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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Steven M. Walstrom, Renton, WA (US);
Todd B. Brouwer, Duvall, WA (US);
Thomas F. Currier, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Thomas R. Hasenoehrl, Stanwood, WA (US);
Carolyn Kerr, Marysville, WA (US);
Mark E. Liffring, Seattle, WA (US);
Lowell W. Schaffner, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark S. Shander, Mill Creek, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A plurality of modular equipment centers (MECs) spatially distributed throughout a vehicle servicing equipment loads. Each MEC independently provides localized power and communication to service the equipment loads. A zone of electrical loads is assigned to and serviced by the nearest MEC. Power and communication data are synchronized in that each equipment load receives power and data from the same MEC. In one embodiment, if a MEC experiences an operational inconsistency, one or more other MECs are assigned the equipment loads of the operationally inconsistent MEC.