What powers an aircraft prior to the APU being switched on?What is the cable connected to a plane for?In what conditions is the APU used in midair?What is “Hotel Mode” on a turboprop engine?Why do aircraft use 400 Hz AC instead of the 50 or 60 Hz of wall outlets?What is this tube connected to a 757 for?Why is the APU located in the tail for almost all commercial aircraft?What could cause the APU on a Boeing 777 to fail and also trip the GPU?In what conditions is the APU used in midair?Can airliners operate without an operating APU?What type of engine/motor is used in aircraft APU?Can the APU provide emergency thrust?Why would smoke enter the cabin if the batteries are switched off before the APU flap closes?What is the difference between an APU and an ATS?What is an “all-electric APU”?What is the fuel source for the APU on a B737?
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What powers an aircraft prior to the APU being switched on?
What is the cable connected to a plane for?In what conditions is the APU used in midair?What is “Hotel Mode” on a turboprop engine?Why do aircraft use 400 Hz AC instead of the 50 or 60 Hz of wall outlets?What is this tube connected to a 757 for?Why is the APU located in the tail for almost all commercial aircraft?What could cause the APU on a Boeing 777 to fail and also trip the GPU?In what conditions is the APU used in midair?Can airliners operate without an operating APU?What type of engine/motor is used in aircraft APU?Can the APU provide emergency thrust?Why would smoke enter the cabin if the batteries are switched off before the APU flap closes?What is the difference between an APU and an ATS?What is an “all-electric APU”?What is the fuel source for the APU on a B737?
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I know that APUs are power plants for non-propulsion related purposes and that they are turned on before takeoff.
What powers an airplane prior to the APU being turned on?
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What powers an airplane prior to the APU being turned on?
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What powers an airplane prior to the APU being turned on?
apu
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Onboard batteries for DC and a ground power supply for AC.
The ground supply can come either from an airport vehicle or from the stand itself.
Since the standard AC in aviation is 115V and 400Hz, the usual ground power supply needs to be converted to a higher frequency. This used to be done with a rotating converter, i.e. a motor (at 110V and 60Hz or 220V and 50Hz) driving a generator (at 115V and 400Hz), but can probably be done with solid state electronics these days. As for why the 400Hz, there is a good answer here but it boils down to: higher frequencies can work with lighter transformers, but also radiate more, so 400Hz was chosen as a compromise.
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The batteries can also provide AC, via the on-board inverters.
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Other than the APU, there are multiple ways to provide electrical power to an aircraft:
Battery: The battery is typically the first thing you would turn on and it usually provides DC power to emergency systems only (at least on an airliner, smaller aircraft are fully powered by the battery). Running only on battery power will however deplete the battery quickly. The battery can also be used to start the APU.Ground Power: Most (maybe all) airliners can accept a connection to a Ground Power Unit (GPU), which will supply AC electrical power to run all aircraft systems on the ground. These can be either mobile units (typically powered by Diesel):
(source)or direct cable connections to the airport power grid:
(taken from this question)Engine: This would be the method of last resort, but you can run an engine to provide electrical power via its generator. Note however that starting a jet engine would typically require bleed air from the APU or an Air Start Unit (ASU). Some turboprops can run an engine with a stopped propeller to provide power (Hotel mode). The engines also provide all electrical power during the flight, which is also used to re-charge the battery.
Running an APU on the apron is typically discouraged or restricted1 by the airport because of the noise and pollution. It does however provide one advantage over ground power: the APU also supplies bleed air to the air conditioning systems. Without it, air conditioning is only possible via a Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) hose. See What is this tube connected to a 757 for? for details.
The APU is usually switched off after starting the main engines. It can however be used in the air on some aircraft. See In what conditions is the APU used in midair? for details.
1 Some airports have restrictions on when an aircraft is allowed to run the APU, e.g. Amsterdam:
The use of aircraft APU is forbidden in these stands in the period between 2 minutes after blocks for the arrivals and 5 minutes before off blocks for departure.
The APU will still be used to start the main engines during push-back.
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Then DC batteries are recharged during flight?
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Yes, whenever AC power is available (either from ground, APU generator or engine generators), it will be used to charge the battery.
