Power regulating device for an aircraft
First Claim
1. An energy system for an aircraft, comprising:
- a first energy source with a first operating characteristic;
a second energy source with a second operating characteristic;
a consumer that has a required means for the operation of the consumer; and
a power regulating device in communication with the first energy source and the second energy source to determine the first operating characteristic and the second operating characteristic, and the power regulating device measures a requirement of the required means of the consumer, controls the first energy source to generate a first requirement share of the required means based on the first operating characteristic and controls the second energy source to generate a second requirement share of the required means based on the second operating characteristic, with the first requirement share and the second requirement share making up the required means for the operation of the consumer,wherein the first operating characteristic and the second operating characteristic change based on the flight phase of the aircraft.
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Abstract
A power regulator and a process regulator, or a power regulating device for regulating hybrid energy sources are provided for an aircraft. The power regulator and process regulator is equipped such that the requirement of a required means of a consumer is measurable. In this arrangement the power regulating device is equipped such that a first operating characteristic of a first energy source and a second operating characteristic of a second energy source are determinable. By means of the first energy source a first requirement share can be generated, and by means of the second energy source a second requirement share of the required means can be generated. The power regulating device can regulate the first energy source and the second energy source such that depending on the first operating characteristic and on the second operating characteristic the first requirement share and the second requirement share of the required means can be provided to the consumer.
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14 Claims
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1. An energy system for an aircraft, comprising:
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a first energy source with a first operating characteristic; a second energy source with a second operating characteristic; a consumer that has a required means for the operation of the consumer; and a power regulating device in communication with the first energy source and the second energy source to determine the first operating characteristic and the second operating characteristic, and the power regulating device measures a requirement of the required means of the consumer, controls the first energy source to generate a first requirement share of the required means based on the first operating characteristic and controls the second energy source to generate a second requirement share of the required means based on the second operating characteristic, with the first requirement share and the second requirement share making up the required means for the operation of the consumer, wherein the first operating characteristic and the second operating characteristic change based on the flight phase of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for regulating hybrid energy sources for an aircraft, comprising:
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measuring the requirement of a required means of a consumer with a power regulating device; determining a first operating characteristic of a first energy source and a second operating characteristic of a second energy source with the power regulating device; generating a first requirement share of the required means with the first energy source and a second requirement share of the required means with the second energy source; regulating the first energy source and the second energy source with the power regulating device such that depending on the first operating characteristic and on the second operating characteristic the first requirement share and the second requirement share of the required means are provided to the consumer; and determining the first operating characteristic and the second operating characteristic depending on a flight phase of the aircraft with the power regulating device.
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13. An energy system for an aircraft comprising:
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a first energy source; a second energy source; a power regulating device that measures a requirement of a required means of a consumer and determines; a first operating characteristic of the first energy source and a second operating characteristic of the second energy source depending on the actual flight phase of the aircraft and controls the first energy source and the second energy source depending on the first operating characteristic and on the second operating characteristic such that the first requirement share and the second requirement share of the required means is provided to the consumer.
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14. An energy system for an aircraft, comprising:
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a fuel cell system with a first operating characteristic; a second energy source with a second operating characteristic; a first consumer that has a first electrical power requirement for the operation of the first consumer; a second consumer that has a second electrical power requirement for the operation of the second consumer; a power regulating device in communication with the fuel cell system and the second energy source to determine the first operating characteristic and the second operating characteristic, and the power regulating device measures the electrical power requirement of the first consumer and second consumer, controls the fuel cell system based on the first operating characteristic to generate a first requirement share of the first electrical power requirement and controls the second energy source based on the second operating characteristic to generate a second requirement share of the first electrical power requirement, with the first requirement share and the second requirement share being provided to the first consumer to supply the first consumer with the first electrical power requirement, and the power regulating device controls the fuel cell system based on the first operating characteristic to generate a third requirement share of the second electrical power requirement and controls the second energy source based on the second operating characteristic to generate a fourth requirement share of the second electrical power requirement, with the third requirement share and the fourth requirement share being provided to the second consumer to supply the second consumer with the second electrical power requirement, wherein the power regulating device prioritizes the supply of the first electrical power requirement and second electrical power requirement based on a flight phase of the aircraft.
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