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lectrical Systems
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Thales Avionics Electrical Systems
Your partner in electrical generation and
conversion power solutions
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Aircraft optimization
Passenger flight experience
Environmental impact
World-class
technologies and the
combined expertise of
67,000 employees in
56 locally based country
operations make
Thales a key player in
assuring the security of
citizens, infrastructure
and nations, in all the
markets we serve:
defence, security,
space, aerospace
and ground
transportation.
T
hales Avionics Electrical Systems, a pioneer in the
electrical generation and conversion field since
1951, provides a large state-of-the art range
of products. Making its know-how a strength, Thales
Avionics Electrical Systems became a reference in
aeronautics with a worldwide presence.
Thales Avionics Electrical Systems is one of the worldleading suppliers of electrical systems for commercial
and military aircraft, with innovative solutions onboard
major recent and ongoing programs including the
Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Airbus A380, Airbus A350
XWB and Airbus Military’s A400M military transport.
We are deeply involved in the more electrical aircraft
transformation and our progressive new electrical
solutions are aimed at increasing the reliability,
enhancing the dispatchability and reducing the overall
mass of power-rated equipment on board aircraft.
Mission
Design, develop, manufacture
and support Electrical Power
Generation and Power
Conversion systems.
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Our System approach
Taking into account your aircraft-level constraints
Engine/APU Start Electronics
Transformer Rectifier
Generator Control
Static Inverter
Regulated Transformer Rectifier
Auto Transformer
APU Starter/Generator
Battery Charger
Battery
Auto Transformer Rectifier
Starter/Generator
GENERATION
NETWORKS
CONVERSION
NETWORKS
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Electrical Power Generation
Solutions
Brushless DC Generator
T
hales Avionics Electrical Systems designs Brushless Direct
Current Generators for the Aerospace industry. Boosting
the latest technological advances,
these generators offer continuous
improvement of performance.
Fitted on the engine pad, the
Brushless DC generator provides
aircraft electrical power at rated
voltage (28 Vdc).
Thales high-reliability brushless
design allows optimized scheduled
maintenance, decreasing the Direct
Maintenance Costs (DMC).
Customer benefits
■■ Time between overhaul up
to 4,000 FH (brushless)
Key features
■■ Power rating up to 15 kW
■■ Low DMC
■■ Nominal rotation speed up
to 13,700 RPM
■■ High field-proven reliability
■■ Self-cooled
■■ High dispatchability
solutions
■■ Clockwise or counter
clockwise rotation
GENERATIO N
■■ Thales Brushless DC
Generator is a 3-stage
brushless machine. The third
stage is the electrical power
source. It is energized by a
6-pole rotor, delivering rectified
DC voltage (via a rectifier
bridge) to the aircraft electrical
network.
■■ DGCU
Specifications
p.17
Associated devices
■■ Generator Control Unit
(including BIT functionality)
DC Generator
GCU/DGCU
DC Generator
■■ Adaptable mounting
interface
Major References
Challenger 300/350 Family - Falcon 2000 - Gulfstream G280 - HU25 US Coast Guard Learjet 35/55
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DC Generator
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Electrical Power Generation
Solutions
AC Generator
R
ecognizing the increasing need for electric power
and the breakthrough in technology to
variable frequency, Thales Avionics
Electrical Systems delivers a full range
of AC generators. Our AC generators
are suitable for civil and military
applications.
■■ AC generators are 3-stage,
brushless, synchronous
machines. Main stage is made
of turbo or salient pole wound
rotor and 3 phases stator.
The excitation stage is made
of one permanent magnet
generator (PMG) and one
exciter connected to rotating
Diode Bridge.
Variable frequency AC generators
can be air or oil cooled and have power
ratings up to 150 kVA.
Customer benefits
■■ High power to weight ratio
■■ Low Direct Maintenance
Costs
■■ High reliability
■■ High overload capability
Key features
GENERATIO N
Thales AC generators aim at
converting mechanical power from
engine into electrical power for the
aircraft network applications.
