Gain to gain network for aircraft galley system

摘要

An aircraft galley system is configured with a GAIN to GAIN network that allows for data exchange and communication between each GAIN on the system. By omitting reliance on a galley network controller for acquisition of GAIN data, the present system is simpler, lighter, and more cost-effective. Each GAIN may be polled for data by any other GAIN, such as via a data port, dedicated bus, or wireless connection. The data acquisition between the GAIN and a data collection and display device may be wired in network, wired out of network, or through a wireless link such as a Wi-Fi network.

主权项

1. An adaptive aircraft galley network having a plurality of self-aware, system aware powered Galley Inserts (GAINs) each storing data specific to its operation and capable of polling other GAINs in the network for data specific to that GAIN's operation, the network comprising:
a digital data bus connecting each powered GAIN in the network to each other powered GAIN in the network; a data display device operatively connected to a powered GAIN; and wherein the data display device can read and display the data of the powered GAIN, and read and display the data of all other powered GAINs in the network, where the display of the other powered GAINS in the network does not rely on a galley network controller.