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US 12,735,186 B2Granted
Systems and methods for an ice runback control zone in an electrothermal ice protection system
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsBrandon Hein, Casey M. Slane, Galdemir C. Botura
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Abstract
An aircraft wing may comprise an airfoil having deicing zone, an anti-icing zone, and an ice runback control zone. An aircraft wing may comprise an electro-thermal ice protection system disposed in the aircraft wing. The electro-thermal ice protection system may be disposed along the deicing, anti-icing, and ice runback control zones of the airfoil to improve aerodynamic performance of the aircraft and reduce ice formation along the wings of the aircraft.
Claims8
An electro-thermal ice protection system, comprising:
- an electro-thermal strip;
- a first coil;
- and
- a second coil,
- wherein the electro-thermal ice protection system is disposed along at least one of a deicing zone, an anti-icing zone, or an ice runback control zone of an aircraft wing, wherein the first coil is configured to induce a first magnetic field, wherein the second coil is configured to induce a second magnetic field, wherein the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field are configured to repel one another, and wherein a repelling magnetic field generated by the first magnetic field of the first coil and the second magnetic field of the second coil is configured to generate heat that heats the at least one of the deicing zone, the anti-icing zone, or the ice runback control zone of the aircraft wing.
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A method of operating an electro-thermal ice protection system, comprising:
- activating an electro-thermal ice protection system in an aircraft wing, wherein the aircraft wing comprises an airfoil, wherein the airfoil further comprises a leading edge, wherein the electro-thermal ice protection system further comprises:
- an electro-thermal strip;
- a first coil;
- and
- a second coil;
- energizing the first coil, wherein energizing the first coil comprises inducing a first magnetic field;
- energizing the second coil, wherein energizing the second coil comprises inducing a second magnetic field, wherein the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field are configured to repel one another, and wherein a repelling magnetic field generated by the first magnetic field of the first coil and the second magnetic field of the second coil is configured to generate heat that heats the airfoil;
- and
- heating the airfoil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.