Power allocation systems for aircraft

US10611496B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Textron Innovations Inc. · US

Inventors

• Eric A. Sinusas · Euless, US
• Bradley Paul Regnier · Fort Worth, US
• Aaron Alexander Acee · Flower Mound, US
• Charles Hubert Speller · Flower Mound, US
• Marc Ouellet · Sainte-Sophie, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 22, 2018
• Grant date: Apr 7, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 4, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H02J2310/44
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A power system for an aircraft includes a plurality of power consumers each operable to consume power in a range from zero to maximum power demand and collectively capable of consuming a combined maximum power demand, a power source operable to output power to the power consumers and a power allocation system operable to allocate power from the power source to the power consumers based on an operational parameter of the aircraft. The power allocated by the power allocation system is less than the combined maximum power demand of the power consumers, thereby allowing the power source to have a maximum power output less than the combined maximum power demand of the power consumers.