AH-64DELECTRICAL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SYSTEM
 LONGBOW

AH-64D ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

 AH-64D Electrical System

Terminal Learning Objective

Action: Operate the AH-64D Electrical System

Conditions: Given an AH-64D helicopter and TM
1-1520-251-10-2
Standard: IAW TM 1-1520-251-10-2
 AH-64D Electrical System
Safety Requirement: None
Risk Assessment Level: Low
Environmental Considerations: None
Evaluation: You will be given a written test
containing questions concerning this block of
instruction. You will have 60 minutes to complete
this examination. Check training schedule.
 AH-64D ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PURPOSE

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 AH-64D Electrical System
Enabling Learning Objective #1

Action: Identify the characteristics of the Electrical

Power Management System (EPMS).
Conditions: Given a written test without the use
of student references or notes.
Standard: IAW TM 1-1520-251-10-2.
 ELECTRICAL SUBSYSTEMS

The electrical system consists of components

within the following subsystems:
• Electrical Power Management System
(EPMS)
• Battery Subsystem
• Alternating Current (AC) Electrical
Subsystem
• Direct Current (DC) Electrical Subsystem
• External Ground Power (EXT GND PWR)
Subsystem
 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POWER MANAGEMENT

PRIMARY POWER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

AC LOADS DC LOADS
REQUIRING REQUIRING
>20 AMPS >25 AMPS

SECONDARY POWER
AC LOADS DC LOADS DISTRIBUTION
REQUIRING EQUAL REQUIRING EQUAL SYSTEM
TO OR LESS THAN TO OR LESS THAN
20 AMPS 25 AMPS
 EPMS INTERFACE
Distribution of Electrical Power
EPMS Input Power
EPMS provides:
• Circuit protection
• Automatic bus tie
• Primary/secondary
power distribution
 EPMS COMPONENTS
EPMS consists of:
• High Power Switching
Modules (HPSM) (2)
• Circuit Breaker Panels
(CBP) (2)
• Utility relay panel
• Electrical Load Centers
(ELC) (2)
• Master ignition switch
 HPSMs
Provide:
• Distribution
• Overcurrent sensing
• Contactor switching logic
for all power requirements
Located on the Canted
bulkhead.
Consist of:
• AC & DC/BATT high
power modules
• Control modules
• Connectors
• Mounting for CBPs

External wire terminals and

Bus tie connectors
 HPSM1
Provides unswitched power to:
• ELC1
• CBP1
• ECS1
• FCR LRUs
 HPSM2
Provides unswitched power to:
• ELC2 • Battery charger control logic
• CBP2
• ECS2
 HPSMs

Circuit breakers, wire terminals, and CBP mounting on front.

Five terminals labeled BAT, DC, AØ, BØ, and CØ, connect
to ELCs.
 CBPs

Provide unswitched secondary AC, DC, and BATT

power to System 1 Components.
Receive power from HPSM buses and route power
through CBs.
 CBP1
Forward side of HPSM 1.
Grouped by power source:
• Battery (BATT)
• Regulated transformer
rectifier unit (DC)
• Generator or external
power (AC)

Provides unswitched
secondary power to
System 1 Components.
Components on the left
hand side of aircraft.
 CBP2
Forward side of HPSM 2
Grouped by power source,
same as CBP1.
Provides unswitched
secondary power to
System 2 Components

Components on the right

hand side of aircraft
 ELCs

ELC2 ELC1

Located in the Extended Forward Avionics Bays (EFABs).

Provide:
• Circuit protection
• Switching control logic
• Secondary power distribution for AC, DC, and BATT
 ELCs

ELC1

Receive power directly from terminals on front of HPSMs.

Route required power to using component or system.
Switching accomplished by electromechanical circuit
breakers and switching load centers (relays).
 ELCs
SP1

ELC1

ELCs interfaced on the Multiplex (MUX) Bus system.