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What's the plug look like ?!
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@Fattie That's a nice question, you should aks it.
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Onboard batteries for DC and a ground power supply for AC.
The ground supply can come either from an airport vehicle or from the stand itself.
Since the standard AC in aviation is 115V and 400Hz, the usual ground power supply needs to be converted to a higher frequency. This used to be done with a rotating converter, i.e. a motor (at 110V and 60Hz or 220V and 50Hz) driving a generator (at 115V and 400Hz), but can probably be done with solid state electronics these days. As for why the 400Hz, there is a good answer here but it boils down to: higher frequencies can work with lighter transformers, but also radiate more, so 400Hz was chosen as a compromise.
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The batteries can also provide AC, via the on-board inverters.
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– Sean
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$begingroup$
Onboard batteries for DC and a ground power supply for AC.
The ground supply can come either from an airport vehicle or from the stand itself.
Since the standard AC in aviation is 115V and 400Hz, the usual ground power supply needs to be converted to a higher frequency. This used to be done with a rotating converter, i.e. a motor (at 110V and 60Hz or 220V and 50Hz) driving a generator (at 115V and 400Hz), but can probably be done with solid state electronics these days. As for why the 400Hz, there is a good answer here but it boils down to: higher frequencies can work with lighter transformers, but also radiate more, so 400Hz was chosen as a compromise.
answered 15 hours ago
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The batteries can also provide AC, via the on-board inverters.
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– Sean
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$begingroup$
Onboard batteries for DC and a ground power supply for AC.
The ground supply can come either from an airport vehicle or from the stand itself.
Since the standard AC in aviation is 115V and 400Hz, the usual ground power supply needs to be converted to a higher frequency. This used to be done with a rotating converter, i.e. a motor (at 110V and 60Hz or 220V and 50Hz) driving a generator (at 115V and 400Hz), but can probably be done with solid state electronics these days. As for why the 400Hz, there is a good answer here but it boils down to: higher frequencies can work with lighter transformers, but also radiate more, so 400Hz was chosen as a compromise.
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Onboard batteries for DC and a ground power supply for AC.
The ground supply can come either from an airport vehicle or from the stand itself.
Since the standard AC in aviation is 115V and 400Hz, the usual ground power supply needs to be converted to a higher frequency. This used to be done with a rotating converter, i.e. a motor (at 110V and 60Hz or 220V and 50Hz) driving a generator (at 115V and 400Hz), but can probably be done with solid state electronics these days. As for why the 400Hz, there is a good answer here but it boils down to: higher frequencies can work with lighter transformers, but also radiate more, so 400Hz was chosen as a compromise.
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The batteries can also provide AC, via the on-board inverters.
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The batteries can also provide AC, via the on-board inverters.
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1 hour ago
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The batteries can also provide AC, via the on-board inverters.
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The batteries can also provide AC, via the on-board inverters.
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Other than the APU, there are multiple ways to provide electrical power to an aircraft:
Battery: The battery is typically the first thing you would turn on and it usually provides DC power to emergency systems only (at least on an airliner, smaller aircraft are fully powered by the battery). Running only on battery power will however deplete the battery quickly. The battery can also be used to start the APU.Ground Power: Most (maybe all) airliners can accept a connection to a Ground Power Unit (GPU), which will supply AC electrical power to run all aircraft systems on the ground. These can be either mobile units (typically powered by Diesel):
(source)or direct cable connections to the airport power grid:
(taken from this question)Engine: This would be the method of last resort, but you can run an engine to provide electrical power via its generator. Note however that starting a jet engine would typically require bleed air from the APU or an Air Start Unit (ASU). Some turboprops can run an engine with a stopped propeller to provide power (Hotel mode). The engines also provide all electrical power during the flight, which is also used to re-charge the battery.
Running an APU on the apron is typically discouraged or restricted1 by the airport because of the noise and pollution. It does however provide one advantage over ground power: the APU also supplies bleed air to the air conditioning systems. Without it, air conditioning is only possible via a Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) hose. See What is this tube connected to a 757 for? for details.