■■ GCU
Specifications
p.17
Associated devices
■■ Power from 6 kVA to
150 kVA
■■ Generator Control Unit
(including BIT functionality)
■■ Equipped with sensors
to monitor AC Generator
behavior
■■ Transformer Rectifier Unit
AC Generator
GCU/DGCU
■■ Current Transformer Unit
■■ Compact design
AC Generator
■■ Disconnect to mechanically
separate the generator
rotor from the gearbox
■■ Cooling: Air or Oil
(segregated or shared oil)
ATU
RTRU
Major References
A330 - AC313 - Antonov 140/148 - ATR 42/72 - C27J - Dornier 328 - Mirage 2000 NH90 - Rafale - SuperPuma - Transall - Tigre
Aerolec: A400M - A380
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ATRU
BCU
AC Generator
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Electrical Power Generation
& Start Solutions
DC Starter-Generator
T
hales Avionics Electrical Systems provides a full range
of DC starters-generators optimized for continuous
operation. At the state-of-the-art, our DC startersgenerators are design-to-cost for short development
lead times.
■■ Starter-generator is a DC
brushed rotating machine,
air cooled by input and output
forced air ducts in flight, a
built-in fan insures the cooling
by self-ventilation at ground
level.
GENERATIO N
The starter-generator developed by Thales Avionics
Electrical Systems is intended to be used on the
platform main engine and/or APU. It ensures
the engine starting, then supplies the DC
platform network.
■■ 2 Types of units:
-F
our pole shunt field machine
with commutating poles and
with auxiliary serie starting
winding.
-F
our shunt field starter generator with commutating poles
and compensating windings.
Customer benefits
■■ Reduction of DMC
■■ Efficiency: optimized
machine for continuous
operation at rated load
■■ High starting performance
■■ IBWI (Integrated
Brushwear Indicator)
available
Major References
Key features
■■ Optimized scheduled
maintenance (Brush
change at up to 1,200 FH
/TBO up to 2,400 FH)
■■ Flexible shaft with damper
and shear neck section
Specifications
p.17
Associated devices
■■ Generator Control Unit
(including BIT functionality)
■■ Battery Charger Unit
DC Starter-Generator
■■ Current Transformer Unit
GCU/DGCU
DC Starter-Generator
■■ Speed sensor
■■ Self cooling for ground
operations
■■ Qualified (400 A) TSOC56b - Up to 55,000
feets - Engine start of
Pratt & Whitney 306
AC313 - ALH - Alpha jet - Ansat - ATR 42/72 - C295 - CN235 - Dornier 328 EC 120/130/155 - Gulfstream G280 - G200 - HH 65 US Coast Guard - IJT36 - IL114 Kamov 226 - Mi-38 6 - Y12E - Falcon 20/50/900/2000 Family
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■■ DGCU
DC Starter-Generator
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Electrical Power Generation
& Start Solutions
AC Starter-Generator
U
sing state-of-the-art technology developed through years of
experience and continuous development, Thales Avionics
Electrical Systems is a major player in designing high quality
AC Starter-Generators for all types of
aircraft.
Primary AC Starter-Generator
functions are:
■■ to electrically start engines
■■ to generate main electrical
power for the aircraft
network
Customer benefits
Key features
■■ Weight saving
■■ Power up to 65 kVA
■■ Dual use as starter/
generator
■■ Rated voltage: 115 or
230 Vac
■■ High starting performance
■■ Torque up to 150 N.m
■■ High reliability
■■ Cooling: Air or Oil
(segregated or shared oil)
■■ Low Direct Maintenance
Costs
■■ High overload capability
GENERATIO N
■■ AC Starter-Generators
are 3-stage, brushless,
synchronous machine. Main
stage is made of salient or non
salient pole. Pilot exciter stage
is made of one Permanent
Magnet Generator (PMG), one
exciter connected to rotating
diode bridge. Associated to
Start Box Unit, AC StarterGenerators are optimized
to supply maximum starting
torque.
■■ SBU
Specifications
p.18
Associated devices
Top StartTM Solution
■■ Generator Control Unit
(including BIT functionality)
■■ Digital Generator Control
Unit
■■ Start Box Unit
GCU/DGCU
Engine/APU Start Electronics
TRU
AC Starter-Generator
■■ Static Inverter/ Start
Power Unit
■■ Transformer Rectifier Unit
■■ High speed range
ATU
Major References
Falcon 5X - Silvercrest - Trent 500
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ATRU
RTRU
BCU
AC Starter-Generator
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Electrical Power
Start Solutions
Generator Control Units
including BIT functionality
DC Starter
U
sing the latest technological advances,
Thales Avionics Electrical Systems designs
Generator Control Units (GCU) that are matched
to the generator's needs. These generator control units
have proven their worth in the Aerospace industry with
reliability and state-of-the-art technology.
he 28 Vdc starter provides
speed and high torque to cranck
the engine or the APU.
