FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS OF CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE(CSD)

used on aviation jet engine applications It consists of a variable output hydraulic pump driving a hydraulic motor a hydraulic drive that is between an AC generator and the engine The drive itself is a variable displacement hydraulic pump The electrical supply system on aircraft may employ a constant speed drive (CSD)

 The heart of these devices is a differential gears If we want to parallel the generators on one bus, not only must the speeds be the same, but the generators must be in phase There are two lights on the panel that compare voltages for the same phase on each generator. Once the phases are lined up, the difference in voltage is zero, the lights go out Newer aircraft have IDGs (Integrated Drive Generators) and VSCF (Variable Speed Constant Frequency)