7.11
E
LECTRICAL
S
YSTEM
7.11.1
G
ENERAL
-
D
IAGRAM
A
IRCRAFT ELECTRICAL IS THE MOST COMPLEX AND IMPORTANT
SYSTEM OF THE AIRCRAFT
,
CONSIDERING THAT ENGINE BASICALLY
NEEDS ELECTRICAL POWER TO RUN
.
A
CCORDING TO THIS
,
THE
GENERAL PHILOSOPHY TO HAVE REDUNDANCY ON THE MAIN
COMPONENTS AFFECTING THE ENGIN HAS BEEN FOLLOWED
.
T
WO
LIGHT WEIGHT
LI
FE
P
O
4
BATTERIES AND TWO ALTERNATORS ARE
SUPPLYNG THE NETWORK
.
A
LL OF THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENTS ARE CONNECTED TO
VP-X
(
SEE
7.11.4
)
EXCEPT
COMPONENTS VITAL FOR THE ENGINE SUCH AS
ECU
S
,
F
UEL
P
UMPS
,
S
TARTER AND INJECTIONS THAT ARE SEPARETLY CONNECTED TO AN
ESSENTIAL BUS WITH TRADITIONAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS
.
I
CASE OF
MAJOR ELECTRICAL FAILURE AN
“
EMERGENCY
E
LECTRIC
CONFIGURATION
”
HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO POWER THE
ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR ENGINE
,
NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION
,
SHEDDING THE REST OF THE SYSTEM
.
I
N THIS CASE ONLY
A
LTERNATOR
1
AND BATTERY
2
SUPPLY POWER TO
PUMP1,
ECU1,PUMP2,
ECU2,
IGNIT,
STARTER,
D
YNON
D6,
COM
AND
GPS.
Van’s RV7
Aircraft Flight
Manual
Rev 0.1
S/N 74141
Aircraft Flight
Manual
I-MKLK
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