Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self sufficient galley system, method for operating electrical galley devices, and aircraft having such a galley system
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Application No.: US14966776Application Date: 2015-12-11
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Publication No.: US10099789B2Publication Date: 2018-10-16
- Inventor: Lars-Ole Becker , Matthias Reiss , Yener Palit , Thorsten Otto
- Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
- Applicant Address: DE Hamburg
- Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
- Current Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Hamburg
- Agency: Lorenz & Kopf, LLP
- Priority: EP14200084 20141223
- Main IPC: B64D11/04
- IPC: B64D11/04 ; B64D41/00 ; H02M3/04 ; H02M7/06 ; H02M7/44 ; H02J3/38

Abstract:
A galley system comprising at least one electrically operated galley device, a galley frame having at least one compartment for housing the at least one galley device, at least one fuel cell unit, and a power control and monitoring unit coupled with the at least one galley device and the at least one fuel cell unit. The power control and monitoring unit is adapted for receiving a power request signal from the at least one galley device, for determining, whether the at least one fuel cell unit is able to provide the requested power and for sending an acknowledgment signal to the respective galley device, when the at least one fuel cell unit is able to provide the requested power, and wherein the galley system is independent from an external power supply.
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