Standards
■■ The battery or the Transformer Rectifier
Unit (TRU) energizes the DC starter to
provide torque, which is assimilated to a
current, until the acceleration reaches the
cut off speed in the aim of starting the
engine or the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU).
Associated devices
■■ High number of starts (up
to 8,000 cycles)
■■ Inrush current up to
1,500 A
■■ Including the oil-less driven
clutch
■■ Maximum torque up to
70 N.m
■■ Integrated brushwear
indicator (optimized DMC)
■■ Overspeed up to
18,000 RPM
■■ Operates at high altitudes
■■ Self-cooled
■■ Battery Charger Unit
■■ Flight proven
■■ AC Generator
Under normal conditions, the DC/AC GCU closes its excitation
relay and the line contactor, so the DC/AC power supplies the
DC/AC bus bar.
Digital Generator Control Unit
T
APU of: A330-A340 - A380 - Boeing 767 - SuperPuma - TU 204 CM
GCU/DGCU
DC Starter
hales Avionics Electrical Systems is positioned
as a leader in designing and providing Digital
Generator Control Units.
The DGCU is designed to be used with either Thales DC
brushless generator/AC generator in generation mode or
Thales starter-generator in starting mode and generation
mode (DC). It maintains a constant generator output voltage
(DC) and provides equal load distribution in a parallel generator
system (DC). Additionally, the DGCU provides electrical network
protections, starter contactor and generator line contactor
control (DC) and Built-In-Test (BIT) functions.
Customer benefits
DC Starter
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■■ Environmental: DO160
■■ Transformer Rectifier Unit
Major References
DC Starter
■■ DC Generator
■■ AC Starter-Generator
■■ High reliability
Key features
■■ Electrical: MIL-STD-740
■■ DC Starter-Generator
Customer benefits
Customer benefits
Associated devices
■■ Via an ARINC 429 line, the
DGCU sends all electrical
data to the EICAS (Engine
Indicating Crew-Alerting
System) and to the
maintenance system.
■■ Easy adaptation for a new
machine.
Main components
The DGCU is divided into two
electrically independent parts:
■■ The voltage and current
regulation part with its
modulator. This part uses
analog devices.
■■ The protection part with
the start contactor, the
line contactor controls and
the BIT functions. This part
uses digital devices.
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GENERATIO N
T
Generator Control Unit
Motor
Controllers
Electrical Power Generation
Solution Tables
Start Box Unit (Motor Control Unit)
AC Generator/Ac Stater-Generator/
Vario Alternateur
T
he Start Box Unit (SBU) is
part of the Power Generation
and Conversion System from
Thales Avionics Electrical Systems.
Using innovative solutions onboard
major recent programs, the SBU is
a symbol of Thales leadership.
The SBU integrates all the
electronic power and control for
the electrical start of the APU and
engines.
■■ The Start Box Unit is a
power generator which
aims to start the APU
supplied by a 28 Vdc
battery and start main
engines supplied by a
115 Vac network.
Rated power
(kVA)
Current (A)
10
29
115
20
58
115
25
72
25
30
Voltage (Vac) Frequency (Hz)
Speed Ranged
Rpm
Altitude (m)
Cooling
wild
10,700
air
12,000
wild
6,000-10,700
air
10,000-14,800
115/200
constant
18,280
air
4,750-11,700
93
115
wild
15,400
air
9,200-14,600
87
115
wild
10,700
air
8,000-12,000
40
116
115
wild
6,000-10,700
air
11,400-12,600
60
174
115
wild
11,000
oil
12,000
75
217
115
wild
12,192
oil
12,268
90
260
115
wild
8500
oil
12,000
150
348
115
wild
15,000
oil
11,100-23,100
Brushless DC Generator
Rated Power
Current (A) Voltage (Vdc) Speed (RPM) Altitude (m)
(kW)
12/15
400/500
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Max overload
5 seconds
(%)
Cooling
Weight (kg)
200
air
12-13,4
5,500-13,200 10,700-13,700
DC Starter-Generator
Polar
Rated
Current Voltage Speed
Max
moment
Current Voltage Speed
Torque Altitude
Weight
