In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, an emergency power unit system for an aircraft includes, a fuel cell system configured to generate power using a fuel and an oxidizer and to supply electrical power to an aircraft electrical bus in at least a fuel cell operational mode. An electrical storage is operatively connected to the aircraft electrical bus and directly connected to the fuel cell system to provide electrical power to the aircraft electrical bus and to the fuel cell system in a fuel cell start up mode.
EMERGENCY POWER UNITS
2024-08-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H01M Verfahren oder Mittel, z.B. Batterien, für die direkte Umwandlung von chemischer in elektrische Energie , PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |