Crew rest powered by a fuel cell system
AssigneeDriessen Aerospace Group N.V.
InventorsAdriaan Eijkelenboom, Andreas Metz, Lucas Nastase, Robert Ratliff
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Abstract
Disclosed are crew rests that may be powered by the outputs of a fuel cell system or other suitable power source. For example, but not limited to, a combination of the water, oxygen-depleted air, thermal energy and/or electrical energy generated by the fuel cell system may be used to supply the crew rest with its various power and water needs, helping to make the crew rest autonomous from the aircraft's main power systems.
Claims20
A crew rest powered by a power source that is integral with the crew rest such that the crew rest is configured to operate independently of an aircraft's power generation system.
A crew rest powered by at least one output of a fuel cell system such that the crew rest is configured to operate independently of an aircraft's power generation system, wherein the at least one output comprises electrical energy, thermal energy, water, or oxygen-depleted air.
A method of using a fuel cell system to power a crew rest associated with an aircraft such that the crew rest is configured to operate independently of an aircraft's power generation system, the method comprising at least one of the following:
- directing water supplied by the fuel cell system to appropriate areas of the crew rest or to consumers of the crew rest;
- directing heat generated by the fuel cell system to appropriate areas of the crew rest or to consumers of the crew rest;
- directing power generated by the fuel cell system to appropriate areas of the crew rest or to consumers of the crew rest;
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- directing oxygen-depleted air generated by the fuel cell system to appropriate areas of the crew rest or to consumers of the crew rest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.