Safran Electrical & Power

Labinal Power Systems

Nicolas Carre

Pierre Henri Henrard

Philippe Delbosc

Bruno Chapotin

A system for controlling an aircraft power network including at least a first propulsion assembly having at least one left-hand starter-generator and a second propulsion assembly having at least one right-hand starter-generator as well as other electrical motors, the system including first and second power electronics boxes each including at least two so-called generic control boards for controlling the power network, each of these at least two generic control electronics boards being connected by a fast communication link to separate first and second data switches, the first and second data switches of the first power electronics box being respectively connected to the first and second data switches of the second power electronics box by a first fast communication bus.

System for controlling an aircraft electrical network

The invention relates to an assistance device () for an electrical power generation system () of an aircraft, said system () comprising a generator (), a regulator () and a contactor () comprising contacts and an actuator for opening/closing the contacts which is controlled by said regulator () and arranged between the generator () and a distribution architecture (), the assistance device being characterized in that it is connected to at least one power source () which is separate from the generator () and the regulator (), and in that it comprises means for closing the contactor which are suitable for connecting the power source () to the actuator () of the contactor () in order to provide the current necessary for closing said contactor ().

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Toulouse, France

Nicolas Carre