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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:12 pm    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

At 04:09 PM 4/7/2020, you wrote:
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In most installations the master switch has to be energized before the starter solenoid can get power. If that is the case here shutting off the master would de-energize the starter.

Rodney Hall

I'm pretty sure that's a requirement under the FARS
for type certification


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:58 pm    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

Bob,
are you talking about the start solenoid coil circuit or the starter motor circuit?


-Jeff

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At 04:09 PM 4/7/2020, you wrote:
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In most installations the master switch has to be energized before the starter solenoid can get power. If that is the case here shutting off the master would de-energize the starter.

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I'm pretty sure that's a requirement under the FARS
for type certification


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:54 pm    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

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Quote:

The answer is that I do not. I consider the likelihood of a welded-shut start solenoid to be so rare as to not be a factor. But I also don't use a traditional "tin-can" start solenoid. I'm using a Ford start solenoid that has be optimized (by Ford sometime back in the 80's) specifically for the task of cranking engines. I've heard them referred to as "pancake" solenoids. They look like this:

https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-F3914-Professional-Starter-Solenoid/dp/B000IYY3KQ/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=ford+starter+solenoid&qid=1586279687&sr=8-9

Herein lies the beauty of OBAM aircraft: we have the freedom to specify the parts we feel are better suited for a particular job.

This form factor is common to countless
offerings of starter contactors for DC
vehicle cranking systems.

I've done teardown inspections on NEW
contactors and occasionally been disappointed
to find less than consistent quality . . . who
would have thunk it?

When purchasing contactors, legacy name brands
are the best bet. Or buy from folks like
the AeroElectic Connection (lifetime satisfaction
warranty) or B&C (will bend over backwards to
keep you happy) and you'll get a product
with a track record. Digikey et als only
sell name brand parts supported by spec sheets
NEVER offered by fly-by-night supplier/manufacturers



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:08 pm    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

Hi Bob, This is my second reply to this thread. You did not answer my
first reply, maybe you missed it.
I like the Z01 architecture but would also like Z12 to stay available.
I have a dual AFS efis system and and an Avidyne 540 gps navigator.
The AFS systems have primary and back up power inputs'
The system will only boot when power is applied to the normal power
input ports. The back up system is a TCW backup battery. It switches
on when voltage drops below 13.1 volts.
The backup system is on at all times that the engine is not running.
The backup can be turned off via a switch that a ground wire passes
through. So the system is in charge mode above 13.1 volts and below
that voltage the standby is in output mode I turn the standby off when
I power the master down and back on then I turn the master on.
is means that the backup battery is only functioning as a
brown out protection device. The Avidyne does not have separate backup
power input ports.

My question is whether the brown out booster shown in Z-01 is capable
of powering two efis systems and a a gps navigator during engine
start? If more information is needed please let me know what you would
need to answer my question. Thanks in advance. Don

On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 12:22 PM Robert L. Nuckolls, III
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At 10:49 AM 4/3/2020, you wrote:



Moving this to the correct thread. Anyone see any issues with Bob's new/proposed architecture for an IO-360 with one mag and one electronic ignition? Would folks recommend the ignition be on the Battery bus?

http://www.aeroelectric.com/PPS/Adobe_Architecture_Pdfs/Z99P1.pdf
That was not so much a 'proposal' as the
seed for the evolution of a replacement
for Z12 . . . dual alternator, single battery,
electrically dependent engine.

The Z99 was a first pass sketch that ultimately
moved to the proposal/discussion stage
with Z01.

Z01P3 as presently posted is the latest iteration
and as Joe noted, still needs the 'nits' combed
out.

https://tinyurl.com/qnzenca

No bus requires more than powering up the aircraft
with DC power master switch to become HOT. Any
time the main bus is up, all busses are up
irrespective the position of any other switch.

Given two, robust alternators, the endurance-
bus function is unnecessary. There is no time
that one might expect to operate battery
only.

There is a 'brownout' bus which is optional
and could be 'boosted' during cranking if
the airplane is fitted with any electro-whizzies
vulnerable to cranking brownout. At a minimum,
this bus might power the #1 comm transceiver
whereupon the crew controlled, alternate feed to this
bus could be used to power up just that radio
to get clearance delivery (an optional feature
going into Bonanzas and Barons while I was
still working there).

If the system supports no devices needing
always hot battery power, the battery bus
can also be eliminated. The minimalist
configuration for Z01 would be a MAIN
and ENGINE bus.

The engine bus also features an crew controlled,
alternate feed directly from the battery. There
is no single failure of the power system that
would cause loss of engine.

There are only 4 switches of which only one
has profound control over the status of ship's
power. The other 3 are normally OFF pending
failures that prompt reconfiguration.

