METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INHIBITING FORMATION OF AND/OR REMOVING ICE FROM AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS |
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申请号 | EP12822015 | 申请日 | 2012-08-03 | 公开(公告)号 | EP2740210A4 | 公开(公告)日 | 2015-03-18 |
申请人 | GEN ATOMICS; | 发明人 | GILES ALAN M; MACHIN JAMES T; GERIGUIS JOHN A; | ||||
摘要 | Methods and systems are generally described that inhibit debris (such as ice) accretions and/or remove debris (such as ice) accretions from the exterior surface of an aircraft. In some embodiments, the invention is a system for an aircraft comprising: a component of the aircraft having a surface; a plurality of piezo-kinetic actuators each positioned proximate to a portion of the surface; and a control unit coupled to the plurality of actuators, the control unit configured to actuate one or more of the actuators at one or more frequencies; wherein the actuators are each configured to introduce a displacement of the surface in three dimensions to inhibit a formation of ice on at least the portion of the surface and to break up existing ice formations on at least the portion of the surface. | ||||||
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