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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Morteza Safai, Seattle, WA (US);
Rangasamy Elangovan, Bothell, WA (US);
Vyacheslav Khozikov, Seattle, WA (US);
Morteza Safai, Seattle, WA (US);
Rangasamy Elangovan, Bothell, WA (US);
Vyacheslav Khozikov, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An ice protection system and method are provided that facilitate the prevention or reduction in ice formation upon an aerodynamic surface. The ice protection system may include at least one induction coil spaced apart from an electrically conductive layer of an aerodynamic surface and disposed interior of an exterior surface of the aerodynamic surface. For example, the ice protection system may include a plurality of induction coils with each induction coil being spaced apart from the other induction coils such that the respective induction coils are associated with different portions of the aerodynamic surface. The ice protection system may also include a signal source configured to provide alternating current to the induction coil(s) to thereby generate an electromagnetic field that creates an eddy current in the electrically conductive layer so as to heat the electrically conductive layer.