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US 12,191,683 B2Granted
Charger connector for an electric aircraft
AssigneeBeta Air, LLC
InventorHerman Wiegman
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Abstract
Aspects relate to a connector of a charger and methods of use terminating a charging connection between the charger and an electric aircraft. A connector includes a controller that is configured to receive a control signal from a remote device and terminate the charging connection in response to the control signal.
Claims18
A connector of an electric aircraft charger, the connector comprising:
- a housing configured to attach with an electric aircraft port of an electric aircraft to facilitate
- a charging connection between the charger and the electric aircraft, wherein the housing comprises a fastener for removable attachment with the electric aircraft port, wherein the charging connection comprises an electric communication and a mechanical coupling;
- a contactor, wherein the contactor is configured to selectively disengage the electric communication of the charging connection;
- a conductor configured to conduct a current of the charging connection;
- a control circuit configured to control the electric communication to terminate and reengage the charging connection between the charger and the electric aircraft by actions including:
- terminate the charging connection between the charger and the electric aircraft using the contactor a in response to receiving a first control signal from a remote device;
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- reengage the charging connection using the contactor in response to receiving a second control signal from the remote device.
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A method of terminating a charging connection using a connector, the method comprising:
- attaching, by a fastener of a housing of the connector, the housing of the connector to an electric aircraft port of an electric aircraft to facilitate a charging connection between the charger and the electric aircraft, wherein the charging connection comprises an electric communication and a mechanical coupling;
- conducting, by a conductor of the connector, a current of the charging connection;
- terminating, by the control circuit, the charging connection between the charger and the electric aircraft using a contactor in response to a first control signal from a remote device, wherein the contactor is configured to selectively disengage the electric communication of the charging connection;
- reengaging, by the control circuit, the charging connection using the contactor in response to receiving a second control signal from the remote device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.