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marcausman
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 Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:41 pm Post subject: Electronic Circuit Breakers on your EFIS |
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Vertical Power Announces VP-X
The Electronic Circuit Breaker System that integrates with your EFIS.
Vertical Power, along with its EFIS partners, is formally announcing the VP-X at Sun n Fun next month but we wanted to give you an early preview.
The VP-X uses proven electronic circuit breakers to simplify wiring and provide advanced electrical system capabilities. Monitor the status of individual devices and the entire electrical system right from your EFIS. Avionics, lights, trim, and flaps can all be controlled using standard switches or the EFIS.
The VP-X works with Advanced Flight Systems, Grand Rapids Technologies HX, and MGL Voyager/Odyssey MKII EFIS products.
For more information please see: http://www.verticalpower.com/VPX.html
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| Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:12 am Post subject: Electronic Circuit Breakers on your EFIS |
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Hi Marc
Let me ask a couple of questions, one about VP-X in particular, and its integration with the EFIS from GRT: why does it only work with the HX and not with the Sport?
A second question, more general, about your product: which technical arguments do you have to not consider your box as a BIG single point of failure of the electrical system?
Regards
Carlos
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marcausman
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| Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:54 am Post subject: Re: Electronic Circuit Breakers on your EFIS |
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We have a developer's kit and the EFIS vendor decides what systems to integrate with the VP-X. So, let them know your interest to help them prioritize their development resources.
The way to plan for single-point failures it to have backups. Your EFIS may have a backup EFIS or gauges as a backup, for example. The same is true for the electrical system. The VP-X is your primary power switching system, but you can install backup circuits for critical avionics (and quite simple to wire). It's very similar to how Bob shows an e-bus which provides backup power if the battery contactor fails. Our installation manual explains it in detail here: http://www.verticalpower.com/documents.html
Additionally, the VP-X has backup controls on the EFIS screen for all the electrical devices (including trim and flaps) if a mechanical switch or wire connection fails or position sensor goes haywire. Overall, you're replacing mechanical components with solid-state components and significantly reducing the number of connectors, modules, etc which we believe raises the overall reliability of the electrical system.
There are numerous single points of failure in any aircraft design and with some (like the VP-X, battery contactor, EFIS) you can mitigate those risks if a failure occurs and some others (like the engine or the engine monitor) there are no backups.
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