Aircraft override for an energy storage system

An energy storage system comprising:

• an energy storage device;
• a power limiter configured to limit power supplied from the energy storage device to an aircraft engine supply bus;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• control the power limiter according to a default configuration in response to an override switch in a non-override state;
• and
• control the power limiter according to a relaxed configuration in response to the override switch in an override state, the relaxed configuration at least one of relaxing and omitting one or more parameters in the default configuration that triggers power limiting performed by the power limiter, wherein one or both of:
• the relaxed configuration sets a threshold temperature level of the energy storage device that is higher than a threshold temperature level set in the default configuration;
• and
• the relaxed configuration omits a parameter to perform the power limiting when a temperature of the energy storage device exceeds the threshold temperature level set in the default configuration.

A method for power reduction in an aircraft, the method comprising:

• configuring an energy storage system of an aircraft in a non-override mode, the energy storage system configured to perform power reduction according to a default configuration in the non-override mode;
• detecting, with a controller, that an override switch switched from a non-override state to an override state;
• and
• configuring the energy storage system in an override mode in response to the override switch in the override state, the energy storage system configured to perform power reduction according to a relaxed configuration in the override mode, wherein the relaxed configuration one or both of:
• sets a threshold temperature level of an energy storage device of the energy storage system that is higher than a threshold temperature level set in the default configuration;
• and
• omits a parameter to perform the power limiting when a temperature of the energy storage device exceeds the threshold temperature level set in the default configuration.