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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2008
Zhenning Liu, Mississauga, CA;
Randy J. Fuller, Hillsburgh, CA;
Wenjiang Yu, Mississauga, CA;
Yang YE, Mississauga, CA;
Guangjun G. Liu, Mississauga, CA;
Zhenning Liu, Mississauga, CA;
Randy J. Fuller, Hillsburgh, CA;
Wenjiang Yu, Mississauga, CA;
Yang Ye, Mississauga, CA;
Guangjun G. Liu, Mississauga, CA;
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A power line communication-based aircraft power distribution system may allow for both power line communication (PLC) technology and spread spectrum time domain reflectometry (SSTDR) technology to be utilized in aircraft power distribution systems to achieve key maintenance functions. Unlike conventional power distribution systems, which may, for example, use only SSTDR for fault detection, the present invention includes a hardware platform that may allow both the PLC and the SSTDR to be utilized in aircraft power distribution systems to achieve key maintenance functions, such as real time wire fault location, and cost and weight savings. Further, unlike conventional power distribution systems, which may only detect and locate damage in feeder conductor wire sections before the power is applied to the load, the power distribution system of the present invention may permit real time wire fault location.