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US 2012/0235470 A1Published application
Electrical power supply system and method for an aircraft
AssigneeAIRBUS OPERATIONS (inc as a Societe par Act Simpl)
InventorsLucien Prisse, Brice Aubert, Vincent Pauvert, Dominique Alejo
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Abstract
An electrical power supply system and method for an aircraft. The system includes an electrical network including primary generators powering the electrical distribution channels, and an homopolar generator making it possible to create an artificial neutral.
Claims9
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An aircraft comprising:
- an electrical power supply system including an electrical network including primary generators powering electrical distribution channels, electrical cores, and charges,
- wherein the electrical network:
- does not include neutral cables connected to the primary generators;
- includes a piece of equipment performing an homopolar generator function so as to create an artificial neutral at the electrical cores.
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An electrical power supply method for an aircraft including an electrical network including primary generators powering electrical distribution channels, electrical cores, and charges,
- the method comprising:
- generating direct and reverse components of the current using the primary generators,
- wherein an homopolar generator function is ensured using a piece of equipment of the electrical network so as to create an artificial neutral at the electrical cores, the electrical network not including neutral cables connected to the primary generators.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.