Receive System Processor (SP) requests for power.
Transmit EPMS component and load controller status to
the SP.
 ELC1

Circuit breakers are grouped by power source:

• Battery (BAT)
• Regulated transformer rectifier unit (DC)
• Generator or external power (AC)
 ELC1

Provides switched secondary power distribution to:

• Aircraft system 1 components
• Components mainly on the left side of the airframe
• Controls power to the FCR major components
 ELC2

Operates in a like manner as ELC1

Provides switched secondary power distribution to:
• Aircraft system 2 components
• Components mainly on the right side of the airframe
Executes battery charger control commands
 UTILITY RELAY PANEL
Located on right side behind pilot’s seat.
Provides reset capability

Disabled by the squat switch (While Airborne)

 MASTER IGNITION SWITCH

Pilot’s Power
Quadrant
Rotary Switch
No power to aircraft
except “hot” BATT Bus
BATT power applied to
BATT buses
Allows external power
 EPMS Operation

stribution
Primar of AC DC and BATT, fully automatic
y
Source
EPMS Operation

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DISPLAYS
QUESTIONS?
 Check on Learning
ELO1
Which HPSM provides power to the Fire
Control Radar (FCR) LRUs?
HPSM 1 (left side)
What is the purpose of the Electrical Load
Centers (ELCs)?
Provide power to switched secondary
loads
What provides the primary source of electrical
power for the EPMS?
115/200-Vac, 400-Hertz (Hz), 3-phase power
supplied by the two aircraft AC generators or
external power source
 AH-64D Electrical
System
Enabling Learning
Objective #2
Action: Identify the characteristics of the
battery subsystem.
Conditions: Given a written test without
the use
of student references or notes.
Standard: IAW TM 1-1520-251-10-2.
BATTERY SUBSYSTEM
Provides 24Vdc
Cold refueling
APU starting
Engine starting – External air
Emergency power in the event
of dual TRU failure
 Minimum
Internal
Sealed
Right 12EFAB
Center
battery
Fibrousheaterminutes flight
Nickel-CADMIUM time @ 80%
(FNC)
Control (automatic) battery internal
Monitor self,
Aft of the battery andcenter
battery/Right reportEFAB
to SP via
heater
ELC 2
BATTERY SUBSYSTEM OPERATION
QUESTIONS?
 Check on Learning
ELO2
In the event the aircraft loses all other
DC power, the battery will support all in
flight loads for a minimum of 12 minute
if the battery is at or above ___%
charge.
80
How is battery heating
accomplished?
The battery charger controls an internal
battery heater.
Which component monitors the battery
emperature and health?
Battery charger
 AH-64D Electrical
System
Enabling Learning
Objective #3
Action: Identify the characteristics of the
AC electrical subsystem.
Conditions: Given a written test without
the use
of student references or notes.
Standard: IAW TM 1-1520-251-10-2.
 AC ELECTRICAL SUBSYSTEM

Two 45KVA, 3 Phase,

115/200 Vac,
400Hz, air cooled,
brushless AC
Generators and
two Generator
Control Units (GCU)
Generator will supply all power in case one Generator
 Control generators
GCU 1 is on top
of GCU 2
Control by SP @
APU power on (95%
Maintain output
Protection:
Vac at 115 ±1
Undervoltage- below 100 VAC over 200 ±50
ms Overvoltage – >125 Vac
Underfrequency-Ground operation 365-380 Hz
(89-93%NR) In Flight 306 Hz (75% NR)
Overcurrent – 235+ 5 amp
AC SUBSYSTEM GENERATOR FAILURE
QUESTIONS?
 Check on Learning
ELO3
Q: The Generator Control Units will disconnect a
generator due to overheating conditions?
FALSE
TRUE
A: FALSE
Q: How may a crewmember manually turn a
Generator off?
A: MPD SYS page
Q: In the event one generator fails, the remaining
generator can provide power for ______% of the total
aircraft electrical load.
A: 100
 AH-64D Electrical
System
Enabling Learning
Objective #4
Action: Identify the characteristics of the
DC electrical subsystem.
Conditions: Given a written test without
the use
of student references or notes.
Standard: IAW TM 1-1520-251-10-2.
DC Electrical System
115 VAC
VR

VR

115 VAC
ansmission deck canted bulkhead
rimary source of DC power
DC SUBSYSTEM BUS TIE OPERATION
QUESTIONS?
 Check on Learning
ELO4
What is the primary source of DC
power?
Transformer rectifier units (TRUs)

What is the power output of the TRUs?

