AIRCRAFT HEATING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A thermostat for an aircraft heating system supplied with DC power from an onboard source, said thermostat comprising:
- power-supplying circuitry including a source line adapted for connection to a supply line of the onboard DC power source, a high voltage line providing heating power, and a low voltage line providing operational power;
processing circuitry receiving operational power from the low voltage line and formulating instructions relating to the heating power;
heating circuitry controlling supply of the heating power from the high voltage line in accordance with the instructions formulated by the processing circuitry; and
sensing circuitry conveying a sensed temperature to the processing circuitry for input when formulating the instructions relating to heating power;
wherein the heating circuitry and/or the sensing circuitry also detect faults and report them to the processing circuitry.
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Abstract
An aircraft heating system (100) is provided which can be supplied with DC power from an onboard source (130). The system (100) comprises a heater (150) positioned to provide heat to an aircraft appliance (101), a sensor (160) situated to sense appliance-relevant temperatures, a reporter (170) reporting system faults, and an introducer (180) introducing temperature setpoints. A thermostat (200) integrates circuitries which together manage power supply, control heating, convey sensed temperatures, detect heater and/or sensor faults, and/or perform other advantageous functions.
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20 Claims
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1. A thermostat for an aircraft heating system supplied with DC power from an onboard source, said thermostat comprising:
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power-supplying circuitry including a source line adapted for connection to a supply line of the onboard DC power source, a high voltage line providing heating power, and a low voltage line providing operational power; processing circuitry receiving operational power from the low voltage line and formulating instructions relating to the heating power; heating circuitry controlling supply of the heating power from the high voltage line in accordance with the instructions formulated by the processing circuitry; and sensing circuitry conveying a sensed temperature to the processing circuitry for input when formulating the instructions relating to heating power; wherein the heating circuitry and/or the sensing circuitry also detect faults and report them to the processing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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