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What does BTC stand for and what does it do?

- Bus Tie Contactor


- It connects buses in the event of a generator failure

How many volts in the system?

28 volts

What three sources can be used for the 28 VDC emergency supply?

- One main battery


- One emergency battery, excluding START function


- One TRU

What kind of batteries does the aircraft have?

24 Volt Ni-Cad

When is the generator in starter mode?

O to 45% NH

What does the BPCU do? (five things)



(Bus Power Control Unit)

- Controls the BTC


- Battery Start Contactor


- Load shedding


- EXT PWR functions


- DC SVCE BUS contactors

What do the two utility buses supply and what controls the UBCs?

- Non essential loads


- BPCU

Hotel mode or DC GEN 1 FAULT

What does the OVRD switch on the battery do?

Ensures that EMER BUS and ESS BUS are supplied by their respective battery, overriding all protections

Dual DC GEN loss, with battery switched to over ride.



You can see each bus is supplied by its respective battery

When does the UNDV light come on?

When the DC STBY bus drops below 19.5

Dual DC GEN loss. The UNDV light has come on, so the second OVRD has been selected. Now the DC STBY bus and the AC STBY bus are supplied by the HOT EMER BAT BUS (whereas before they were powered by the HOT MAIN BAT BUS)

The BTC is opened and each generator is supplying its respective buses