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System for wireless refueling of an aircraft

A technology of a refueling system and a wireless communication system is applied in the field of systems used for wireless refueling of aircraft, and can solve the problems of high cost and heavy refueling control panel.

Active Publication Date: 2013-04-17
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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The required robustness requires that the refueling control panel should be relatively heavy and relatively expensive, both of which are undesirable in an aircraft environment

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[0006] figure 1 Illustrated is a refueling system 10 for an aircraft 12 according to one embodiment of the present invention; such a refueling system 10 may replace the on-board refueling control panels commonly found in contemporary aircraft. The refueling system includes, inter alia, an aircraft 12 , a refueling device 14 and a wireless communication system 16 . Although illustrated with a commercial aircraft, the refueling system 10 may be used in conjunction with any type of aircraft, such as, without limitation, fixed wing, rotating wing, rocket launcher, commercial aircraft, private aircraft, and military aircraft.

[0007] Aircraft 12 may include one or more fuel storage tanks 20 , fuel sensors 22 , refueling lines 24 , control valves 26 , controllers 28 , and a first wireless communication system 30 . Fuel storage tank 20 may be any suitable type of fuel tank, including integrated tanks incorporated into the aircraft structure, rigid removable tanks that may be mounte...

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A system for wirelessly refueling an aircraft includes an aircraft having a fuel tank, a control valve, a fuel sensor outputting a fuel signal indicative of the amount of fuel in the at least one fuel tank, and a controller controlling the control valve in response to the fuel signal, a refueling apparatus having a fuel supply, a pump and a controller in which is stored a fuel profile including fuel data indicative of the amount of fuel to be supplied to the at least one fuel tank, and wireless communication systems operably coupled to the controllers within the aircraft and refueling apparatus to control the operation of the control valve and the pump to fill the at least one fuel tank in accordance with the fuel profile and in response to the fuel signal.

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Background technique [0001] Contemporary aircraft refueling is accomplished by attaching refueling hoses to refueling connections at wing refueling stations on the aircraft. The fueling station has a fueling control panel that provides an indication of the fuel in each tank and means for setting a desired amount of fuel for each tank. The refueling control panel monitors the fuel in each tank as fuel is being pumped into the aircraft and shuts off fuel flow to the tanks through one or more valves when the tanks reach a desired fill level. Because the refueling control panel handles fuel and is located close to the outside of the aircraft, which is a relatively harsh environment, the refueling control panel must be physically and electronically robust to withstand environmental conditions and use resulting in physical damage and remain electrically shielded from the fuel. The required robustness requires that the refueling control panel should be relatively heavy and relative...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B64F1/28B64D37/16
CPCB64F1/28Y02T50/80
Inventor J.S.威勒
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO