Patent ID: 8672263

Claim:
A power distribution system for an aircraft equipped with at least one engine, comprising: at least one torque transmission means; at least one distribution shaft; at least one first coupling for transmitting a torque between the at least one torque transmission means and the at least one distribution shaft; at least one rotatable device of an environmental control system, the at least one rotatable device located in an interior region of the aircraft fuselage and being coupled with the at least one distribution shaft; and at least one electrical energy source for operating the at least one rotatable device of the environmental control system and electrical loads of the aircraft when the at least one engine is at a standstill; wherein the at least one torque transmission means is movably held and is connected to at least one shaft of the at least one engine, wherein the at least one torque transmission means extends from the at least one shaft of the at least one engine to the interior region of the aircraft fuselage, and wherein, at an end pointing away from the at least one engine, the at least one torque transmission means comprises at least one interface for introducing a torque into the at least one rotatable device.