Runway approach lighting system and method

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2006-06-27

2006-06-27

Lee, Benjamin C. (Department: 2631)

Communications: electrical

Aircraft alarm or indicating systems

Land-based landing guidance

C340S947000, C315S130000, C244S11400R

Reexamination Certificate

active

07068188

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for visually guiding an aircraft in its landing approach to a runway having an approach area equipped with approach lights operable in off, low, medium, and high intensity states. The lights are communicated with a secondary side of a transformer, which has a primary side with low, medium, and high taps that correspond to the light states. Off, low, medium, and high lighting intensity requests correspond to the low, medium, and high states of the plurality of lights. AC power is switched between the transformer taps in response to a request for an increase in lighting intensity. Power is sequentially applied to the taps by supplying the power to the low tap for a first predetermined time interval before supplying the power to the medium tap.

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