Power
starter starter starter
overload Cooling
of
(A)
(Vdc) (RPM)
(N.m)
(m)
(kg)
(kW)
(A)
(V)
(RPM)
(%)
inertia
(m2.kg)
Top StartTM Solution
Main components
■■ Motor Control Unit (MCU)
(115 or 230 Vac rated
voltage)
■■ DC/DC boost converter
■■ Input rectifier
■■ Input and output EMI filters
■■ Inrush current limiter
■■ APU and main engines
exciter start relays
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Customer benefits
■■ Mastery of engine start
control
■■ Only one converter needed
to start sequentially APU
and engines
■■ Easy maintenance
■■ Acceleration and torque
control
■■ Producer of platform
overall DMC
Key features
■■ Power supply: 24 Vdc
(from battery); 115 Vac
(from AC startergenerator or ground power
unit)
■■ Start current up to: 265 A
■■ Cooling: Air (the Start Box
Unit includes fans)
■■ Temperature: -55°C +70°C
4.8
160
28
8,00012,150
300
20
1,750
14-21
6,000
160
air
2.4x10-3
7.8-8
6
200
28
7,00012,150
400
20
2,100
10-21
6,00010,700
200
air
3.1x10-3
9-11
9
300
28
4,500600-750
12,300
16-18
1,0001,400
41-44
14,900150-200
15,500
air
7.5x10-3
16-21
12
400
28
7,000800-900
12,800
16-20
1,4002,100
21-48
7,50016,700
air
8.6x10-3
17-19
200
DC Starter
Rated
power
(kW)
Max
Current Voltage Inrush
Cut out
input
starter starter current
speed
voltage
(A)
(V)
(A)
(RPM)
(V)
Polar
Direction
Torque Altitude
moment Weight
Cooling
of
(N.m)
(m)
of inertia (kg)
rotation
(m2.kg)
3.8
800
10.5
1,500
32
12,500
30
7,600
Enclosed
6.7
500
20
1,000
36
14,000
13
8,000
Auto­
2.32x10-3
ventilation
8.9
600
20
1,500
32
18,000
18
13,130
Enclosed
6.3x10-3
3x10-3
16.7
Counter
clockwise
8.7
Clockwise
10.3
Clockwise
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GENERATIO N
Electrical Power Conversion
Solutions - AC to DC
Transformer Rectifier Unit
T
hales Avionics Electrical Systems
designs and markets a full line of
highly reliable Transformer Rectifier
Units (TRU) ideally suited for Aerospace
applications requiring conversion.
The Transformer Rectifier Unit is an
AC to DC converter, able to provide
continuously a DC power at its output
when supplied by AC power.
■■ Multi-tap technology
(M-TRU)
The general design of the TRU takes
into account military/civil constraints for
materials and components selection.
Multi-tap technology as used
in our TRU offsets the voltage
drop on the AC network.
All Thales TRU are qualified according DO160 and
developed according D0254 standard.
CO NV ERSIO N
Customer benefits
It enables to save weight on
cabling.
Key features
■■ Weight optimization: more
than 1,300 W/kg
■■ Current up to 350 A
■■ Input voltage: 115 Vac or
230 Vac (under constant
or variable frequency)
■■ Noise optimized
■■ High output current
capability
■■ Built-In Test Equipment
(BITE)
■■ Monitoring via Printed
Circuit Board (PCB)
Engine/APU Start Electronics
TRU
Input voltage
(Vac)
Current (A)
Output
voltage (Vdc)
Frequency
(Hz)
Output ripple
(V)
Altitude (m)
Cooling
Weight (kg)
115
60-350
28
338-560
1.5-2.3
12,200-4,570
Natural or
Forced Air
4.5-7.5
230
240-300
28
360-800
2
4,570
Natural or
Forced Air
10.2-13
ATU
RTRU
Major References
A350 - AC313 - Antonov 140 - A300/310 - ATR42/72 - Boeing 787 Dreamliner - C27J CRJ 700/900/1000 - Dash 8-400 - SuperPuma - Falcon 7X
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ATRU
BCU
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Electrical Power Conversion
Solutions - AC to AC
Auto Transformer Unit
T
hales Avionics Electrical Systems customs
Auto Transformer Units (ATU) well-known for
their robust design and their high power
capacities.
The Auto Transformer Unit (ATU)
converts 115 Vac to 230 Vac and
vice versa. Step-down and
step-up conversions are
unregulated from 360 Hz
to 800 Hz. The ATU
converts power from
external Ground Power
Units or internal source
for internal use, or for
emergency purposes.
The ATU are sized to deliver
main output power from
either input.
