Aircraft system and method of arc fault protection for an aircraft system
US7646572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02H7/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system is for an aircraft including a plurality of rows of seats. The system includes a plurality of monitors, a plurality of arc fault circuit interrupters each of which includes three poles having a line terminal and a load terminal. Each of a plurality of electronic enclosures is capable of being energized from a corresponding one of the load terminals of a corresponding one of the poles of a corresponding one of the AFCIs. A panel holds the AFCIs. A single-phase power source powers the line terminals of the poles of the AFCIs. Each of the poles corresponds to one row of the aircraft. Each of the electronic enclosures corresponds to one of a plurality of zones. Three of the rows are disposed in each of the zones. One of the AFCIs is associated with a corresponding one of the zones.
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