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US 2014/0150446 A1Published application
Battery current regulation
AssigneeSikorsky Aircraft Corporation
InventorsMark P. Eisenhauer, Frederick L. Bourne
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to an engine of an aircraft, a starter generator configured to receive power to cause the engine to start and to provide electrical power to at least one load, and a battery system comprising: a battery, and at least one of a controller and a regulator configured to limit an in-rush current to the battery following the starting of the engine.
Claims17
A system comprising:
- an engine of an aircraft;
- a starter generator configured to receive power to cause the engine to start and to provide electrical power to at least one load;
- and
- a battery system comprising:
- a battery;
- and
- at least one of a controller and a regulator configured to limit an in-rush current to the battery following the starting of the engine.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
- cause a starter generator to receive power to cause an engine of an aircraft to start,
- cause the starter generator to provide electrical power to at least one load, and
- limit an in-rush current to a battery following the starting of the engine.
3 more elements
A method comprising:
- determining, by a controller comprising a processor, a state of operation with respect to an aircraft engine;
- and
- based on the state of operation, controlling, by the controller, a distribution of current with respect to a starter generator and a battery so as to limit an in-rush of the current.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.