Construction and operation of electric or hybrid aircraft
AssigneeH55 SA
InventorSébastien Demont
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Abstract
This disclosure describes at least embodiments of a power management system for a vehicle. The vehicle can include a first transducer and a second transducer supported by a housing of the vehicle. The first transducer can be powered by a first battery, and the second transducer can be powered by a second battery different from the first battery. The first transducer and the second transducer can propel the housing, and the second transducer can charge the second battery. Electronic circuitry can cause the first battery to power the first transducer while the second transducer charges the second battery.
Claims26
A power management system for a vehicle having one or more transducers, the one or more transducers being configured to propel the vehicle using energy from one battery and charge the one battery, the power management system comprising:
- a first battery configured to power a first transducer to propel a housing, the first transducer being supported by the housing;
- a second battery configured to power a second transducer to propel the housing, the second battery being different from the first battery, the second transducer being supported by the housing and configured to charge the second battery;
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- electronic circuitry configured to:
- cause the first battery to power the first transducer to propel the housing,
- cause the second transducer to charge the second battery, and
- cause the second battery to power the second transducer to propel the housing.
A method of operating a power management system of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- powering, by a first battery, a first transducer supported by a housing;
- powering, by a second battery different from the first battery, a second transducer supported by the housing;
- propelling, by said powering the first transducer, the housing;
- propelling, by said powering the second transducer, the housing;
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- charging the second battery with the second transducer while the first battery powers the first transducer.
A power management system for a vehicle having an electric motor, the electric motor being configured to propel the vehicle using energy from one power source and charge the one power source, the power management system comprising:
- a first power source configured to power an electric motor to propel a housing, the electric motor being supported by the housing;
- a second power source configured to power the electric motor to propel the housing and, at least when the first power source is powering the electric motor to propel the housing, charge from the electric motor;
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- electronic circuitry configured to:
- cause the first power source to power the electric motor to propel the housing,
- cause the electric motor to charge the second power source, and
- cause the second power source to power the electric motor to propel the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.