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| AC/DC Power Buildout - L1011 Trainer |
The AC and DC Power System buildout is ongoing. Today Jim and I installed a number of components into our Power and Digital I/O system rack. This rack will hold the AC and DC power switching relays as well as the Analog and Digital I/O for the two Simulator Control Computers. All of the power sources used on our L-1011 Trainer are made by German company Phoenix Contact, except for the 120V 60Hz power conditioners and the 115V 400Hz Inverter. In the image below you can see Jim getting busy on preparing the rack for the installation of additional power components.
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| AC/DC Power Buildout - L1011 Trainer |
It's a good size rack that will hold most of the power and the digital I/O as well as the primary control computers. The 24V DC Power supplies (see the following two images) will simulate the actual T/R units on the L-1011. There are 3 engine generator driven T/Rs (we installed them today) as well as an Essential T/R (ESS T/R) and a 24V DC Power Supply that will simulate the aircraft's battery.
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| AC/DC Power Buildout - L1011 Trainer |
Each of the Phoenix Contact Quint Power supplies has an output of 24VDC at 10A. The power supplies have no cooling built into the supply and require external convection cooling. In the image below you can see the fan bank that we installed directly below the power supplies. This fan bank will move air through the supplies and will cool them while they are under load.
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| AC/DC Power Buildout - L1011 Trainer |
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