Suggested accessories go to simplifying
installation while minimizing costs
and potential pilot workloads.

If the List is willing, I'd like to continue
to refine this configuration with an eye
to retiring Z12 and probably Z14 as well.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:23 am    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

At 09:51 PM 4/7/2020, you wrote:
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Bob,

are you talking about the start solenoid coil circuit or the starter motor circuit?


The spirit and intent of a crew controlled, master power
disconnect feature is to make as much of the aircraft
electrically cold when in the OFF position.

As it was presented to me (many moons ago) the
benefits were two-fold: (1) reduced risk for
post-crash fire and (2) ground/maintenance safety -
no chance for inadvertent motion of machinery
or hazards sparks during maintenance ops.

The exceptions called for feeders off the battery
bus protected at no more than 5A.

I've endeavored to embrace that philosophy.
First as a requirement of my job (TC aircraft)
and later (OBAM aircraft) because it was
not a BAD idea. It was easy to implement
and not a significant impediment to crafting
elegant architectures.

Z01 as currently proposed ties the aux
alternator b-lead to the battery via
fusible link. This sorta resurrects
the old Z13/8 which 'bugged' me based
on my professional experience. Nonetheless,
an always-hot, aux alternator b-lead offered
a way to simply implement the three-layered
source philosophies of Z13/8 and Z13/20.

I'm going to publish the 4th iteration
of Z01 in the next few days. I've got
a 7th grade grandson sheltering-in-place
and spooling up online schooling. Man!
I don't think I'd ever have the patience
to wrestle with a room full of 7th
graders! One is entirely enough!





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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:32 am    Post subject: Re: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

Don, it is up to the builder to choose suitable components. eBay has several
DC-DC converters (brown out boosters). Most of them are made in China
and the product capabilities are greatly exaggerated. The the advertised
rating might twice of the product's actual capacity. Buyer beware.


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:38 am    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

At 02:05 AM 4/8/2020, you wrote:
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--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: don van santen <donvansanten(at)gmail.com>

Hi Bob, This is my second reply to this thread. You did not answer my
first reply, maybe you missed it.

sorry . . . yes

Quote:
I like the Z01 architecture but would also like Z12 to stay available.

. . . Z12 isn't going to 'go away'. It simply moves
down the hierarchy of preference for elegance in
architecture. It may not appear in later editions of
the 'Connecton but there's thousands of paper copies
and unknown digital copies that will continue to illustrate
and explain Z12. Elegance, like beauty, is in the
eye of the beholder . . . if preferences depicted in
my publications don't rise to your own standards
for elegance . . . no problem! Except for the aux
alternator b-lead terminator, Z01 is fundamentally
identical to Z12.

Quote:
I have a dual AFS efis system and and an Avidyne 540 gps navigator.
The AFS systems have primary and back up power inputs'
<snip>


Quote:
is means that the backup battery is only functioning as a
brown out protection device. The Avidyne does not have separate backup
power input ports.

My question is whether the brown out booster shown in Z-01 is capable
of powering two efis systems and a a gps navigator during engine
start? If more information is needed please let me know what you would
need to answer my question.

The brownout booster is an off the shelf
step up power supply which can be acquired
in any needed size. What is the total running
current for powered-up devices on your
proposed brown-out bus?


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:53 am    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

Thanks Bob and Joe. I did not know these devices are available. I thought it was something Bob had designed. My bad. I will need to look up the measured currents for the two EFIS's and the Avidyne navigator.  Again, thanks for the help and the numbers will follow in a few days.Don
On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 10:43 user9253 <fransew(at)gmail.com (fransew(at)gmail.com)> wrote:

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Don, it is up to the builder to choose suitable components.  eBay has several
 DC-DC converters (brown out boosters).  Most of them are made in China
and the product capabilities are greatly exaggerated.  The the advertised
rating might twice of the product's actual capacity.  Buyer beware.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:38 am    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

On 08/04/2020 1:32 PM, user9253 wrote:
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Don, it is up to the builder to choose suitable components. eBay has several
DC-DC converters (brown out boosters). Most of them are made in China
and the product capabilities are greatly exaggerated. The the advertised
rating might twice of the product's actual capacity. Buyer beware.

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I have found that such ebay ratings may be reasonable IF additional heat

sinks or forced air cooling is used.  It can take a little digging to
figure that out though as the final ebay re-seller may not mention those
details and may not be aware of them or understand them.  For short duty
cycles it may not matter anyway.

