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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Inventors:
Jean-François Bisson, St-Amable, CA;
Patrick Manoukian, Saint-Laurent, CA;
Sarah Theriault, Montreal, CA;
Assignee:
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); F01D 17/24 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64D 41/00 (2013.01); F01D 17/24 (2013.01); F01D 21/003 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0213 (2013.01); F05D 2220/50 (2013.01); F05D 2260/83 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for operating an inlet door of an auxiliary power unit are provided. A control signal comprising at least one inlet door command is output. In response to the at least one inlet door command, at least one feedback signal is received and compared to the at least one inlet door command. If the at least one received feedback signal matches the at least one expected feedback signal, operation of the auxiliary power unit is allowed. Otherwise, operation of the auxiliary power unit is inhibited.