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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Gregory Lloyd Sheffield, St. Louis, MO (US);
Femando Dones, Thorton, PA (US);
Joseph A. Schneider, Havertown, PA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A vehicle management system (VMS) computer includes a power distribution controller that includes a plurality of power distribution circuits that are each controlled by the controller to supply power to end component loads. The power distribution controller is communicably coupled to a data processing system by a bus. The VMS computer also includes a plurality of settable circuit breakers, wherein each of the plurality of settable circuit breakers corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of power distribution circuits. The power distribution controller is configured to monitor various values such as voltages, currents, powers, power spikes, and interruptions and to interrupt a respective one of the plurality of power distribution circuits via a settable circuit breaker upon detecting an indication of a fault from the monitored values.