Patent ID: 11926425
Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An electrothermal ice protection system (IPS) installed on an aircraft, the electrothermal IPS comprising:
a sensor configured to monitor a direction of a local incident airflow imparted on the sensor;
a parting strip assembly coupled to a critical surface of the aircraft, the parting strip assembly including a plurality of heating sections; and
a controller in signal communication with the sensor and the parting strip assembly, the controller configured to determine a direction of surface airflow incident on the critical surface of the aircraft based on the local incident airflow,
wherein the controller selectively concentrates power to at least one targeted heating section among the plurality of heating sections with respect to non-targeted heating sections among the plurality of heating sections based on the direction of the surface airflow.