The APU is usually switched off after starting the main engines. It can however be used in the air on some aircraft. See In what conditions is the APU used in midair? for details.
1 Some airports have restrictions on when an aircraft is allowed to run the APU, e.g. Amsterdam:
The use of aircraft APU is forbidden in these stands in the period between 2 minutes after blocks for the arrivals and 5 minutes before off blocks for departure.
The APU will still be used to start the main engines during push-back.
answered 15 hours ago
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Then DC batteries are recharged during flight?
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– AstroSharp
15 hours ago
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Yes, whenever AC power is available (either from ground, APU generator or engine generators), it will be used to charge the battery.
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– Bianfable
15 hours ago
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What's the plug look like ?!
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– Fattie
4 hours ago
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@Fattie That's a nice question, you should aks it.
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– Bianfable
4 hours ago
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@Bianfable - thanks, I did !
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– Fattie
3 hours ago
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$begingroup$
Other than the APU, there are multiple ways to provide electrical power to an aircraft:
Battery: The battery is typically the first thing you would turn on and it usually provides DC power to emergency systems only (at least on an airliner, smaller aircraft are fully powered by the battery). Running only on battery power will however deplete the battery quickly. The battery can also be used to start the APU.Ground Power: Most (maybe all) airliners can accept a connection to a Ground Power Unit (GPU), which will supply AC electrical power to run all aircraft systems on the ground. These can be either mobile units (typically powered by Diesel):
(source)or direct cable connections to the airport power grid:
(taken from this question)Engine: This would be the method of last resort, but you can run an engine to provide electrical power via its generator. Note however that starting a jet engine would typically require bleed air from the APU or an Air Start Unit (ASU). Some turboprops can run an engine with a stopped propeller to provide power (Hotel mode). The engines also provide all electrical power during the flight, which is also used to re-charge the battery.
Running an APU on the apron is typically discouraged or restricted1 by the airport because of the noise and pollution. It does however provide one advantage over ground power: the APU also supplies bleed air to the air conditioning systems. Without it, air conditioning is only possible via a Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) hose. See What is this tube connected to a 757 for? for details.
The APU is usually switched off after starting the main engines. It can however be used in the air on some aircraft. See In what conditions is the APU used in midair? for details.
1 Some airports have restrictions on when an aircraft is allowed to run the APU, e.g. Amsterdam:
The use of aircraft APU is forbidden in these stands in the period between 2 minutes after blocks for the arrivals and 5 minutes before off blocks for departure.
The APU will still be used to start the main engines during push-back.
answered 15 hours ago
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Then DC batteries are recharged during flight?
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– AstroSharp
15 hours ago
1
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Yes, whenever AC power is available (either from ground, APU generator or engine generators), it will be used to charge the battery.
$endgroup$
– Bianfable
15 hours ago
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What's the plug look like ?!
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– Fattie
4 hours ago
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@Fattie That's a nice question, you should aks it.
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– Bianfable
4 hours ago
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@Bianfable - thanks, I did !
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– Fattie
3 hours ago
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Other than the APU, there are multiple ways to provide electrical power to an aircraft:
Battery: The battery is typically the first thing you would turn on and it usually provides DC power to emergency systems only (at least on an airliner, smaller aircraft are fully powered by the battery). Running only on battery power will however deplete the battery quickly. The battery can also be used to start the APU.Ground Power: Most (maybe all) airliners can accept a connection to a Ground Power Unit (GPU), which will supply AC electrical power to run all aircraft systems on the ground. These can be either mobile units (typically powered by Diesel):
(source)or direct cable connections to the airport power grid:
(taken from this question)Engine: This would be the method of last resort, but you can run an engine to provide electrical power via its generator. Note however that starting a jet engine would typically require bleed air from the APU or an Air Start Unit (ASU). Some turboprops can run an engine with a stopped propeller to provide power (Hotel mode). The engines also provide all electrical power during the flight, which is also used to re-charge the battery.
Running an APU on the apron is typically discouraged or restricted1 by the airport because of the noise and pollution. It does however provide one advantage over ground power: the APU also supplies bleed air to the air conditioning systems. Without it, air conditioning is only possible via a Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) hose. See What is this tube connected to a 757 for? for details.
