Provide a clear operational understanding of aircraft electrical principles, onboard electrical architecture, generation, storage, distribution, protection and associated failures, in order to support accurate monitoring and effective management of electrical abnormalities.

Core Syllabus Areas

• Electrical fundamentals relevant to aircraft operation
• Batteries and battery characteristics
• DC and AC generation principles
• Alternators, generators and integrated drive concepts at pilot level
• Electrical power distribution systems
• Busbar architecture and load distribution logic
• Circuit protection devices and electrical safety principles
• Inverters, transformers and rectifiers
• Electrical motors and electrically powered aircraft services
• External power and ground power concepts
• Electrical-system monitoring, indications and failure logic
• Essential, non-essential and emergency electrical supplies
• Electrical redundancy and reconfiguration principles during failures

Key Competencies

• Understand how electrical power is generated, stored and distributed in an aircraft
• Interpret electrical indications, alerts and abnormal configurations correctly
• Recognise the operational effect of bus failures, generator failures or battery-related issues
• Understand electrical load prioritisation and essential-service protection
• Relate electrical malfunctions to their impact on other aircraft systems
• Apply electrical-system knowledge to abnormal and emergency procedures
  

15 Pages.