Patent ID: 11952129
Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  C  D  Y | IPC B  C  D  H

Claim 0:
1. A system for inductive heating of an aircraft surface, the system comprising:
a conductive outer layer configured to be located on an outer portion of the aircraft surface;
a first carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn configured to receive and conduct electrical current, wherein the first CNT yarn is wound into a first CNT yarn coil and functions as a first inductor;
a second CNT yarn configured to receive and conduct electrical current, wherein the second CNT yarn is wound into a second CNT yarn coil and functions as a second inductor and wherein the second CNT yarn coil at least partially overlaps the first CNT yarn coil such that a portion of the first CNT yarn coil and a portion of the second CNT yarn coil are aligned with a same portion of the conductive outer layer; and
an insulator located between the conductive outer layer and the first CNT yarn coil and the second CNT yarn coil such that the electrical current flowing through the first CNT yarn coil and the second CNT yarn coil generates induction heating on the conductive outer layer.