Lilium Eaircraft Gmbh

Ed Culpin

Martin Angerer

Thalles Gomes

Thalles Gomez

Provided is a power distribution network. The power distribution network comprises a ring-formed power line and a plurality of power nodes connected to the ring-formed power line. In addition, the power distribution network includes a plurality of circuit protection units, wherein each of the circuit protection units is provided between one of the plurality of power nodes and the ring-formed power line or on the ring-formed power line between two adjacent power nodes. The present disclosure is defined by the accompanying claims and is not limited to the particulars of the embodiments of the above detailed description.

Power distribution network

An electrical power distribution network of an electric power system of an aircraft is operated in at least one normal operation mode such that it provides for load sharing across electrical power sources (A, B, C, D) with respect to electrical loads (AA, BB, CC, DD), wherein the electrical power distribution network, in case of an electrical fault, is operated in at least one electrical failure mitigating operation mode, which provides for electric fault isolation, such that a network portion of the electrical power distribution network including the electrical fault is isolated from at least one other network portion of the of the electrical power distribution network.

Electrical fault isolation in a power distribution network of an aircraft

Provided is a solid state power controller (SSPC). The SSPC comprises a power supply line configured to be connected between a power source and a load. Further, the solid state power controller comprises a semiconductor switching unit provided on the power supply line and configured to switch between at least two states according to a command signal. The at least two states include a conducting state and a non-conducting state. Further the solid state power controller comprises a state machine, which is configured to exhibit at least two states, including an ON state and an OFF state. The state machine is further configured to output the command signal according to a current state of the state machine.

Solid state power controller

An electrical power distribution network of an electric power system of an aircraft is operated such that it sequentially adopts a plurality of different partial load sharing modes in a time variable manner, which provide for partial load sharing across electrical power sources (A, B, C, D) with respect to associated electrical loads (AA, BB, CC, DD), by sequentially switching between a plurality of different partial load sharing configurations of the electrical power distribution network, each partial load sharing configuration being associated to a particular one of the partial load sharing modes.

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Ed Culpin