Ice management system for tiltrotor aircraft

Details Ice management system for tiltrotor aircraft Ice management system for tiltrotor aircraft

2005-02-24

2009-10-20

Carone, Michael (Department: 3644)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft structure

Ice prevention

C244S13400A

Reexamination Certificate

active

07604202

ABSTRACT:
An ice management system is configured for an aircraft having at least one rotor, each rotor having a plurality of blades. The system has an electrical power supply adapted to be carried by the aircraft remote from the rotor, and at least one heater is carried by the rotor for heating at least a portion of the rotor. A solid-state control relay is carried by the rotor and conductively coupled between the power supply and each heater for selectively controlling the flow of electrical power from the power supply to each heater. In addition, the system may incorporate a solid-state feed relay carried by the aircraft remote from the rotor and conductively coupled between the power supply and the control relay for selectively controlling the flow of electrical power to the control relay.

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