Abstract: An air cycle machine for an environmental control system for an aircraft includes at least one turbine configured to receive and extract work from a first medium and a third medium. A compressor is configured to compress a second medium and a shaft mechanically couples the at least one turbine and the compressor. A mixing point is located downstream of at least one turbine. A mixture of the first medium and the third medium generated at the mixing point is provided to another component of the environmental control system.

Abstract: A system includes a filter device that has, in serial flow order, an adsorbent bed, a biocide filter, and a particle filter. The adsorbent bed includes adsorbent media that is configured to remove organic compounds from feed water that are capable of forming an adherent layer on a porous surface of a sublimator, and the biocide filter contains a halogen-release material.

Abstract: An environmental control system of an aircraft includes a primary heat exchanger, a secondary heat exchanger and an air cycle machine. The air cycle machine includes a compressor fluidly coupled to an outlet of the primary heat exchanger and an inlet of the secondary heat exchanger, a dehumidification system arranged in fluid communication with the outlet of the secondary heat exchanger, a first turbine fluidly coupled to an outlet of the secondary heat exchanger and optionally a second turbine disposed downstream of the first turbine that receives air from the first turbine in a normal mode a first humidity sensor disposed fluidly between the first turbine and the second turbine that measures humidity of air that has left the first turbine as it enters the second turbine in the normal mode.

Abstract: A Direct Current (DC)-DC converter includes an input capacitor connected across a positive input terminal and a return input terminal. A DC-DC converter circuit is connected across the positive input terminal and the return input terminal. A current limiting failsafe circuit includes a current limiting portion connected across the positive input terminal and the return input terminal and a failsafe portion connected to a sensed voltage output. The failsafe portion is configured to control a current limit function of the current limiting portion and configured to force the DC-DC converter circuit into an off state in response to retripping of the current limiting portion.

Abstract: A modular, multi-crew life support system and a method of assembling the system involve a fan to draw in ambient air. The system includes one or more assemblies that produce conditioned air from the ambient air, and a housing to support an oxygen source. The system also includes a port configured as an inlet from the oxygen source to augment the conditioned air, and a duct to disperse a result of augmenting the conditioned air as output air to support two or more occupants of an enclosure.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a first header including a fluid inlet and a second header positioned downstream of the first header with respect to a first flow path of a first fluid and including a fluid outlet. The heat exchanger further includes a core extending from the first header to the second header and a mount structure extending between the first header and the second header. The core includes a plurality of core tubes. The mount structure is integrally formed with a subset group of diverted tubes of the plurality of core tubes and includes one or more internal flow passages that are connected to the subset group of diverted tubes such that the one or more internal flow passages are in flow communication with the first header and the second header in parallel to a non-diverted portion of the core.

Abstract: A front-end architecture system includes a system voltage input and a controller electrically connected to the system voltage input. The controller is configured and adapted to provide a voltage output to at least one controller output. The controller includes a single-ended primary-inductor converter (SEPIC) and a monitoring and switchover circuit. A method for controlling a voltage input to a low-voltage power supply (LVPS) includes receiving a system voltage input with a controller, wherein the controller includes a single-ended primary-inductor converter (SEPIC) and a monitoring and switchover circuit. The method includes providing a voltage output of the controller to at least one controller output. The method includes receiving the voltage output with a low-voltage power supply (LVPS) electrically connected to the at least one controller output.

Abstract: A conductor shielding termination assembly can include a housing tube defining an inner diameter housing channel therethrough. The housing tube can be made of conductive material. The assembly can include a shoulder bushing configured to insert within the inner diameter housing channel of the housing tube. The shoulder bushing can define an inner diameter bushing channel sized to receive an unshielded portion of a conductor. The assembly can include a clamping assembly configured to clamp around the housing tube and/or the conductor to axially lock the housing tube and the conductor and to trap a shielding termination between the housing tube and the clamping assembly. The clamping assembly can form a clamping inner diameter channel sized to receive a shielded portion of the conductor.

Abstract: A harmonic drive, having: a ground ring; a first flex spline extending axially from the ground ring; a first input shaft that is radially exterior to the first flex spline, the first input shaft includes a first wave generator that engages the first flex spline; a second flex spline, radially within the first flex spline and rotationally coupled to the first flex spline, a second input shaft that is radially within the second flex spline, the second input shaft includes a second wave generator that engages the second flex spline; an output shaft coupled to the second flex spline, the first flex spline includes a first spline that faces radially inward; the second flex spline includes a second spline that faces radially outward; a circular gear having a third spline that face outwardly and engages the first spline; a fourth spline that faces radially inward and engages the second spline.

