Port for charging an electric aircraft and a method for its use
AssigneeBeta Air, LLC
InventorHerman Wiegman
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Abstract
A system for a connector for charging an electric aircraft, wherein the system comprises a charging port located on an electric aircraft, wherein the charging port is configured to mate with a charger connector, receive at least an electrical current from current conductor, and detect a detection datum using at least a sensor. The system also includes a controller communicatively connected to the charging port, wherein the controller is configured to receive the detection datum from the at least a sensor and stop flow of the electrical current as a function of the detection datum.
Claims18
A system for a connector for charging an electric aircraft, wherein the system comprises:
- a charging port located on an electric aircraft, wherein the charging port is configured to:
- mate with a charger connector;
- receive at least an electrical current from at least a current conductor;
- provide the at least an electrical current to an energy source;
- and
- detect a detection datum using at least a sensor;
- and
- a controller communicatively connected to the charging port, wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive the detection datum from the at least a sensor;
- determine a proximal element comprising a spacing between the charger connector and the charging port as a function of the detection datum, wherein determining the proximal element comprises comparing the spacing and a threshold distance;
- and
- stop flow of the electrical current as a function of comparing the spacing and the threshold distance.
A method for a connector for charging an electric aircraft, wherein the method comprises:
- locating a charging port located on an electric aircraft;
- mating the charging port with a charger connector;
- receiving, at the charging port, at least an electrical current from at least a current conductor;
- providing, at the charging port, the at least an electrical current to an energy source;
- detecting, at the charging port, a detection datum using at least a sensor;
- communicatively connecting a controller to the charging port;
- receiving, at the controller, the detection datum from the at least a sensor;
- determining, at the controller, a proximal element comprising a spacing between the charger connector and the charging port as a function of the detection datum, wherein determining the proximal element comprises comparing the spacing and a threshold distance;
- and
- stopping, at the controller, flow of the electrical current as a function of comparing the spacing and the threshold distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.