Energy efficient vehicle with integrated power beaming
AssigneeLaserMotive, Inc.
InventorsClaes Olsson, Thomas J. Nugent, Jr.
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AssigneeLaserMotive, Inc.
InventorsClaes Olsson, Thomas J. Nugent, Jr.
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A commercially available vehicle is modified by coupling a beamed-power transmission system to the vehicle's frame. The beamed-power transmission system is arranged to deliver beamed power to a remote device such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (i.e., UAV or drone). The cooling system of the vehicle is used to cool portions of the beamed-power transmission system. An aiming system aims a power beam produced by the beamed-power transmitter toward the remote device, and a stability system coupled to both the vehicle frame and the beamed-power transmission system maintains three-dimensional constancy of the power beam even when the vehicle frame is in motion. The commercially available vehicle may be an electric vehicle, a gas-electric hybrid vehicle, or the like having a power source that includes batteries, a fuel-cells, or a generator.
A system, comprising:
A method to power a remote device, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.