraft includes: a plurality of thermal and electrical energy sources, a plurality of loads which are capable of being supplied with power by the various energy sources, among which at least one load is capable of being supplied with power by an electrical energy source and by a thermal energy source, and real-time management means for energy transfers from the various energy sources to the various loads as a function of the present and future energy requirement of the various loads and the present and future availability of the various sources, with the management means providing a permanent and standardized correlation between thermal and electrical energies.
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14 Claims
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1. An aircraft comprising:
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a plurality of thermal and electrical energy sources, a plurality of loads which are capable of being supplied with power by the various energy sources, among which at least one load is capable of being supplied with power by an electrical energy source and by a thermal energy source, and real-time management means for energy transfers from the various energy sources to the various loads as a function of the present and future energy requirement of the various loads and the present and future availability of the various sources, with the management means providing a permanent and standardized correlation between thermal and electrical energies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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