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US 2026/0042541 A1Published application
Systems and Methods for an Ice Runback Control Zone in an Electrothermal Ice Protection System
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsBrandon HEIN, Casey M. SLANE, Galdemir C. BOTURA
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Abstract
An aircraft wing may comprise an airfoil having deicing zone, an anti-icing zone, and an ice runback control zone. An aircraft wing may comprise an electro-thermal ice protection system disposed in the aircraft wing. The electro-thermal ice protection system may be disposed along the deicing, anti-icing, and ice runback control zones of the airfoil to improve aerodynamic performance of the aircraft and reduce ice formation along the wings of the aircraft.
Claims13
An electro-thermal ice protection system, comprising:
- an electro-thermal strip;
- a first coil;
- and
- a second coil,
- wherein the electro-thermal ice protection system is disposed along an ice runback control zone of an aircraft wing.
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A method of operating an electro-thermal ice protection system, comprising:
- activating an electro-thermal ice protection system in an aircraft wing, wherein the aircraft wing comprises an airfoil, wherein the airfoil further comprises a leading edge, wherein the electro-thermal ice protection system further comprises:
- an electro-thermal strip;
- a first coil;
- and
- a second coil;
- energizing the first coil;
- energizing the second coil;
- and
- heating the airfoil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.