The boeing company (20250108928). ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A TRUSS-BRACED WING OF AN AIRCRAFT
ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A TRUSS-BRACED WING OF AN AIRCRAFT
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Inventor(s)
Vyacheslav Khozikov of Bellevue WA US
Jeffrey Peter Baucum of Redmond WA US
ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A TRUSS-BRACED WING OF AN AIRCRAFT
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250108928 titled 'ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A TRUSS-BRACED WING OF AN AIRCRAFT
Original Abstract Submitted
a ice protection system for a truss-braced wing of an aircraft is disclosed. the system includes a wing, a support strut, a joint coupling the support strut to the wing to form a structural truss of the truss-braced wing, a magnetic susceptor disposed on or within the joint, and an induction heating coil disposed on or within the truss-braced wing. the induction heating coil is configured to generate eddy currents inside the magnetic susceptor based on being driven with an alternating current (ac) excitation current. the eddy currents circulate through the magnetic susceptor causing joule heating of the magnetic susceptor to inhibit ice accumulation on the joint.