Abstract: In a method for de-icing a component (12) of an aircraft (2) using a reformer (4) for hydrogen (6) for a fuel cell (10), which reformer creates waste heat (8), the waste heat (8) of the reformer (4) is transported by means of a heat channel (14) to the component (12) in order to heat and de-ice the component. In a method for retrofitting an aircraft with a de-icing device with a heat channel leading to the component, the aircraft is equipped with the reformer/the fuel cell, and the heat channel is upgraded to transport at least additionally waste heat of the reformer to the component and the aircraft is upgraded for the execution of the above-described method. A de-icing device (51) for the aircraft (2) is designed to execute the de-icing method. The aircraft (2) contains the de-icing device (51), the reformer (4), the fuel cell (10), and the component (12).

Abstract: In a luminaire (10a, b) for a passenger cabin (2) of a passenger aircraft (4), comprising at least one LED (18a-f) having an operating parameter (B), with the LED (18a-f) being able to be dimmed based on a change in said operating parameter, wherein each of the LEDs (18a-f) is assigned a minimum value (Ma-f) of the operating parameter (B) from which the LED (18a-f) lights up, comprising a control input (16) for receiving an as-intended control signal (14) for the luminaire, wherein the control signal (14) has, in addition to a switch-off value (A), at least two different dimming values (D1, 2) as control values(S), which correspond to respective different brightnesses (H1, 2) of the LEDs (18a-f), comprising a control unit (22) containing an assignment rule (24) for the LEDs (18a-f), wherein each of the control values (S) is assigned a specific value of the operating parameter (B) of each of the LEDs (18a-f) based on the assignment rule (24), the assignment rule (24) is calculated such that the minimum value (

Abstract: A component (6) for a passenger cabin (2) of a passenger aircraft (4) contains a base body (8) with a surface (10), and a layer structure (12), which is applied to the surface (10) and contains at least two layers in the form of at least one active layer (14) and an adhesive layer (16) arranged between the active layer (14) and the surface (10), wherein the active layer (14) contains at least one surface section (18a-c) which is formed from an electrically controllable colour-changing film (20), wherein at least a part of the colour-changing film (20) forms a visible surface (22) for the intended purpose in the passenger cabin (2).

Abstract: In order to control a flow of persons and to implement distancing rules in a cabin (1) for an aircraft, a cabin (1) having a first monitored region (11) and a second monitored region (14) is provided. The cabin (1) has a monitoring assembly (10) for monitoring the first monitored region (11) and the second monitored region (14). The monitoring assembly (10) comprises at least one output device (25), which is designed and/or arranged to output an authorization signal (26) and/or a prohibition signal (27) regarding a change in a position and/or presence of at least one person in the first monitored region (11) and/or in the second monitored region (14).

Abstract: A pane assembly (2) for a window (8) arranged in the outer wall (4) of an aircraft (6) in a window plane (10) contains a transparent cover pane (12) in a cover plane (14), a switching film (16) in a scattering plane (18), which is switchable between a transparent state (ZT) and a diffuse state (ZD), a luminous film (20) in a light plane (22) having LEDs (24), wherein a spacing (A) between each two LEDs (24) in relation to one another is at least five times their transverse extension (Q), wherein the pane assembly (2) is arranged in front of the window (8) in an installed state (M), so that scattering plane (18), light plane (22), and window plane (10) extend in parallel to one another and the luminous film (20) is arranged between the window (8) and the switching film (16), and window (8), switching film (16), and luminous film (20) are located aligned one behind another on the line of sight (26).

Abstract: A component (6) for a passenger cabin (2) of a passenger aircraft (4) contains a base body (8) with a surface (10), and a layer structure (12), which is applied to the surface (10) and contains at least two layers in the form of at least one active layer (14) and an adhesive layer (16) arranged between the active layer (14) and the surface (10), wherein the active layer (14) contains at least one surface section (18a-c) which is formed from an electrically controllable colour-changing film (20), wherein at least a part of the colour-changing film (20) forms a visible surface (22) for the intended purpose in the passenger cabin (2).

Abstract: An inspection arrangement (8) for an interior (4) with objects (6) of a passenger vehicle (2) contains an image recording unit (10a-c) for an image (18) of the interior (4) of the vehicle (2) with the object (6), a classification database (20) with classification values (22) for the objects (6) and assignment rules (24) for assigning the classification values (22) to specific image contents (26) depicting the objects (6), an image analysis unit (28) which is connected to the database (20) in order to automatically analyse the image contents (26) and to assign classification values (22) according to the assignment rules (24), and interfaces (30a,b) for the input and/or output of classification values (22) and/or images (18) from and/or to a downstream entity (34).

