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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Inventor:
Laura Jean Coates, Suffield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/00 (2006.01); B64D 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/00 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0618 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0666 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal pneumatic deicing system for deicing a RAM air heat exchanger includes an environmental control system (ECS) including a RAM air heat exchanger and an outlet, an electronics housing including a plurality of electronic components, and a duct fluidically connecting the RAM air heat exchanger and the electronics housing. The duct includes a valve. A controller is operatively connected to the valve. The controller is configured and disposed to selectively fluidically connect the RAM air heat exchanger and the electronics housing to facilitate deicing of the heat exchanger.