Off topic quote (probably from a teacher) regarding Bob K's comment on
the seventh grade student.
"with all the students at home these days, it is just possible that a
whole bunch of parents are going to realize that the teacher is NOT the
problem..."  Wink

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 4:06 pm    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

At 01:47 PM 4/8/2020, you wrote:
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Thanks Bob and Joe. I did not know these devices are available. I thought it was something Bob had designed. My bad. I will need to look up the measured currents for the two EFIS's and the Avidyne navigator. Again, thanks for the help and the numbers will follow in a few days.
Don

When you've got those numbers, let me
dig through the samples I have on hand.
We may just have the device you need.



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 5:05 pm    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

Thank you.

On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 17:13 Robert L. Nuckolls, III <nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com (nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com)> wrote:

Quote:
At 01:47 PM 4/8/2020, you wrote:
Quote:
Thanks Bob and Joe. I did not know these devices are available. I thought it was something Bob had designed. My bad. I will need to look up the measured currents for the two EFIS's and the Avidyne navigator.  Again, thanks for the help and the numbers will follow in a few days.
Don

  When you've got those numbers, let me
  dig through the samples I have on hand.
  We may just have the device you need.



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 7:24 pm    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

Bob, I'm surprised by your suggestion to " buy from folks like the AeroElectic Connection" - I have been reading in "the book" and many of your web articles about products the Aeroelectric Connection sold - but it all seemed to be in the past. I say that because I haven't been able to find any of these products on your website. But now you said it in a recent email so it must be true - how do I order form you?
Pat
On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 9:59 PM Robert L. Nuckolls, III <nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com (nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com)> wrote:
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  When purchasing contactors, legacy name brands
  are the best bet. Or buy from folks like
  the AeroElectic Connection (lifetime satisfaction
  warranty) or B&C (will bend over backwards to
  keep you happy) and you'll get a product
  with a track record. Digikey et als only
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  NEVER offered by fly-by-night supplier/manufacturers



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:17 am    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

At 10:19 PM 4/8/2020, you wrote:
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Bob, I'm surprised by your suggestion to "Â buy from folks like
the AeroElectic Connection" - I have been reading in "the book"
and many of your web articles about products the Aeroelectric
Connection sold - but it all seemed to be in the past. I say that
because I haven't been able to find any of these products on
your website. But now you said it in a recent email so it must
be true - how do I order form you?

Sorry 'bout that . . . I didn't mean to infer that
we were still in the parts business. Sold that
part of our operations when Dr. Dee started
graduate school!

The thrust of the post was to look suppliers
of both HARDWARE and INFORMATION who have
proven track records. There are hundreds
of manufacturers for 'starter contactors'
the majority of which are probably fine for our
purposes . . . failure of a starter contactor
is a low-risk inconvenience. But if you're
disposed to worry about it then going
to proven sources for your part selection
should help . . .



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:31 am    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

Hi Bob,
It will be a while before I can get the "real" numbers due to severe
weather and the covid-19 shut down.
The published numbers for the EFIS are 2.8 A (at)12 V each . Total for
both is 5.6A.
The IFD540 published are Main 4.4A Com 6.5A and Nav 0.5A all at
14 volts.. These are peak and I believe an actual would be closer to
5.9A
There is no transmission during start up so I used 1A for the Com.
The total of 11.5 is very close the the number I remember seeing on
the amp meter after the battery
is recharged during flight. I hope this is enough information to
allow you to make a determination as
to which start booster would be required. Thanks.
Don

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Quote:

At 01:47 PM 4/8/2020, you wrote:

Thanks Bob and Joe. I did not know these devices are available. I thought it was something Bob had designed. My bad. I will need to look up the measured currents for the two EFIS's and the Avidyne navigator. Again, thanks for the help and the numbers will follow in a few days.
Don
When you've got those numbers, let me
dig through the samples I have on hand.
We may just have the device you need.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:55 pm    Post subject: Re: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

donvansanten(at)gmail.com wrote:

... I have a dual AFS efis system and and an Avidyne 540 gps navigator...

My question is whether the brown out booster shown in Z-01 is capable
of powering two efis systems and a a gps navigator during engine
start?...


Hi Don,

Question... does it matter if the EFIS and Comm reboot during crank?

The IFD 540 installation manual says the screen will dim below 11.5V but it keeps running down to 9V. I think battery voltage does not fall that far during crank; maybe 11V or 10V at the least. (Below 9V the IFD 540 it goes into a "60 second power down sequence" but I don't know what that implies for cranking.)


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:44 am    Post subject: Re: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

I was on Avidyne's site and saw their 60 second shutdown at 9 volts too. I wonder if they have an integral booster or some other solution.

I have inquiries to both Dynon and Avidyne on the topic of brownout reboot during cranking. Yeah, I know, Dynon says use their backup battery. I also inquired about having more than one set of power connections, perhaps diode isolated inputs.

