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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2015
Jeffrey A. Knowles, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Keith J. Cleek, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Chris K. Lee, Monterey Park, CA (US);
Tad W. Theno, League City, TX (US);
Ivan H. Wong, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Knowles, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Keith J. Cleek, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Chris K. Lee, Monterey Park, CA (US);
Tad W. Theno, League City, TX (US);
Ivan H. Wong, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Chuch, VA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for distributing DC power in an aircraft. In one example, a method is provided that includes generating a plurality of DC voltages from a plurality of independent sources driven by one or more turbines of the aircraft, providing each of the plurality of DC voltages to respective dedicated DC buses, and setting a plurality of switches that selectively couples a first set of dedicated DC buses to a synchronization bus to allow for bus sharing between the first set of dedicated DC buses and bus isolation of a second set of dedicated DC buses.