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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Jeffrey J. White, Shoreline, WA (US);
David K. Toy, Marysville, WA (US);
J. Everett Groat, Snohomish, WA (US);
Jeffrey J. White, Shoreline, WA (US);
David K. Toy, Marysville, WA (US);
J. Everett Groat, Snohomish, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling aircraft electrical power are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes an electric motor, an aircraft load coupled to the electric motor and powered by the electric motor, and a motor controller coupled to the electric motor to vary an output of the electric motor. The motor controller is changeable among a fixed number of preset controller modes, with individual controller modes corresponding to an operation mode of the aircraft and a non-zero output level of the electric motor. In further embodiments, motor controllers can be substituted for each other, e.g., in the event one motor controller becomes unoperational.