We describe a way of detecting delamination of a laminated structure that is heated by DC powered heaters by passing the source and return wires that supply current to the heaters through a toroidal transformer core. Should there be a breakdown in the laminations, current flowing through the heater will flow into the structure, resulting in less current being present in the return wire than in the source wire. The current imbalance between the source and return wires causes the transformer core to saturate. Using the core saturation, caused by the DC current imbalance, the delamination (or imminent delamination) of the laminated structure can be detected.
DETECTING DELAMINATION IN A LAMINATED STRUCTURE
DETEKTION VON DELAMINIERUNG IN EINER LAMINIERTEN STRUKTUR
DÉTECTION DE DÉLAMINAGE DANS UNE STRUCTURE STRATIFIÉE
2023-01-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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