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CHAPTER 2
ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 2-1
GENERAL............................................................................................................................... 2-2
DC POWER SOURCES .......................................................................................................... 2-3
Main Batteries .................................................................................................................. 2-3
Emergency Battery........................................................................................................... 2-4
Ground Power Unit (GPU)............................................................................................... 2-5
Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) ........................................................................................... 2-6
Generators ........................................................................................................................ 2-7
GENERATOR CONTROL UNITS ......................................................................................... 2-8
ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL........................................................................................ 2-9
General ............................................................................................................................. 2-9
Electrical Indicator Switches ......................................................................................... 2-10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INDICATORS ............................................................................. 2-12
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM COMPONENTS ...................................................................... 2-18
Fuses .............................................................................................................................. 2-18
Contactors ...................................................................................................................... 2-18
Circuit Breakers ............................................................................................................. 2-18
Circuit Breaker Panels ................................................................................................... 2-18
DISTRIBUTION ................................................................................................................... 2-23
General........................................................................................................................... 2-23
Split Bus System............................................................................................................ 2-24
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