Aircraft Electrical Power System Diagnostics and Health Management

The main focus of the proposed SBIR Phase II effort is the expansion of the EPIDS diagnostic and prognostic monitoring capability to the V-22 constant frequency generators. The design of the EPIDS for the variable frequency generators will be leveraged and modified with additional sensors and updated with diagnostics algorithms specific to the CFG. PCKA plans to test the CFG EPIDS in a laboratory setting and demonstrate the full monitoring capability using prototype EPIDS hardware. The testing plan is streamlined to provide maximum validation in a cost-efficient manner. PCKA will utilize existing test data for development of EPIDS and will re-create hardware studies using a data acquisition system to minimize repeated tests.