CO NV ERSIO N
Customer benefits
■■ ATU provides 115 converts:
- 115 Vac to 230 Vac
- 230 Vac to 115 Vac
Key features
■■ High reliability
■■ Power up to 90 kVA
■■ Efficiency up to 98%
■■ Weight optimization
■■ Cooling: natural convection
or air forced
■■ Max overload: 200%
■■ Noise optimization
Engine/APU Start Electronics
TRU
Rated
power
(kVA)
Current
(A)
Input
voltage
(Vac)
Output
voltage
(Vas)
Altitude
(m)
Cooling
Efficiency
(%)
Weight
(kg)
Dimension
(w x h x l/mm)
4
6
230
115
10,700
Natural
97
3.7
80x118x244
40
58
230
115
10,700
Natural
98
20
166x227.5x329
90
130
230
115
10,700
Forced Air
98
20
104x251x326.5
Major References
ATU
ATRU
RTRU
BCU
A350 - Boeing 787 Dreamliner
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Electrical Power Conversion
Solutions - HVDC
Auto Transformer Rectifier Unit
T
hales Avionics Electrical Systems provides state-of-the-art
Auto-Transformer Rectifier Units (ATRU) with high power
density.
The Auto Transformer Rectifier Unit (ATRU) receives 3ph 230 Vac
variable frequency or 3ph 115 Vac constant frequency at its input,
then transforms and rectifies this to a dual output: ± 270 Vdc
(540 Vdc differential).
Customer benefits
Key features
■■ High power density
■■ Efficiency up to 98%
■■ Very high reliability
■■ Output current up to 268 A
■■ High power product:
up to 155 kW
■■ Power factor: 0.97 lag
Rated
power
(kW)
CO NV ERSIO N
■■ The ATRU generates high
voltage DC (HVDC) source
power using unregulated
AC-to-DC power conversion
with natural commutation
operation and a voltage stepdown autotransformer.
■■ Cooling: liquid or air forced
■■ Input voltage:
230-235 Vac
■■ Output voltage: ± 270 Vdc
Engine/APU Start Electronics
TRU
■■ Low distortion on the AC
network
Input Output
Output
Reliability
Current
Frequency
Altitude
Efficiency Weight Dimension
voltage voltage
ripple
Cooling
(flight
(A)
(Hz)
(m)
(%)
(kg)
(w x h x l/mm)
(Vac)
(Vdc)
(V)
hours)
40
Under
development
230
± 270
360-800
16
-
Liquid
-
98
25
-
150
268
235
± 270
360-800
16
10,700
Liquid
253,149
98
45.1
377x252x430
155
277
235
± 270
360-800
16
10,700
Liquid
195,127
98
45.6
377x252x430
ATU
Major References
ATRU
RTRU
BCU
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
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Advanced Electrical Power Conversion
Solutions - Active technologies
Regulated Transformer Rectifier Unit
A
s the leader in electrical conversion, Thales Avionics
Electrical Systems combines its expertise with a deeply
ingrained culture of innovation and proposes advanced
Regulated Transformer Rectifier Units (RTRU). Thanks to its high
level of R&D, Thales Avionics Electrical Systems have the ability to
develop a new precursor product.
Thales Regulated Transformer Rectifier Unit
(RTRU) converts the 3-phase 230 Vac
variable frequency aircraft electrical power
source to a 28 Vdc regulated power
source. The RTRU includes regulation and
protection functions.
■■ The RTRU features a power
modular design including six
Power Factor Correctors
(PFC) modules. Each PFC is
made of one Flyback activeclamp power converter,
controlled as power factor
corrector. The RTRU is fully
functional with one module
failed (mode 5/6).
Customer benefits
■■ High dispatchability
solutions (modular design)
Key features
■■ Power: up to 7.2 kW
■■ Efficiency: 85%
■■ High Power density
■■ Input voltage: 230 Vac,
360-800 Hz 3ph
■■ Cooling: Forced air
■■ Weight optimized solutions
at Aircraft level
■■ Output voltage range:
28-32 Vdc
■■ Higher AC power quality
improvement with low
harmonic content
■■ Output voltage accuracy:
+/- 0.3V
■■ Ownership costs optimized
■■ Function Integration
■■ Output current: 225 A
■■ Overload: 150% during
10 sec.
■■ Power factor: > 0.95
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CO NV ERSIO N
■■ Optimized transformers
designed with a planar
technology allow a 100 kHz
switching frequency.