28 Vdc, 350 amps.
 AH-64D Electrical
System
Enabling Learning
Objective #5
Action: Identify the characteristics of the
external power subsystem.
Conditions: Given a written test without
the use
of student references or notes.
Standard: IAW TM 1-1520-251-10-2.
QUESTIONS?
 Check on Learning
ELO5
What is the rating and type of power
applied to the external power receptacle
from an AGPU?
115 Vac, 400 Hz, 3 phase AC
When external power is applied
and generator 2 is offline, what
function applies power from HPSM1
to the HPSM2 AC bus?
The bus tie function applies power from
HPSM1 to the HPSM2 AC bus
 AH-64D Electrical
System
Enabling Learning
Objective #6
Action: Identify the Cautions and Advisories
associated with the electrical system.
Conditions: Given a written test without
the use
of student references or notes.
Standard: IAW TM 1-1520-251-10-2.
CAUTIONS AND ADVISORIES

NOTE

In the event of an In-Flight

electrical system malfunction, the
power interrupt protection may
cause blanking of one or more
MPDs for as long as 6 seconds.
When on the ground during an
electrical system malfunction, MPD
blanking may occur up to 12
seconds in duration due to
 CAUTION MESSAGES

NOTE
A caution that shows condition of
that system component without
corrective action indicates that the
mission can continue. Mission
accomplishment may be degraded.
Mission requirements will dictate
further actions. A single message
in the EUFD/MPD CAUTION column
means the same message is
displayed for both.
 CAUTION MESSAGES
EUFD CAUTION PARAMETER OR FAULT CORRECTIVE ACTION
MPD CAUTION
GENERATOR 1 FAIL Generator 1 detected as GEN RST panel- GEN 1
failed. If condition persists: LAND
AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE.
GENERATOR 2 FAIL Generator 2 detected as GEN RST panel- GEN 2
failed. If condition persists: LAND
AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE.
GENERATOR 1 FAIL and Generator 1 detected as Refer to Paragraph 9-12
GENERATOR 2 FAIL failed. a
Generator 2 detected as Both Generators Fail.
failed.
RECTIFIER 1 FAIL Transformer/rectifier 1 Information System
detected as failed. Status
RECTIFIER 2 FAIL Transformer/rectifier 2 Information System
detected as failed. Status
RECTIFIER 1 FAIL and Transformer/rectifier 1 and LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
RECTIFIER 2 FAIL 2 detected as failed due to
an overheat condition.
RECTIFIER FAIL Indicates a DC bus tie has Information System
occurred, but does not Status
indicate which rectifier has
 GENERATOR FAILURE
NOTE
Failure or reset of generator 2 can result
in BUCS FAIL caution and FMC
DISENGAGE cautions and a loss of one
or more FMC channels. After completing
the Generator Fail emergency procedure
(GEN RESET), reset the BUCS FAIL and
the FMC DISENGAGE by re-engaging
the affected FMC channels. If the BUCS
FAIL is not associated with the
GENERATOR FAIL or the reset, the pilot
should assume other problems have
occurred and complete the BUCS FAIL
emergency procedure.
GENERATOR FAILURE
DUAL TRU FAILURE
 DUAL TRU FAILURE
The aircrew can expect the following:

•TADS/PNVS and HDUs will be inoperative.

•All navigational functions will be lost.
•Some primary flight information will be lost (altitude,
heading and airspeed).
•FMC functions will be lost.
•Stabilator control will be lost.
•Primary crew station lighting will be lost.
•Engine Anti-Ice will activate.
•The Keyboard Unit will be inoperative.
•The crew will be able to transmit and receive on the
preset radio frequencies but will not be able to input new
frequencies with the Keyboard Unit.
•WPs will be inoperative and weapons systems will not be
functional.
•The ECS will be inoperative.
•The ice detector will be inoperative.
•The left and right pitot heater will be inoperative.
 ADVISORY MESSAGES
NOTE
Most advisories do not require
corrective action. The condition for
advisories has been listed. Mission
accomplishment may be affected.
Mission requirements will dictate
further actions. Advisory conditions
(Table 9-4) that require crew response
are indicated in italics. A single
message in the EUFD/MPD ADVISORY
column means the same message is
displayed for both.
ADVISORY MESSAGES
ADVISORY MESSAGES
QUESTIONS?
 Check on Learning
ELO6
In the event of a GENERATOR 1 FAIL
or GENERATOR 2 FAIL Caution, the
pilot may attempt to correct the
fault by using what switch?
GEN RST.
When RECTIFIER FAILURE is
displayed, is it a Caution or an
Advisory?
A RECTIFIER FAILURE is displayed as a
Caution.