Enclosure pressurisation control system.

摘要

An enclosure pressurisation control system particularly for an aircraft cabin, which automatically regulates the cabin air pressure and its rate of change to predetermined schedules during a flight and limits the rate of change of cabin pressure to a preset maximum. The only manual inputs required are the said maximum rate of change of cabin pressure and the selected landing field altitude. A cabin pressure signal (Pc) from sensor (20) is differentiated (32) to provide a rate of change of pressure signal (PCA) which is compared with a commanded rate of change of pressure signal (PCC) calculated by a rate limit device (26), and the amplified difference signal drives an actuator motor (42) which controls an outflow air valve (52) to regulate the cabin air pressure. Signal (PC) in digital form is also supplied to an auto schedule controller (18) together with signals representing ambient atmospheric pressure and the selected landing field altitude. The outputs of the schedule controller (18) and of an operating mode selector (12) and of a rate logic device (19) inputted with the maximum permissible pressure difference between the cabin and the ambient atmosphere, are supplied as inputs to the rate limit device (26) for its calculation of the commanded pressure rate of change signal (PCC). A central data processing unit (54) is used to control the operating programme of the outflow valve (52), the unit (54) addressing a multiplexer (56) to which the various analog signals are supplied. Flight data from central air data computers (110,112) is also supplied to the central processing unit (54).