Abstract: A room region (1) for an aircraft is provided, which room region comprises a disinfecting device (3) for disinfecting at least one surface (4) of the room region (1), wherein the disinfecting device (3) is designed to disinfect the surface (4) of the room region (1) by means of UVC radiation (5). The disinfecting device (3) comprises a lighting apparatus (6) for generating and emitting the UVC radiation (5). The lighting apparatus (6) is portable, and, in an active state, the lighting apparatus (6) is stationary and arranged.

Abstract: In a method for ascertaining predistortion data (2) for a projection from a projector (4) onto a target surface (13) with known geometry data, a camera (10) is placed in a known relative pose (RKP) with respect to the projector and aligned toward the target surface (13), the relative pose of the camera with respect to the target surface (RKZ) is ascertained from a camera image by means of machine vision, and the relative pose (RPZ) of the projector (4) with respect to the target surface (13) is ascertained herefrom and from the relative pose (RKP), and the predistortion data (2) are ascertained on the basis of the geometry data and of the relative pose (RPZ) of the projector (4) with respect to the target surface (13). A projector module (22) contains a calculation unit (3) for performing the method, and the projector (4) and the camera (10). The camera (10) of the projector module (22) or in the method is used for optically monitoring the interior (5).

Abstract: A pane assembly (2) for a window (8) arranged in the outer wall (4) of an aircraft (6) in a window plane (10) contains a transparent cover pane (12) in a cover plane (14), a switching film (16) in a scattering plane (18), which is switchable between a transparent state (ZT) and a diffuse state (ZD), a luminous film (20) in a light plane (22) having LEDs (24), wherein a spacing (A) between each two LEDs (24) in relation to one another is at least five times their transverse extension (Q), wherein the pane assembly (2) is arranged in front of the window (8) in an installed state (M), so that scattering plane (18), light plane (22), and window plane (10) extend in parallel to one another and the luminous film (20) is arranged between the window (8) and the switching film (16), and window (8), switching film (16), and luminous film (20) are located aligned one behind another on the line of sight (26).

Abstract: A method for generating electrical energy by a fuel cell system operated with a reformate gas is provided. According to this method, a fuel cell system is provided. The fuel cell system has a first reactor and a second reactor. A gas separation unit is also provided. A portion of a first fuel gas is fed to the gas separation unit. A target gas including N2 or CO2 is separated by the gas separation unit. The separated target gas is fed into a protective housing of the fuel cell system. An H2-enriched tail gas formed in the gas separation unit is fed as a second fuel gas for operation of the fuel cell.

Abstract: A cabin interior arrangement 1 for an aircraft is proposed that comprises a first cabin interior object and a second cabin interior object 3a, b, comprising a power transmitting device 5 for transmitting power from an aircraft electrical system 7, wherein the power transmitting device 5 is arranged on the first cabin interior object 3a, comprising a power receiving device 6 for receiving the power from the power transmitting device 5, wherein the power receiving device 6 is arranged on the second cabin interior object 3b, wherein the power transmitting device 5 and the power receiving device 6 are embodied as a power transfer arrangement 2 for supplying the power to a mobile terminal 4, wherein the power transmitting device 5 and the power receiving device 6 are designed to transfer power over a distance of several centimetres, wherein the power transmitting device 5 and the power receiving device 6 are deigned to set up a wireless and/or cordless supply connection segment 10 between the power transmitting de

Abstract: A lighting arrangement for a passenger cabin of an aircraft is provided. The lighting arraignment has a display surface for displaying image content, at least two luminaires in a lighting environment of the display surface and a control unit. The luminaires radiate light in accordance with at least one lighting parameter. In the control unit, each luminaire is assigned part of the display surface as an evaluation region and a mapping rule. The mapping rule assigns image content of the evaluation region values of the lighting parameters. The control unit, for each of the luminaires, assigns the image content of its evaluation region values of its lighting parameters using the mapping rule and actuates the luminaires with the values with regard to the assigned lighting parameters. A passenger cabin having the lighting arrangement and a method for actuating the luminaires are also provided.