The APU is usually switched off after starting the main engines. It can however be used in the air on some aircraft. See In what conditions is the APU used in midair? for details.
1 Some airports have restrictions on when an aircraft is allowed to run the APU, e.g. Amsterdam:
The use of aircraft APU is forbidden in these stands in the period between 2 minutes after blocks for the arrivals and 5 minutes before off blocks for departure.
The APU will still be used to start the main engines during push-back.
answered 15 hours ago
BianfableBianfable
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Other than the APU, there are multiple ways to provide electrical power to an aircraft:
Battery: The battery is typically the first thing you would turn on and it usually provides DC power to emergency systems only (at least on an airliner, smaller aircraft are fully powered by the battery). Running only on battery power will however deplete the battery quickly. The battery can also be used to start the APU.Ground Power: Most (maybe all) airliners can accept a connection to a Ground Power Unit (GPU), which will supply AC electrical power to run all aircraft systems on the ground. These can be either mobile units (typically powered by Diesel):
(source)or direct cable connections to the airport power grid:
(taken from this question)Engine: This would be the method of last resort, but you can run an engine to provide electrical power via its generator. Note however that starting a jet engine would typically require bleed air from the APU or an Air Start Unit (ASU). Some turboprops can run an engine with a stopped propeller to provide power (Hotel mode). The engines also provide all electrical power during the flight, which is also used to re-charge the battery.
Running an APU on the apron is typically discouraged or restricted1 by the airport because of the noise and pollution. It does however provide one advantage over ground power: the APU also supplies bleed air to the air conditioning systems. Without it, air conditioning is only possible via a Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) hose. See What is this tube connected to a 757 for? for details.
The APU is usually switched off after starting the main engines. It can however be used in the air on some aircraft. See In what conditions is the APU used in midair? for details.
1 Some airports have restrictions on when an aircraft is allowed to run the APU, e.g. Amsterdam:
The use of aircraft APU is forbidden in these stands in the period between 2 minutes after blocks for the arrivals and 5 minutes before off blocks for departure.
The APU will still be used to start the main engines during push-back.
answered 15 hours ago
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Then DC batteries are recharged during flight?
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– AstroSharp
15 hours ago
1
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Yes, whenever AC power is available (either from ground, APU generator or engine generators), it will be used to charge the battery.
$endgroup$
– Bianfable
15 hours ago
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What's the plug look like ?!
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– Fattie
4 hours ago
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@Fattie That's a nice question, you should aks it.
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– Bianfable
4 hours ago
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@Bianfable - thanks, I did !
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– Fattie
3 hours ago
add a comment
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$begingroup$
Then DC batteries are recharged during flight?
$endgroup$
– AstroSharp
15 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
Yes, whenever AC power is available (either from ground, APU generator or engine generators), it will be used to charge the battery.
$endgroup$
– Bianfable
15 hours ago
$begingroup$
What's the plug look like ?!
$endgroup$
– Fattie
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Fattie That's a nice question, you should aks it.
$endgroup$
– Bianfable
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Bianfable - thanks, I did !
$endgroup$
– Fattie
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
Then DC batteries are recharged during flight?
$endgroup$
– AstroSharp
15 hours ago
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Then DC batteries are recharged during flight?
$endgroup$
– AstroSharp
15 hours ago
1
1
$begingroup$
Yes, whenever AC power is available (either from ground, APU generator or engine generators), it will be used to charge the battery.
$endgroup$
– Bianfable
15 hours ago
$begingroup$
Yes, whenever AC power is available (either from ground, APU generator or engine generators), it will be used to charge the battery.
$endgroup$
– Bianfable
15 hours ago
$begingroup$
What's the plug look like ?!
$endgroup$
– Fattie
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
What's the plug look like ?!
$endgroup$
– Fattie
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Fattie That's a nice question, you should aks it.
$endgroup$
– Bianfable
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Fattie That's a nice question, you should aks it.
$endgroup$
– Bianfable
4 hours ago
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@Bianfable - thanks, I did !
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– Fattie
3 hours ago
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@Bianfable - thanks, I did !
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– Fattie
3 hours ago
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