METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INHIBITING FORMATION OF AND/OR REMOVING ICE FROM AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS
摘要
Methods and systems are generally described that inhibit debris (such as ice) accretions and/or remove debris (such as ice) accretions from the exterior surface of an aircraft. In some embodiments, the invention is a system (100) for an aircraft comprising: a component (120) of the aircraft having a surface; a plurality of piezo-kinetic actuators (114, 116, 118) each positioned proximate to a portion of the surface; and a control unit (102) coupled to the plurality of actuators, the control unit configured to actuate one or more of the actuators at one or more frequencies between about 1 Hz and about 1 kHz; wherein the actuators are each configured to introduce a displacement of the surface in three dimensions to inhibit a formation of ice on at least the portion of the surface and to break up existing ice formations on at least the portion of the surface.
申请公布号
WO2013022767(A2)
申请公布日期
2013.02.14
申请号
WO2012US49560
申请日期
2012.08.03
申请人
GENERAL ATOMICS;GILES, ALAN, M.;MACHIN, JAMES, T.;GERIGUIS, JOHN, A.
发明人
GILES, ALAN, M.;MACHIN, JAMES, T.;GERIGUIS, JOHN, A.