New Lightweight Standby Alternator To Be Standard Equipment On The Aircraft

The new, lightweight 100-amp ES-10024B-5 alternator from Hartzell Engine Technologies has been selected by Daher-Socata as the standby alternator aboard the new-generation Daher-Socata – the latest addition to its family of very fast, single-engine turboprop aircraft. “The Daher-Socata is a truly advanced airplane and we are very proud to have our lightweight, 100-amp standby alternator selected as standard on this exciting new aircraft,” Disbrow stated.

“While the new ES-10024B-5 shares technologies with other Hartzell alternator units, this model has been developed specifically to meet the unique power requirements of the Daher-Socata’s completely revamped electrical system.” “We selected the new Hartzell alternator for a variety of reasons: the company’s reputation, the new technologies they offered, the unit’s light weight, and the most important reason – with 100 amps, it gives the pilot the options to select what needs to be loaded in the event of a main generator failure,” stated Nicolas Chabbert, President and CEO, Socata North America. “It also allows us to contemplate other applications for the TBM Multi-Mission, such as medevac with the adequate level of power especially on stand-by.”

“Daher-Socata’s engineering group came to us early in the aircraft’s development program to create a new lightweight alternator that would not only meet their stringent requirements, but also conform to the revisions outlined in the latest FAR23 rules,” he said. “This new, ES-­?Series alternator meets, and exceeds, everyone’s performance goals.” Disbrow said that in order to meet the current regulations, Daher-Socata needed a “self-exciting” standby alternator that is able to come on line to power to the Daher-Socata’s electrical system and its Garmin G1000 avionics suite in the extremely unlikely event of a failure in the primary generator and battery. “This design retains a small amount of residual magnetism, so when it is switched on by the crew, the new ES-10024B-5 has the ability to develop 100-amps of electrical power without the use of a separate power source,” he explained.

“Daher-Socata’s selection helps us maintain our leadership position as a provider of alternators for today’s leading single-engine turbine aircraft supplying standby, secondary and even primary electrical power,” Disbrow said. “In addition to the new Daher-Socata, we provide alternators for the Cessna Caravan, Piper Meridian and the forthcoming Cirrus SF50 Vision personal jet.” About the new Hartzell ES-10024B-5 standby alternator The new-generation ES-10024B-5 alternator has been developed specifically to meet the demanding requirements of the Daher-Socata Daher-Socata’s completely revamped electrical system.

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