| 摘要 |
An actuator controller with a power supply that steps down a high voltage for use by remote auxiliary loads in an aircraft is provided. A high voltage power bus running through the aircraft may use high gage or smaller diameter wiring, resulting in weight savings in the power bus. A control network running through the aircraft may use fiber optic cabling, providing further weight reductions. An actuator controller may receive the high voltage from the power bus and provide a lower voltage to a remote device. The actuator controller may facilitate communication between the control network and the remote device. The integration of control and power supply may enhance endurance, reliability, and enable localized calibration of the remote device. Modular wing components may include interface controllers, high and low power busswork, and remote devices. The modular wing components may include power and control interconnections. |
| 主权项 |
1. A system for supplying power to a remote auxiliary load located in an aircraft,
a power plant configured to place a high voltage onto a high gage wire; an actuator interface controller comprising a power supply, the power supply being interconnected with the high gage wire and a low gage wire, the high gage wire being of higher gage wiring than the low gage wire, where the high gage wire acts as a high voltage power bus and provides the high voltage to the power supply; the power supply being configured to step down the high voltage received to a low voltage that is lower than the high voltage on the high voltage power bus, and to place the low voltage onto the low gage wire that acts as a low voltage power bus; the low voltage power bus is interconnected with a remote auxiliary load and provides the low voltage to the remote auxiliary load; and a local processor located in the actuator interface controller, the local processor being interconnected with a control network via an optic fiber interface; where the actuator interface controller is electrically interchangeable with other actuator interface controllers, and the local processor of the actuator interface controller includes mission specific software that facilitates control of the remote auxiliary load, such that depending on a particular mission, one actuator interface controller with a first mission specific software may be physically replaced by a second actuator interface controller with a second mission specific software. |