I wonder if we would be wise to isolate the brownout booster's output from ship's power with diodes on both feeds to the buses or at each powered box.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:39 am    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

I've been working on three new z-figures between
wrestling bouts with my dad's '87 GMC pickup
truck (fuel pump died . . . as long as I have
to pull the whole tank to replace the pump, I'm
replacing EVERYTHING . . . I'm down to the
last two fasteners holding the tank supports
on the frame . . . 30+ years of rust . . .
Impact wrench won't budge 'em. Been soaking
with penetrating oil but about resigned to
cutting the nuts off with an air-chisel!)

I've posted the latest iterations of the
drawings we've been combing out here over
the past couple of months.

Z100 at https://tinyurl.com/sfsbd2t

This is the generic architecture that's
been flown successfully in hundreds of thousands
of airplanes in the TC and OBAM aviation worlds.

This drawing could have been in Tony Bengelis
books . . . same as a C150 sans avionics bus
(which was never a good idea anyhow). Then:

Z101 at https://tinyurl.com/v9w7g4r

This is Z100 any combination of 4 options:

(1) Robust AUX Alternator

(2) Dual feed, triple source ENGINE bus
to support electrically dependent
engine and ancillary instrumentation.

(3) A CLEARANCE DELIVERY bus that offers
a means for powering up JUST the
COMM transceiver for preflight
planning

(4) A brownout boost feature on the
CD bus to support wobbly electro-whizzies
vulnerable to unacceptable reset
during starter inrush interval.

Then:

Z101/8 at https://tinyurl.com/vanp6yu

Essentially the same as Z101 except for a
smaller AUX alternator in lieu of the bigger
rascal depicted in Z101.

This configuration offers all the features
and reliability with reduced weight and
cost over Z101 where the builder's anticipated
loads under failure of main alternator are
modest. The way the AUX ALT is set up on
these drawings makes it easy to upgrade
from a /8 to the larger alternator as
later needs dictate.

These drawings depict variations suggested
in a constellation of Z-figures . . . a
kind of LEGO approach to acquiring capabilities
of any legacy z-figure at the simplest,
lightest, lowest cost yet failure tolerant
architecturs.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 3:52 pm    Post subject: Re: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

Bob,

I like these architectures a lot, and I think they'd work very well in the day/night VFR Kitfox I plan to build, hopefully one day soon. They're easy to understand, which would make them easy to install, operate and maintain. Low parts count and simplicity would offer high reliability. They look like winners to me.

I just noticed a couple of minor quibbles:

1. In all three drawings, the legends show a small square symbol indicating "2AWG EQUAL STRAP," but this symbol does not appear to be used in the drawings.

2. In Z101 and Z101/8, naming of the CD BUS is inconsistent. The actual bus is labeled "CLRNC DELVRY," but the feeds from the diode bridge and the BATTERY BUS are labeled "B.O. BUS."

Cheers,

Eric


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 4:26 pm    Post subject: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

At 06:52 PM 4/14/2020, you wrote:
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--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Eric Page" <edpav8r(at)yahoo.com>

I just noticed a couple of minor quibbles:

1. In all three drawings, the legends show a small square symbol indicating "2AWG EQUAL STRAP," but this symbol does not appear to be used in the drawings.

Yes, those are boiler-plate notes from
the suit of legacy drawings. Also, there's
a 'fat wire tie point' adjacent to the
battery contactor.

When stacking lots of terminals on
the stud of a contactor, there is competition
for wire orientation off the stud. Further,
many studs are too short to accept the full
stack of terminals. Nonetheless, contactors
offer robust tie points for multiple wires . . .
particularly fat ones.

I'm pondering options for a DIY 'stud expander'
suitable for bringing too many wires together
at the contactor. Still hashing out some options.
Watch this space.

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2. In Z101 and Z101/8, naming of the CD BUS is inconsistent. The actual bus is labeled "CLRNC DELVRY," but the feeds from the diode bridge and the BATTERY BUS are labeled "B.O. BUS."

Yeah, that bus will service numerous design
goals that range from the simple, single accessory
(comm) tasked with clearance delivery. It could
become an ENDURANCE BUS for ships with no AUX
ALTERNATOR . . . and yes, if some of your
accessories are plagued with brown-out reset
issues, then it could be called a BROWN-OUT
bus . . . or some combination of all three
tasks.

Perhaps POLYBUS is a better term that embraces
all the goals? I think these drawings have
potential for replacing many of the legacy
z-drawings but they will require a comprehensive
narrative to guide new user's selection and
implementation of features.

Thanks for taking the time to review and comment.
These drawings may be up to P10 before they get offered as
best recommendations!


Bob . . .


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:48 pm    Post subject: Re: New role for the E-Bus? Reply with quote

Z100 has With Endurance and Brownout Bus in its title, but I don't see them in the drawing.

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