公开(公告)号：US20180346145A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15614557

申请日：2017-06-05

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Om Prakash ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  Shantanu Pal ,  Radhakrishnan Anbarasan

IPC: B64D45/02 ,  H01H85/42 ,  H01T1/08 ,  G01W1/16

Abstract: A lightning protection apparatus and related methods are described. The lightning protection apparatus includes a housing that defines a cavity, a gas generating device disposed within the housing, and a signal acquisition device. The housing is coupled to an aircraft. The signal acquisition device is configured to detect a lightning arc and responsively activate the gas generating device to emit a stream of gas to suppress the lightning arc.

公开(公告)号：US10894610B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-19

申请号：US15614557

申请日：2017-06-05

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Om Prakash ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  Shantanu Pal ,  Radhakrishnan Anbarasan

IPC: B64D45/02 ,  G01W1/16 ,  H02H9/06 ,  H02H1/00

Abstract: A lightning protection apparatus and related methods are described. The lightning protection apparatus includes a housing that defines a cavity, a gas generating device disposed within the housing, and a signal acquisition device. The housing is coupled to an aircraft. The signal acquisition device is configured to detect a lightning arc and responsively activate the gas generating device to emit a stream of gas to suppress the lightning arc.