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

Claim 0:
1. A system for heating water for a consumer in an aircraft, the system comprising:
a water reservoir comprising a heater configured to heat water held in the water reservoir to a consumer temperature, so the water can be provided at the consumer temperature from the water reservoir to the consumer for immediate use; and
a controller configured to control the heater so the water held in the water reservoir is automatically heated to or above 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, the controller maintaining a temperature of the water in the water reservoir at or above the disinfection temperature for a disinfection period;
wherein the controller is configured to heat the water in the water reservoir 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.