Integrated aircraft galley and appliance operating system
View Patent ↗An aircraft galley power and control system is disclosed having a plurality of electrical appliances within a monument, the galley control system including a control panel removed from the electrical appliances that include controls for operating each of the electrical appliances, The galley also includes a galley controller interface for receiving commands from a display screen on the control panel and communicating the commands to the electrical appliances.
1. An aircraft galley having a plurality of electrical appliances within a monument, the galley comprising:
a power control distribution device for allocating and managing power supplied to the electrical appliances, the power control distribution device assigning a priority to each electrical appliance and supplying power to the electrical appliances based on the assigned priority according to a predetermined protocol;
a universal control panel connected to each electrical appliance, whereby the management of the electrical appliances is controlled by the universal control panel and wherein multiple electrical appliances can be controlled by the universal control panel simultaneously, the universal control panel including a display and a communication system for receiving instructions for the electrical appliances remotely;
whereby the display of the universal control panel displays diagnostic information regarding the electrical appliances, said diagnostic information including maintenance information and error codes corresponding to each electrical appliance, wherein the universal control panel monitors a health status of each electrical appliance and wherein a status of each electrical appliance can be requested by the universal control panel and status information is returned to the universal control panel in response to the request; and
wherein the universal control panel can communicate directly with a passenger either textually or through voice communications.
2. The aircraft galley of claim 1 , wherein said universal control panel communicates with a handheld communication device within the aircraft to operate the electrical appliances and retrieve the diagnostic information.