Power management for galley with fuel cell

US9963240B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DRIESSEN AEROSPACE GROUP N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Razmik B. Boodaghians · Glendale, US
• Yannick Brunaux · Saint-Cyr-l'École, FR
• Adriaan Eijkelenboom · Schoonhoven, NL
• Andreas Hoogeveen · Enkhuizen, NL
• Jean-Paul Libis · Annonay, FR
• Franck Masset · Dreux, FR
• Andreas Metz · Bensberg, DE
• Frederic Muyu · Herborn, DE
• Lucas Nastase · Biebertal, DE
• Achim Reeb · Edmonds, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 13, 2013
• Grant date: May 8, 2018
• Expiry date: Mar 26, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T90/40
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Described are power management systems having at least one fuel cell system, a power distribution unit, at least one galley insert, a galley network controller, a control panel, and/or at least one battery pack. The power management system compares a power output from the power distribution unit to a maximum load level and/or to a minimum load level, instructs the galley network controller to cycle the galley insert off and/or set an operation of the galley insert to a lower power consumption level when the power output approaches and/or is above the maximum load level, and instructs the galley network controller to cycle the galley insert on and/or set the operation of the galley insert to a higher power consumption level when the power output approaches and/or is below the minimum load level.