Modular equipment center distributed independent protections

US9413162B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Todd B. Brouwer · Duvall, US
• Jon J. Dhondt · Snohomish, US
• Robert D. Holley · Seattle, US
• Terrance L. Thomas · Covington, US
• Vikram D. Immanuel · Kirkland, US
• Christopher Mark Severns · Issaquah, US
• Thomas F. Currier · Lynnwood, US
• Kamiar J. Karimi · Kirkland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 11, 2013
• Grant date: Aug 9, 2016
• Expiry date: Oct 23, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H02J2310/44
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Distributed electronic protections and control architecture enabling simultaneous fault clearance without conflicting fault isolation logic. A plurality of modular equipment centers (MECs) is spatially distributed throughout a vehicle to service equipment loads with power and data. In one embodiment, protective functions are embedded on integrated protection chipsets (IPCs) within the distributed architecture of the vehicle. The IPCs implement a plurality of protective functions where coordinated or independent fault assessments are performed.