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US 2026/0302976 A1Published application
Dihydrogen tank system for an aircraft having a turbine
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorGuillaume RAVENEAU
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Abstract
A tank system having a dihydrogen tank with inlet and outlet orifices, a supply pipe between the outlet orifice and a consumer system, a return pipe between the supply pipe and the inlet orifice, a pump between the outlet orifice and the return pipe, a control valve on the return pipe, a turbine on the return pipe upstream of the control valve, and an electric generator driven by the turbine.
Claims5
A tank system for an aircraft, the tank system comprising:
- a tank configured to contain dihydrogen and having an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice;
- a supply pipe fluidically connected to the outlet orifice and configured to supply a consumer system of the aircraft;
- a turbine having an inlet and an outlet;
- an electric generator having a rotor mechanically connected to rotating elements of the turbine;
- a first return pipe fluidically connected between the supply pipe and the inlet of the turbine;
- a pump mounted on the supply pipe between the outlet orifice and the first return pipe;
- a second return pipe fluidically connected between the outlet of the turbine and the inlet orifice;
- a control valve mounted on the second return pipe;
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- a monitoring system having a monitoring unit, a speed sensor arranged to measure a speed of the turbine, and a loading means configured to adapt a load on the electric generator according to a target speed to be achieved for the turbine.
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