Aircraft hot water supply system

摘要

An aircraft hot water supply system ( 10 ) comprising a group of water-use stations ( 14 a- 14 f) each including a hot water line having a heater ( 40 a- 40 f) which heats water at a heating rate dependent upon power provided thereto. A power manager ( 44 ) allocates different non-zero percentages of heater-dedicated power to different heaters ( 40 ) depending upon conditions at the corresponding water-use stations ( 14 ). A network ( 46 ) is provided to establish peer-to-peer communication among the heaters' controllers ( 48 a- 48 f).