Periodic heating for electric ice protection
AssigneeRohr, Inc.
InventorsSteven M. Kestler, Jeffrey Harasha
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Abstract
An anti-icing system for an aircraft surface is disclosed. In various embodiments, the anti-icing system includes, a plurality of conductive heating elements distributed about and in contact with the surface and a signal source configured to activate and deactivate an alternating current supplied to each one of the plurality of conductive heating elements in an ordered pattern.
Claims20
An anti-icing system for an aerodynamic surface, comprising:
- a plurality of conductive heating elements distributed about and in contact with the aerodynamic surface;
- and
- a signal source configured to activate and deactivate an alternating current supplied to each one of the plurality of conductive heating elements in an ordered pattern.
A method of anti-icing an aircraft nacelle inlet having a plurality of conductive heating elements distributed about a noselip, comprising:
- activating and deactivating an alternating current supplied to each one of the plurality of conductive heating elements in an ordered pattern.
An anti-icing system for an aircraft nacelle, comprising:
- a noselip;
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- a conductive heating element distributed circumferentially about and in contact with the noselip, the conductive heating element having a first end connected to a ground and a second end connected to a signal source configured to provide an alternating current.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.