Patent ID: 9356399
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B64F,H01R

Claim Text:
1. An aircraft ground power connector for use in an aircraft ground power support system connecting a ground power unit through a ground power cable to the ground power receptacle of a parked aircraft, comprising: a connector housing having a first portion adapted to engage the aircraft ground power receptacle, and a second portion adapted to securely receive the ground power cable; one or more voltage sensors within said housing; said connector housing further containing at least two electrical conductors forming in part an electrical circuit for supplying power from said ground power unit through said ground power cable to said aircraft ground power receptacle, said electrical circuit providing a predetermined nominal voltage level at said ground power receptacle but being subject to a momentary voltage drop, detected by said sensor, resulting from a momentary surge in current demand by the aircraft; a capacitor for conditioning power supplied to said aircraft, said capacitor disposed within said connector housing and electrically connected to said electrical circuit and charged by current in the circuit during normal operation to said predetermined nominal voltage; and said capacitor discharging into said electrical circuit upon the voltage at said ground power receptacle falling below said predetermined nominal voltage level to mitigate said voltage drop at the receptacle.