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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 9:34 am    Post subject: Re: ULPower electrical system Reply with quote

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One more question...how would I wire TWO relays with the B&C overvoltage sensor.
I have looked everywhere I can think and I can't see that documented anywhere.

If you are using the original B&C over voltage device that is shown on Bob's Z-16, then wire according to Z-16.
It doesn't matter if there are one or two or three relays. They are wired in
parallel and function as a single component. One wire controls all.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:08 am    Post subject: Re: ULPower electrical system Reply with quote

Thank you all very much. I appreciate it. The diagram was exactly what I was looking for.

This is the B&C OV kit I was planning on:
https://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog/eppages/08-00658.php?clickkey=8339

I'd need to order another relay.

One other question regarding buss design. I am using a single ECU and dual redundant fuel pumps. Per the Z diagrams, my plan is to have the ECU and at least one fuel pump powered from the battery buss. I am only planning on a single ECU but as the switch and wiring would be a possible single point-of-failure, I am considering wiring a parallel switch providing an "alternate feed" to the ECU.

Are there any potential problems with this? From which buss should I power the AUX feed to the ECU and the second fuel pump? I can't imagine a battery buss failure would be a common event, but would it be better to power it from the endurance buss?


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 1:38 pm    Post subject: Re: ULPower electrical system Reply with quote

You might consider combining features from 2 or more Z figures.
For instance, use Z-16, but add the engine bus from Z-101B.
http://www.aeroelectric.com/PPS/Adobe_Architecture_Pdfs/Z101B.pdf
The engine circuitry is drawn in pink. Using 2 switches wired in parallel is feasible.
Another option is to use a single double pole switch with the contacts wired in parallel.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 2:29 pm    Post subject: ULPower electrical system Reply with quote

I'd question the benefit of a double pole switch.
Still subject to a mechanical switch failure and also no warning if one
pole has failed.
Two switches with separate fuses would add more redundancy although I'm
not sure it adds much value with a single ecu unless there are two power
sources.
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You might consider combining features from 2 or more Z figures.
For instance, use Z-16, but add the engine bus from Z-101B.
http://www.aeroelectric.com/PPS/Adobe_Architecture_Pdfs/Z101B.pdf
The engine circuitry is drawn in pink. Using 2 switches wired in parallel is feasible.
Another option is to use a single double pole switch with the contacts wired in parallel.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 5:12 pm    Post subject: ULPower electrical system Reply with quote

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I'd question the benefit of a double pole switch.
Still subject to a mechanical switch failure and also no warning if one pole has failed.
Two switches with separate fuses would add more redundancy although I'm not sure it adds much value with a single ecu unless there are two power sources.

Agreed.

Note that Z101 uses only ONE switch to control
an second power path to specific busses. NORMAL
power is carried through a diode from the main
bus. I.e. if the main bus is up, all busses
are up.

Otherwise, reduced energy operation protocols
are managed with closure of one switch per bus.

Essentially zero probability for un-manageable loss of
power to any bus.


Bob . . .

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survive crashes, why don't they make the whole airplane
out of that stuff?"


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:51 pm    Post subject: Re: ULPower electrical system Reply with quote

In the wiring diagram that Bob provided, can someone please explain why I need a fusible link and fuse in series for the alternator switch?

Also, should I feed the alternator on/off switch from the battery, endurance, or main buss?


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 1:14 pm    Post subject: ULPower electrical system Reply with quote

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In the wiring diagram that Bob provided, can someone please explain why I need a fusible link and fuse in series for the alternator switch? 

Also, should I feed the alternator on/off switch from the battery, endurance, or main buss?

Are you referring to the one he posted in this thread on Sept 8? If so, the 20ga link protects the 16ga wire that runs from the bus to the circuit breaker (not a fuse) in the drawing) which is typically in the instrument panel, remote from the bus. 
As to main vs endurance, kinda depends on whether it's the primary alt or the backup, and your personal philosophy. I put all my backup alt connections on my *engine* bus, because I'll have auto style injection which has high and constant current demand. Allows 'smoke in the cockpit' master-off as we're hard wired to do in training, while keeping the engine running. I don't have an endurance bus; just the ability to feed either bus from different switches (cross-tie features).
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 2:57 pm    Post subject: Re: ULPower electrical system Reply with quote

Yes, sir. I was referring to the post of 9/8.

Makes sense. It protects the WIRE running to the panel CB. I always seem to forget that basic premise.

Ceengland: I am only running one alternator and one battery with a battery/engine buss, if that helps in deciding from where to feed the alternator switch power. I'm thinking of just using the engine buss.


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:20 pm    Post subject: Re: ULPower electrical system Reply with quote

In the event of smoke in the cockpit, the pilot needs the ability to shut off all
electrical power at the source. Most pilots would do that by shutting off the
master switch. Depending on how the electrical system is wired,
disconnecting the battery might not shut off electrical power because the
alternator could be still be working and supplying its own field current.
It is something to keep in mind when designing the electrical system.


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:25 pm    Post subject: ULPower electrical system Reply with quote

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In the wiring diagram that Bob provided, can someone please explain why I need a fusible link and fuse in series for the alternator switch?

Also, should I feed the alternator on/off switch from the battery, endurance, or main buss?

Most TC aircraft are fitted only with breakers
for protection in which case, the 5A alternator
field breaker would be mounted with its cousins
in the 'breaker patch' and driven directly from
the bus.

When using fuseblocks, the busses are centralized
in the blocks. Further, they're generally mounted
out of sight, out of reach given that there is
no practical reason to fiddle with fuses in flight.

The crowbar ov protection departs slightly from
from this philosophy because there might be electrical
events that cause the crowbar to operate when in
fact, no serious fault condition exists. In this
case, it's nice to have access to ONLY that
breaker allowing pilot reset to see if the problem
persists.

Hence, the BUS needs to be EXTENDED from the
fuseblock to the breaker. Faulting this piece
of wire offers potential for lots of smoke.
A fusible link limits this severity of such
an event.

This is a reminder that fusible links are not
replacements for fuses or breakers. They are
low resistance, high reliability, long fusing
constant protection of bus extensions . . . i.e.
conductors at risk for experiencing fault currents
supplied by a BATTERY.

They are used sparingly. Typically limited to
alternator b-leads, feeders to bus-tie contactors,
and . . . crowbar breakers located remote from
the bus buried in a fuse block.



Bob . . .

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survive crashes, why don't they make the whole airplane
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