Abstract: A one-way speed limiter includes a first housing including an inner surface. defining a speed limiter receiving zone. A second housing includes a flange and a second wall including an inner surface portion that includes a stop feature. A ball housing including a ball member is rotatably supported in the speed limiter receiving zone. The ball member selectively engages the stop feature. A friction clutch is disposed between the ball housing and the first housing. The friction clutch selectively retards rotation of the ball housing. A motor shaft is selectively rotatably connected to the ball housing. The motor shaft including a first end supported at the ball housing and a second end. The motor shaft is rotatable relative to the ball housing in a first direction and selectively rotatably constrained relative to the ball housing in a second direction to selectively engage the friction clutch.

Abstract: A method of controlling dissipation of regenerated power in a multi-channel drive system having a plurality of inverters connected in parallel across an input power supply to drive one or more loads via one or more motors. The method includes determining a circulation current demand for the inverters when the drive system is operating in regenerative mode, the circulating current demand being dependent on the regenerated power and applied to the inverters such that the regenerated power flows through the inverters and is dissipated by the inverters.

Abstract: In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a system includes a fuel line, an electrically driven fuel pump configured to supply fuel to a first fuel line branch and a second fuel line branch, and a selector valve disposed in the fuel line at a juncture of a first fuel line branch and a second fuel line branch configured to communicate the electrically driven fuel pump with the first fuel line branch or the second fuel line branch based on a position of the selector valve. In a first position, the selector valve is configured to fluidly connect the electrically driven fuel pump with the first fuel line branch to supply fuel to a combustor of the engine and drive a high pressure shaft at a first speed. In a second position, the selector valve is configured to fluidly connect the electrically driven fuel pump with the second fuel line branch to drive a hydraulic rotation unit configured to drive the high pressure spool of the engine at a second speed different from the first speed.

Abstract: A filter assembly includes a manifold having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and a filter housing having a filter medium provided therein. The filter medium defines an inner filter chamber and defining an outer filter chamber between the filter medium and the filter housing. The filter housing is removably attached to the manifold so as to provide a fluid flow path from the inlet into the inner filter chamber, through the filter medium into the outer chamber and out of the outlet. The filter assembly also includes a valve assembly mounted inside the manifold, and a by-pass channel defined inside the manifold between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The valve assembly comprises a valve spool and a valve spring arranged in engagement with the spool to bias the spool into a first position and to compress, in response to a pressure differential across the valve spool.

Abstract: A switching bridge for the DC-DC stage of a power converter, the switching bridge having one or more sets of upper and lower series-connected switches (S1, S2) connected across a DC bus and arranged to be switched to provide an output AC voltage, the switching bridge further comprising a voltage divider (C1) arranged to vary the output AC voltage level according to the switching state of the switches.

Abstract: In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a transition structure for a heat exchanger can include a body defining a dome cavity. The dome cavity can be configured to transition flow between at least one first channel and a plurality of second channels having a different number than the at least one first channel.

Abstract: A fuel system includes a main fuel pump sub-system (MFP) with an inlet for receiving a supply of fuel from an inlet line. The MFP has a main outlet line configured to supply fuel to a main fuel throttle valve assembly (MFTV), and a cross-over outlet line. An augmentor fuel pump sub-system (ABFP) has an inlet connected in fluid communication with the cross-over outlet line, and an outlet connected in fluid communication with a main augmentor supply line. A actuation fuel pump sub-system (AFP) has an inlet connected in fluid communication with a branch of the main outlet line, an outlet line with a first outlet line branch configured to connect to supply fuel to the MFTV, and a second outlet line branch configured to connect to supply fuel to an actuation system.

Abstract: Direct pin-fin cooling assemblies are disclosed for a high-power printed circuit boards (PCBs). The disclosure can solve the classical coldplate problem associated with liquid cooling of high-power PCBs namely: (1) Inhomogeneous cooling due to the calorimetric heating up of the coolant, (2) thermal interface material (TIM) related quality issues such as dry-out effects, (3) high cost due to complicated metal coldplate structure, and (4) low thermal conductivity due to multi-layer structure. This includes incorporating pin-fin direct cooling into high-power PCB structures without additional coldplate structure or TIM. In this approach, a TIM and a top plate of coldplate can be removed. Thus, the cooling performance can be improved because the thermal conductivity between a liquid coolant and a power device is increased.