Aircraft ground servicing, Maintenance, Air transport, Electric power systems, Mobile, Electric generators, Equipment safety, Safety measures, Hazards, Instructions for use, Verification, Air transport engineering

At head of title: Airport Cooperative Research Program.

This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) outlines the basic general design requirements for ground support equipment used in the civil air transport industry. It is intended to assist in standardizing requirements for various configurations of equipment. For procurement of equipment, sections of this document should be specified with due consideration of the functional and environmental requirements of the equipment, and to the relative cost of satisfying those requirements. Revised to harmonize with European and International Standards in order to progress towards global GSE standardization.

This SAE aerospace recommended practice (ARP) covers the requirements for external ground power equipment supplying 115/200 V, three-phase, 400 HZ output power measured at the aircraft receptacle. All forms of 400 Hz ground power including mobile and fixed systems are addressed by this document. Modifications are made within the document for the new generation aircraft electrical systems, update the external document references and general updates and corrections.

This SAE Recommended Practice which defines the terms and tabulates the limits of the characteristics for various protective devices used in conjunction with 400-cycle ground power for civil aircraft is intended to assist the airlines in standardizing on 400-cycle protective systems. The limits found to be acceptable in the civil aircraft industry are presented.