The present disclosure provides a preconditioned air (PCA) unit for supplying preconditioned air to an aircraft parked on the ground. The PCA unit comprises a refrigerant system operable to cool air as it passes through the PCA unit. The PCA unit also comprises a heater unit comprising one or more heater elements operable to heat air as it passes through the PCA unit. The PCA unit further comprises a variable frequency drive, VFD, configured to provide power to both the heater unit and the refrigerant system.
A PRECONDITIONED AIR UNIT
EINHEIT FÜR VORKLIMATISIERTE LUFT
UNITÉ D'AIR PRÉCLIMATISÉ
03.05.2023
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen |
Preconditioned air unit with variable frequency driving
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
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