Single Aisle TECHNICAL TRAINING MANUAL

FADEC ARCHITECTURE (2)

DUAL CHANNEL
The Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) system is fully
redundant and built around two independent Electronic Control Unit
(ECU) channels - channel A and B. Each channel can control the different
components of the engine.
Dual inputs, dual outputs, and automatic switch over from one channel
to the other, eliminates any dormant failure.
Channels A and B are permanently operational. But only the channel in
control, called the Active Channel, delivers output commands. The other
channel is called the Stand-by channel. The selection of the Active and
the Stand-by Channel is done at ECU power-up and during operation.
DUAL INPUTS
BITE CAPABILITY
The ECU is equipped with a Built-in Test Equipment (BITE) system
which provides maintenance information and test capabilities via the
MCDU.
FAULT STRATEGY
The ECU can detect and isolate failures using the BITE system.
The BITE system allows each ECU channel to determine permanently
its health status. The healthier channel is selected as the Active Channel.
The other one is the Stand-by Channel. When both channels have the
same health status, Active and Stand-by Channel selection alternates after
every engine start.

All control inputs to the FADEC system are dual. Only some secondary FAIL SAFE CONTROL
parameters used for monitoring and indicating are single.
If one channel is faulty, and the channel that is in control cannot ensure
To increase the fault tolerant design, the parameters are exchanged
an engine component function, the component is moved to a fail-safe
between the two control channels (inside the ECU) via the cross channel
position.
data link. Each channel can also operate independently, without cross
Example: if one channel is faulty and the other channel is unable to control
channel data link.
the Variable Bleed Valve (VBV) position, the VBVs are set to the fail-safe
HARDWIRED INPUTS open position.
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Most of the communication between the A/C systems and the ECU is
transmitted over digital data buses.
In addition, some signals are hardwired directly from the A/C to the ECU.

DUAL OUTPUTS
All of the ECU control outputs are dual. The channel that is in control
supplies the control signals to the various components such as torque
motors and solenoids.
The other channel calculation is used for crosschecking.

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