Method for active power management and allocation of functionality

A method for active power management of an electrical system of an aircraft, the method comprising:

• acquiring a first present state vector of the electrical system in an integrated modular avionics (IMA) by data sent by an electrical power control system (EPCS);
• monitoring for a steady state trigger or a forward feed trigger in the EPCS;
• using the first present state vector previously acquired to determine which loads to be shed upon detection of the steady state trigger or the forward feed trigger;
• issuing a command to shed loads from the EPCS;
• continually acquiring a revised present state vector of the electrical system;
• and
• replacing the first present state vector with the revised present state vector each time the second present state vector data acquisition is completed, thereby making the first present state vector the most recent complete set of data available for the electrical system.

A method of active power management of an electrical system, the method comprising:

• determining a first list of non-essential loads that are able to be shed;
• shedding said first list of non-essential loads;
• determining a second list of non-essential loads that are not to be shed;
• and
• determining a best combination of loads not to be shed wherein a cumulative loading of the loads not to be shed is less than an overload on said generator;
• wherein
• the determination of the best combination of loads not to be shed is based on a current measurement of the present state of the electrical system.