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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2022
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Solihull, GB;
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED, West Midlands, GB;
Abstract
A system architecture for operation of aircraft flaps. The system architecture includes a first pair of motor drive units, the first pair comprising a first motor drive unit (MD) and a second motor drive unit (MD), and a second pair of motor drive units, the second pair comprising a third motor drive unit (MD) and a fourth motor drive unit (MD). The system further includes a first plurality of switches connected between the first motor drive unit (MD) and the second motor drive unit (MD), the first plurality of switches configured to operate a first electric motor and a second electric motor, and a second plurality of switches connected between the third motor drive unit (MD) and the fourth motor drive unit (MD), the second plurality of switches configured to operate a third electric motor and a fourth electric motor.