MODULAR EQUIPMENT CENTER LIGHTNING THREAT REDUCTION ARCHITECTURE

摘要

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.