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Title:
MODULAR EQUIPMENT CENTER LIGHTNING THREAT REDUCTION ARCHITECTURE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2015074449
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composite vehicle architecture without a current return network for reducing lightning threats.SOLUTION: A plurality of modular equipment centers (MECs) 44 are spatially distributed throughout a vehicle 10. Equipment loads 50 within the vehicle are each serviced by the nearest MEC. Twisted conductor and shielded electrical conductor pairs provide secondary power to the equipment loads to minimize the amount of wire throughout the aircraft as well as the return currents on the aircraft.

Inventors:
MARK E LIFFRING
JOHN T PATERSON
MARK S SHANDER
MARVIN J WHITNEY
EDWARD J WOODS
THOMAS R HASENOEHRL
KAMIAR J KARIMI
Application Number:
JP2014206448A
Publication Date:
April 20, 2015
Filing Date:
October 07, 2014
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
BOEING CO
International Classes:
B64D41/00; B64D45/02
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sonoda Yoshitaka
Kobayashi Yoshinori