Modular Equipment Center Distributed Primary Power Architecture

摘要

A plurality of modular equipment centers (MECs) spatially distributed throughout a vehicle servicing equipment loads. Each MEC independently provides localized power and communication to service the equipment loads and each equipment load is serviced by the nearest MEC. In at least one embodiment, only primary power is distributed across section breaks of the vehicle to minimize the number of connections between section breaks, reduce overall vehicle weight, and to increase vehicle build rate.

主权项

1. A distributed power and communications system for a vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of vehicle sections coupled together defining a section break between adjacent vehicle sections; and a plurality of modular equipment centers (MECs) spatially distributed throughout the vehicle such that one or more of the plurality of MECs is located in each of the vehicle sections, each vehicle section defining one or more zones of equipment loads in proximity of a MEC, each of the plurality of MECs configured to independently provide localized electrical power and communication data to service the equipment loads within an associated zone of equipment loads.