Method and apparatus for detecting ice accretion
US11242152B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2214/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of determining ice accretion on a surface of an aircraft can include supplying a known power to a heating element formed in a patch, wherein the patch includes a temperature sensor. A controller module can compare a sensed thermal signature with a threshold signature and determine the presence of ice accretion on the aircraft.
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