Patent ID: 9321538
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: B64D,E02D,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. An aircraft having a superconducting electrical network, comprising: an electrical system including a plurality of superconducting electrical equipment; at least one electrical generator for supplying current to the plurality of superconducting electrical equipment; a cryogenic system including one or more refrigeration units for providing coolant to the plurality of superconducting electrical equipment; a controller configured to control delivery of the current and delivery of the coolant to each of the plurality of the superconducting electrical equipment independently of others, the controller configured to monitor the operating condition of each of the plurality of superconducting electrical equipment and on detection of a fault within one of the plurality of superconducting electrical equipment isolate the supply of coolant to that faulted superconducting electrical equipment and increase the flow of coolant to one or more of the remaining non-isolated plurality of superconducting electrical equipment and drive one or more of the remaining non-isolated plurality of superconducting electrical equipment harder whereby to increase the power output thereof and compensate for the isolated superconducting electrical equipment.