Light twins electrical systems.
Hello all
I'm trying to brush up on my DC electrics and have managed to totally confuse myself.
I would like to know the most common electrical system on light twins.
Are the alternators normally connected in parallel using load sharing circuits?
(I know that if this is the case then the line connector will not allow the alternator to connect to the busbar until the voltage is correct. I have flown quite a few different types and have never had to do this manually but I know it is also achieved automatically.)
OR
Is a split bus system more common.
Referring to my old ATPL notes, when talking about a split bus on a DC system, they are just referring to the separation of vital, essential and non-essential busbars. But in AC electrics they do refer to split busbars as a way of avoiding the necessity for load sharing circuits.
So in short, a Seneca for instance, parallel alternators or split bus?
Cheers.