Abstract: An announcement device or a passenger aircraft contains a memory or announcements with assigned potential flight phases and a control and evaluation unit with inputs for input signals with information relating to flight phases of the passenger aircraft, an output for the announcements, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to determine a current flight phase on the basis of the input signals, to check whether an announcement for the current flight phase is present in the memory, and to output this announcement as the current announcement at the output. A passenger aircraft contains the announcement device. In a method for outputting an announcement, announcements and input signals are provided, a current flight phase is automatically determined from the said input signals and a possibly present associated current announcement is output. A cabin management system of a passenger aircraft is used as an announcement device and/or to carry out the method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reproduction appliance for a passenger cabin of an aircraft, for reproducing visual contents in the passenger cabin with a lighting device having luminaires, a control unit and a control line, wherein the control unit contains an instruction set of light instructions for actuating the luminaires, contains a memory for the contents to be reproduced, an interface to the control line and a decoder for receiving the light instructions having an association rule for associating control instructions for the reproduction appliance with the light instructions. A reproduction structure for the passenger cabin for reproducing the contents contains the reproduction unit and the lighting device. Also disclosed is a method for operating the reproduction appliance involves the contents being stored in the memory in a storage period and the reproduction appliance being controlled by means of light instructions in an operating period.

Abstract: A device module for a galley of a passenger aircraft contains electrical consumers with a maximum total electrical power, a power input for an on-board power supply system of the passenger aircraft to feed in electrical input power, an energy storage device for energy from the power input for the consumers, and a control unit to limit the input power to a maximum value less than the maximum power, and to feed a power surplus of the input power to the energy storage device in order to feed additional power for consumers from the energy storage device. A galley contains the device module. In a method for operating the device module, the input power is limited to the maximum value, a power surplus is fed to the energy storage device, and additional power is fed to the consumers from the energy storage device.

Abstract: The invention relates to an evaporator (V) comprising an evaporator body (3) surrounded by an evaporator housing (5) having an inlet (1) for supply of liquid into the evaporator housing (5) and an outlet (6) for discharge of vapour generated, wherein the evaporator body (3) comprises a multitude of plates (7) arranged flat one on top of another, wherein there is a liquid distributor (2) for distributing the liquid between the multitude of plates (7) arranged between the inlet (1) and the evaporator body (3), wherein each of the plates (7) comprises, on a first surface, a liquid distributor structure (10) with distributor conduits (20, 21, 22), an evaporator area (11) and a gas collection structure (12). The invention further relates to a corresponding fuel cell arrangement.

Abstract: In an assembly (2) for an airplane (4) with a line (12) and switching elements (14a,b) to connect the line (12) in a first operating mode (B1) to digital transceivers (16a,b) and in a second operating mode (B2) to an analog signal source/sink (18a,b) for the audio signal (A), the line (12) is operated in the first operating mode (B1) as a digital data bus for data (D) and in the second operating mode (B2) as an analog signal line for transmitting an analog audio signal (A) from the signal source (18a) to the signal sink (18b). In a corresponding method, the line (12) is operated in a first operating mode (B1) as a digital data bus for transmitting data (D) and the line (12) is switched to the second operating mode (B2) for transmitting the audio signal (A), and the audio signal (A) is transmitted from the signal source (18a) via the line (12) to the signal sink (18b).

Abstract: In passenger aeroplanes, baggage compartments for holding passengers' baggage are usually arranged above the rows of seats. The present invention proposes an interior space management system which is characterized by improved management of the aeroplane interior. For this purpose, an interior space management system (1) for an aircraft (2) is proposed, the aircraft (2) having a stowage compartment arrangement (6), the stowage compartment arrangement (6) having a plurality of stowage compartment sections (7), each for holding one or more baggage items (8), and having a control unit (16), the control unit (16) being designed to control and/or manage a distribution of interior regions of an interior space (3) of the aircraft (2), and the control unit (16) being designed to control and/or manage an occupancy of the stowage compartment sections (7) on the basis of historical data of the aircraft (2) and/or on the basis of baggage data of the baggage items (8).

Abstract: A cabin interior arrangement 1 for an aircraft is proposed that comprises a first cabin interior object and a second cabin interior object 3a, b, comprising a power transmitting device 5 for transmitting power from an aircraft electrical system 7, wherein the power transmitting device 5 is arranged on the first cabin interior object 3a, comprising a power receiving device 6 for receiving the power from the power transmitting device 5, wherein the power receiving device 6 is arranged on the second cabin interior object 3b, wherein the power transmitting device 5 and the power receiving device 6 are embodied as a power transfer arrangement 2 for supplying the power to a mobile terminal 4, wherein the power transmitting device 5 and the power receiving device 6 are designed to transfer power over a distance of several centimetres, wherein the power transmitting device 5 and the power receiving device 6 are deigned to set up a wireless and/or cordless supply connection segment 10 between the power transmitting de