Recharging station for electric aircrafts and a method of its use
AssigneeBeta Air, LLC
InventorsJake Pill, Cole William Hanson
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a recharging station including a landing pad, a rechargeable component coupled to the landing pad, and a power delivery unit configured to deliver power from a power supply unit or power storage unit to the recharging component. Rechargeable component includes a plurality of charging units placed at predetermined spacings from one another. The plurality of charging units allows for the electric aircraft to land in any orientation.
Claims19
A recharging station for an electric aircraft, the apparatus comprising:
- a landing pad having an upper surface;
- a rechargeable component mounted to the landing pad, wherein the rechargeable component comprises:
- a power delivery unit configured to deliver stored power from a power supply unit to an electric aircraft;
- a plurality of charging units wherein each charging unit is located at a predetermined spacing from one another, each charging unit of the plurality of charging units comprising:
- a charging connector configured to mate with a port of an electric aircraft;
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- a charging cable electronically connecting the charging connector and the power delivery unit, wherein the charging cable is retrieved using a hydraulic lift system;
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- an upper extremity, the upper extremity located one foot or less above the upper surface.
A method of charging an electric aircraft using an elevated landing pad, the method comprising:
- providing a landing pad;
- providing a rechargeable component mounted at an elevation below the landing pad, the rechargeable component comprising a charging unit of a plurality of charging units connected to a power delivery unit;
- connecting an electric aircraft on the landing pad to the rechargeable component, wherein connecting the electric aircraft comprises:
- retrieving a charging cable from a lower platform, wherein a hydraulic lift system is used to retrieve the charging cable from the lower platform;
- ascending to the landing pad;
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- plugging in a charging connector of the charging cable to a port of the electric aircraft;
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- charging the electric aircraft with power delivered by the rechargeable component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.