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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Adrian Shipley, Cheltenham, GB;
Stephen Curwen, Cheltenhem, GB;
Inventors:
Adrian Shipley, Cheltenham, GB;
Stephen Curwen, Cheltenhem, GB;
Assignee:
GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LIMITED, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 4/00 (2013.01); B64D 2221/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power distribution system which may be provided in an aircraft for example is described, the power distribution system comprising: a power distribution bus and a plurality of localized voltage converters each supplied by the power distribution bus. By providing a plurality of localized voltage converters, the power distribution system may use fewer, or just a single power distribution bus at a particular voltage and convert to the desired voltage at or near to each of a plurality of pieces of electrical equipment being supplied.