Patent ID: 7523889
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: B64C,B64D

Abstract:
1. An anti-icing/de-icing device for an aircraft wing, comprising: a common power supply connection in the wing; a common communication connection in the wing; at least two separate anti-icing/de-icing modules on an aerodynamic surface of the wing, each of said modules having a respective microprocessor connected to said common communication connection and to said common power supply, a respective heater element that is connected to said microprocessor, a respective ice sensor that communicates with said microprocessor, and a respective temperature sensor that communicates with said microprocessor, wherein each said microprocessor is arranged to operate said respective heater element in response to inputs from said respective ice and temperature sensors, and wherein each said microprocessor is managed independently of every other said microprocessor in the other module(s).