Aerospace Fuel Pump Controller Test Stand

Project Type: Aerospace Fuel Pump Controller Test Stand

Customer: Marotta Controls, Montville, NJ

Dynamometer: 20 kW AccuDyne AC Motoring Dynamometer

Control System: DynoLAB

Other Equipment: 20 kW high-voltage battery simulator

This system performs in-use load cycling and full load testing of 100% of the motor/inverter systems used in the auxiliary fuel pump system of military jet aircraft, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.  The system performs testing of all control modes of the auxiliary fuel pump system via the aircraft 1553B avionics bus, while the dynamometer simulates the dynamic mechanical load response of the fuel pump module.  Note: this system includes all the elements of a small EV powertrain test system.