Aircraft synthesis and systems evaluation method for determining and evaluating electrical power generation and distribution system components

A program for determining and evaluating attributes and components of a subsystem of an aircraft, the program comprising:

• an airplane parameters module for allowing an individual to enter a plurality of parameters related to an aircraft with which the subsystem is to be used;
• a configuration module for allowing said individual to enter a plurality of parameters relating to a construction of said aircraft and electrical power and distribution system (EPGDS) parameters;
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• a system attributes module responsive to information from said configuration module for generating information relating to at least one of the group comprising dependability, costs, reliability and maintainability, of components of said EPGDS and for displaying said information on display screen.

A system for determining and evaluating attributes and components of an electrical power distribution and generation (EPGDS) subsystem of an aircraft, the system comprising:

• an airplane parameters module for allowing an individual to enter a plurality of parameters related to an aircraft with which the EPGDS subsystem is to be used;
• a configuration module for allowing said individual to enter a plurality of parameters relating to a construction and configuration of said aircraft and EPGDS parameters;
• a system attributes module responsive to information from said configuration module for generating information relating to at least one of the group comprising dependability, costs, reliability and maintainability, of components of said EPGDS and for displaying said information on display screen;
• a loads module responsive to said parameters entered into said parameters module, for performing electrical loads analysis associated with components of said EPGDS and displaying information relating thereto on said display screen;
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• an architecture module responsive to information input to said airplane parameters module for determining quantities of specific components for said EPGDS and for displaying said quantities on said display screen.