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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7936086 | Paralleled HVDC bus electrical power system architecture A power generation and distribution system utilizes two or more AC generators each of which may be driven by a separate prime mover such as a turbine. The generators may be driven at different rotational speeds. AC power from the generators may be rectified and appl... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7896147 | Application of eddy current braking system for use in a gearbox/generator mechanical disconnect A disengagement assembly for disengaging a generator from an engine or gear box may include an inner ball screw having helical threading on an outer surface thereof and surrounding and operatively engaged to a rotating generator drive shaft to cause rotation of the ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894211 | Micro wind turbine topology for small scale power generation A wind energy converter has a generator adapted to be coupled directly to a wind turbine without need for a mechanical gear unit. A rectifier is coupled to the generator and a converter is coupled to the rectifier to provide a regulated DC bus voltage as a function ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7837752 | Water removal downstream of a turbine A rigid or semi-rigid demister pad is positioned between an air turbine and an inertial water removal device such as extractor in an air conditioning system for an aircraft. The demister pad comprises packed fibers or strands whose diameter typically ranges from app... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836694 | Air bearing turbo cooling air flow regulating device A cooling air flow regulating device for controlling the flow of cooling air to an air bearing may comprise a housing with a piston and a spring disposed within. When the pressure of the cooling air is high, the piston is forced out of the path of the cooling air an... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7830686 | Isolated high power bi-directional DC-DC converter A bi-directional dc-dc converter is provided that may provide voltage conversion for two separate electrical power systems. The two electrical power systems may have different functions, electrical requirements and power transfer directions. The bi-directional dc-dc... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7816836 | Reduced stress generator pole tip fillet A reduced stress rotor tip fillet that may be utilized in generators and motors as well as other types of rotating equipment is disclosed herein. The rotor tip fillet may reduce stress via an inventive fillet configuration positioned between intersecting rotor faces... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7808219 | Method and apparatus of capacitor divider based offline AC-DC converter An AC/DC power converter has, as its first stage, a capacitor divider and rectifier and, as the second stage, a switch mode power supply. This configuration may be suitable for low power low voltage aerospace applications. The benefits of the circuit may include sma... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7786630 | Spray cooled V-wedge for aerospace generator A high speed generator cooling system directs a cooling oil spray through a chamber inside a coil support wedge assembly, which may be disposed adjacent to the generator coils. Heat from the generator coils may be conducted through the walls of the coil support wedg... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7786620 | Battery supplementing super capacitor energy storage charge and discharge converter A super capacitor energy storage supplementing a battery providing power to a direct current bus including charge and discharge converters is disclosed. A bank of super capacitors may be charged by a battery with a pulse-width modulation controller and an electromag... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7735670 | Oxygen removal system A system and process to deplete or remove oxygen in the ullage of a fuel tank to reduce the oxygen/fuel vapor ratio below a lower explosion limit by exposing the ullage compounds to an oxygen removal catalyst active at a relatively low temperature. The oxygen remova... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7732368 | Low cost quick response catalyst system A catalyst system for removing one or more components from a fluid stream includes a binder layer and a plurality of catalyst structures affixed to, and protruding from, the binder layer such that the catalyst structure surface is directly exposed to the fluid strea... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7719239 | Fast field discharge for generator over-voltage control A voltage regulator for controlling over-voltage conditions in an electrical generator by rapidly discharging the generator field winding current into a discharge resistor upon the detection of the over-voltage. A field discharge transistor is switched by a soft swi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7710697 | Hybrid system for electronically resetable circuit protection An electrical circuit protection system provides circuit protection in an electrical power distribution system. The electrical circuit protection system according to one embodiment comprises: an automatic reset circuit breaker; a commutation module electrically conn... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7706116 | SSPC technology incorporated with thermal memory effects to achieve the fuse curve coordination Methods and apparatuses implement a thermal memory effect for a solid state power controller. A solid state power controller trip apparatus with thermal memory according to one embodiment comprises: a trip module including a first capacitor (156) and a counte... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704056 | Two-stage vapor cycle compressor A two-stage vapor cycle compressor includes a first stage impeller, a second stage impeller situated adjacent to the first stage impeller, an electric motor running on a pair of foil bearings, a thrust disk including two foil bearings and being positioned between th... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7701082 | Aerospace electrical power DC subsystem configuration using multi-functional DC/DC converter An apparatus for regulating voltage and aerospace electrical power systems are implemented. A multi-functional apparatus for regulating voltage, according to one embodiment, comprises: a DC to DC converter (315), wherein the DC to DC converter (315) is... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7646606 | IGBT packaging and cooling using PCM and liquid A power control system may use power semiconductor devices such as insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT's) in a switching unit to provide motor control. The IGBT's may be cooled with a system that is configured and sized to provide proper cooling at steady-state... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7641148 | Sonobuoy loading method The present invention provides a method for loading equipment into a deployment apparatus and particularly for loading equipment in an aircraft for deployment. The method includes steps for moving a container towards the deployment apparatus in a non-upright orienta... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7634329 | Intelligent aircraft secondary power distribution system that facilitates condition based maintenance An electrical power distribution system comprises a solid state power controller in communication with an aircraft system main data bus via a gateway module and a condition based maintenance module in communication with the solid state power controller via a communi... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7633272 | Load-off transient acceleration generator control system An electric generator is operated under conditions in which rapid off-loading may occur. A generator control unit (GCU) employs a detector to detect rates of change of output of the generator. In response to a rapid change of output, e.g. an off-loading, an overvolt... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7633193 | Thermal and secondary flow management of electrically driven compressors A cooling system for an electrical motor or generator includes a first cooling loop, a second cooling loop, and a heat exchange system. The first cooling loop may extract heat from an iron stack and winding of the electrical motor or generator. The second cooling lo... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7626798 | Electronic load control unit (ELCU) used as bus tie breaker in electrical power distribution systems The present invention provides an electrical power distribution system that includes a first primary distribution panel (PDP) connected to a first source of electrical power and a second PDP connected to a second source of electrical power. The second PDP is connect... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7622910 | Method and apparatus for AC integrated current sensor Integrated current sensors are used in AC electric power systems. An integrated current sensor according to one embodiment comprises: an inductor (101), wherein an AC current passes through the inductor (101); an integrator circuit (103), the in... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7617582 | Method of manufacturing composite generator rotor shaft A method for manufacturing a rotor shaft is provided. A rod is formed from a metal matrix composite material, the rod having an outer diameter. The rod is heated to attain a stiffness thereof that is greater than about 300 GPa. A machinable sleeve is formed from mat... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7615989 | Method and apparatus for DC integrated current sensor Integrated current sensors are used in DC electric power systems. An integrated current sensor (200B) according to one embodiment comprises: a DC inductor (111B) including a resistive component and an inductive component, wherein a DC current passes th... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7604779 | Environmental control system including ozone-destroying catalytic converter having anodized and washcoat layers An aircraft environmental control system includes a catalytic converter having ozone-destroying capability. A surface of the catalytic converter is anodized to form an anodized layer, and the metal oxide layer is washcoated to form a washcoat layer. An ozone destroy... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600525 | Leak detection and isolation for segmented inflatable structures Space vehicles such as space stations are often constructed as segmented inflatable structures which are susceptible to being punctured by small meteoric materials, resulting in small insidious leaks which are difficult to locate and repair. A method and apparatus a... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7598642 | Axial impact liner An axial impact liner comprises a bearing liner having a shear member and a pocket. A spring and a supply of oil may be included within the pocket. In the event of an axial load, such as from a bearing or main rotor failure, the axial impact liner can shear in the a... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7598625 | Network-based aircraft secondary electric power distribution system A system and method for control of an electric power distribution system is provided, which uses a communication network for centralized monitoring and control of the supply of electricity to a load. In one embodiment, the invention may use a wireless communication ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7592786 | Aircraft engine starter/generator A rotor resistor and switch combination may cause a starter/generator device to function as an asynchronous device when in a start mode. Thus, starting torque may result. A starter/generator device may include an exciter rotor winding, a main rotor winding, and a re... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7576508 | Gas turbine engine starter generator with AC generator and DC motor modes A rotating electrical machine, such as an aircraft starter-generator, that may be operated in either a DC motor mode or an AC generator mode. The machine includes a main stator that is selectively configurable as a multi-pole AC stator and a multi-pole DC stator. Th... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7571742 | Butterfly outflow valve An outflow valve is disclosed for use in a pressure vessel. The outflow valve includes a dual wall valve housing having a central bore, a butterfly plate assembly and an angled drive shaft. The butterfly plate assembly is designed to fit and rotate within the centra... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7569796 | Thermal catalytic ignition system for airborne applications A power source is provided for a resistive heating element that heats a catalyst bed of a reactor that receives a monopropellant fuel and reacts the fuel in the presence of the catalyst bed to provide hot gas driving a turbine. The power source is a capacitor that d... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565731 | Methods of manufacturing a rotor assembly A method for manufacturing a rotor assembly. The method includes providing a stub shaft having a first part and a second part, providing a magnet between the first part and the second part, and compressing the magnet between the first part and the second part using ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7553086 | Hydrodynamic journal bearing A journal foil bearing comprising a retaining member having an inner surface which defines a shaft opening within which a rotatable shaft is receivable for rotation; and a foil assembly affixed to and lining the inner surface and comprising a plurality of foil sub-a... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7550881 | Vibration damper for generator or motor stator A vibration damping sleeve for a stator assembly having radial vibration isolator features at both ends is provided. At one end, the vibration damping sleeve comprises a groove for a damping element such as an annular gasket while a plurality of beams circumferentia... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7537702 | Water purification system and modes of operation A water purification system comprising a thermal hydrolysis catalytic reactor, an adsorbent media bed and a reverse osmosis unit is provided. The water purification system may provide potable water from non-potable water, such as non-potable water contaminated with ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536865 | Method and system for balancing bleed flows from gas turbine engines A bleed air balancing system includes a plurality of bleed air flow paths (12) each carrying bleed air from one of a plurality of gas turbine engines (10), each bleed air flow path (12) including a flow rate sensor (19), and a circuit ( | 05/26/2009 |
| 7508642 | Method and apparatus applying virtual Δt trip criterion in power distribution A virtual ΔT trip criterion is implemented in an electrical power distribution system to provide current-based tripping for a solid state power switching device. A first-order system model is implemented either by hardware or software to represent a rise in tempera... | 03/24/2009 |