■■ Operating temperature:
-40°C to +70°C
■■ Weight: 11 kg
■■ Dimensions:
300 x 200 x 180 mm
■■ Additional function
integration such as
Battery Charger
Further function integration: Battery Charger Rectifier Unit
■■ The BCRU is designed to
convert 235 Vac variable
frequency to 32 Vdc
using regulated AC to DC
power conversion. Thanks
to the power factor
correction and regulated
output voltage, the BCRU
allows weight savings on
LVDC wiring and provides
electrical performances
improvement. Additionally
to power LVDC bus, the
BCRU has the possibility to
charge a battery through
a dedicated power output
for a fully integrated LVDC
system on future aircraft.
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Thales, a major player of Power
Optimized solutions on-board Aircraft
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Dynamic use of non-propulsive power
Power optimized Aircraft
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Green technology
Direct Operating Costs reduction
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Emissions decrease
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High Power Density
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Expertise and Reliability
New challenges
Expertise
What is at stake?
Our expertise is based on international programs, ambitious projects,
qualified teams:
Environmental impact:
■■ Reducing environmental footprint by decreasing CO2, NOx and noise emissions.
■■ Taking into account eco design from the architecture definition and development to the
aircraft end of life.
Economical impact:
- International research programs: Cleansky, Corac-Genome
- Team of experts
- Tools and simulation
- Industrial capacity and capabilities
- Strategic partnership in order to develop an overall power optimized architecture
■■ Reducing Direct Operation Costs (DOC).
Our expertise is proved for every type of aircraft:
New experience of flight
■■ Improving passenger flight experience in terms of comfort and power on demand.
Air transport, Business Jets, Regional Aircraft, Fighter, Military transport, Helicopter (both civil
and military)
Our expertise has been selected by today’s more electric aircraft.
> Current On-board Power
> Power Optimized Aircraft
Commitment
- Being your partner from the conception providing our technological experience
- Offering innovative mature solutions enabling to reduce DMC
■ Pneumatic ■ Hydraulic ■ Electric
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allying together with aircraft industry’s actors to provide integrated systems throught
partnerships and studies in R&D
Your benefits
New solutions
Thales offers to its clients a
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global functional approach of optimization of the aircraft.
The purpose is to reduce mass on-board in proposing mutualized, multi-use and modular
systems providing dynamic use of non-propulsive power.
the passenger: benefiting of a new experience of flight less noisy, more comfortable.
■■ For the operators and the airlines: benefiting of a decrease of fuel consumption
and more generally of DOC, an increase of predictive maintenance, and a high level of
dispatchability.
■■ For the aircraft manufacturers: reducing mass on board while ensuring security of
the aircraft, participating at the simplification of the final assembly operations process.
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Customer support
Customer benefits
■■ Worldwide presence
■■ Customized services
■■ Communication response
time: 48 hours
■■ FAA/EASA 145 Part
certified
■■ Aircraft On Ground
services
■■ Technical support
Technical support
Aware that any equipment downtime can be extremely costly, Thales Avionics
Electrical Systems quickly responds to your needs in spare parts and in line
replaceable units (LRUs).
Our technical support department is available to
answer your needs regarding improvements and
changes:
■■ Technical assistance/
troubleshooting upon
request
■■ Technical follow up versus
repair findings
■■ Surveillance of product
reliability with customer
assistance
Thales Avionics Electrical Systems offers after-sales
support from their distribution facilities and repair
centers located in France, in the USA (N.J.) and in
Singapore.
Commercial support
■■ Periodical visits to review commercial
issues and operation of equipment
■■ Equipment and company information update
■■ Monitoring the operations of TAES and
network of partners to ensure the highest
level of customer service
■■ Assistance in monitoring the operators
spare level and repair
■■ Support of Spare Parts, LRU’s, Exchange
Units and Repairs
■■ Management of equipment
modification
■■ Trainings:
- At operator’s facility
- Advanced training at our
facility
- Seminar and convention
training
Our documentation
department provides:
■■ Technical Publication
■■ Documentation status
verification
■■ Check and validation
of all cross-reference
conformance to
specifications
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complete range of services and a robust global support network
Repair centers in the world give us a local presence
Customer OnLine
■ Thales Avionics Electrical
Systems On Line
■ Repair Order Status
■ Purchase Order Status
■ Tech Pubs Index
■ Share your experience with
other users and exchange
files with them
PISCATAWAY, N J
MERU, FRANCE
SINGAPORE
> A comprehensive, innovative and long-term service.
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