Device for heating an aerofoil
US6031214A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2203/017
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The heating device comprises electrically conducting longitudinal fibers extending substantially parallel to a leading edge of the aerofoil close to said leading edge, and means for electrically connecting the ends of the longitudinal conducting fibers to an electric power supply. The conducting fibers are grouped together in conducting rovings forming part of a hybrid fabric which furthermore includes a weft of electrically insulating fibers woven together and woven with the conducting rovings.
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