Patent ID: 11946668
Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  G | IPC B  F  G

Claim 7:
8. A method for heating up water for a consumer in an aircraft, the method comprising:
providing a water reservoir within the aircraft, the water reservoir comprising a heater;
providing water within the water reservoir;
heating, using the heater, the water within the water reservoir to a consumer temperature;
providing the water at the consumer temperature from the water reservoir to the consumer for immediate use; and
automatically heating the water held in the water reservoir to a disinfection temperature, which is a temperature at which germ formation in the water reservoir and on internal surfaces of the water reservoir is eliminated or suppressed by thermal treatment, a temperature of the water in the water reservoir being maintained at or above the disinfection temperature for a disinfection period;
wherein the water contained in the water reservoir is heated to the disinfection temperature only during flight phases or portions of flight phases of the aircraft when a user is not expected to use the consumer.