Device for supplying electrical power to an aircraft on the ground
AssigneeLabinal Power Systems
InventorsSebastien Vieillard, Loic Le Duigou
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Abstract
A device for supplying electrical power to an aircraft on the ground, including two electric generators driven by an auxiliary power unit. The first generator is connected by a connection/disconnection mechanism to an aircraft network and to an electric taxiing network, to supply either an AC voltage to the aircraft network when it is connected to the aircraft network, or an AC voltage or a power to the taxiing network when it is connected to the taxiing network. The second generator is connected by the connection/disconnection mechanism to the aircraft or taxiing networks to supply the AC voltage to one of those networks.
Claims10
A device for supplying electrical power to an aircraft on the ground, comprising:
- two electric generators driven by an auxiliary power unit, the first generator configured to supply an electric taxiing network that comprises electric motors for driving wheels of the aircraft, and the second generator configured to supply an electric aircraft network;
- wherein the first generator is connected by selective connection/disconnection means to the aircraft network and the taxiing network, said first generator being configured to supply a first AC voltage to the aircraft network when said first generator is connected to the aircraft network, and wherein said first generator is configured to supply a higher AC voltage or a power to the taxiing network when said first generator is connected to the taxiing network;
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- wherein the second generator is connected by selective connection/disconnection means to the aircraft and taxiing networks, said second generator being configured to supply the first AC voltage to the aircraft network when said second generator is connected to said aircraft network, and wherein said second generator is configured to supply the first AC voltage to the taxing network when said second generator is connected to said taxiing network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.