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US 12,479,543 B2Granted
System for distributing battery weight on a boat
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsBrennan J. Kelly, John N. Oenick, Eric J. Rego
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Abstract
A system for a boat includes a first guideway installed under a main deck of the boat, a first battery pack coupled to the first guideway under the main deck, and a first actuator configured to move the first battery pack along the first guideway. A controller is electrically and/or signally coupled with the first actuator. A user input device is electrically and/or signally coupled with the controller. The controller is configured to control the first actuator to move the first battery pack along the first guideway in response to an input to the user input device so as to relocate the weight of the first battery pack under the main deck.
Claims23
A boat comprising:
- a main deck;
- a first guideway installed under the main deck;
- a first battery pack coupled to the first guideway under the main deck;
- a first actuator configured to move the first battery pack along the first guideway so as to relocate the weight of the first battery pack under the main deck;
- a user input device electrically and/or signally coupled with the first actuator, wherein the first actuator is configured to move the first battery pack along the first guideway in response to an input to the user input device;
- a controller electrically and/or signally coupled with the user input device and with the first actuator;
- and
- an attitude sensor electrically and/or signally coupled with the controller, the attitude sensor providing information related to an angle of the main deck with respect to a stationary plane;
- wherein the controller is configured to control the first actuator to move the first battery pack along the first guideway in response to the input to the user input device and in response to the information from the attitude sensor.
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A boat comprising:
- a main deck;
- a first guideway installed under the main deck;
- a first battery pack coupled to the first guideway under the main deck;
- a first actuator configured to move the first battery pack along the first guideway so as to relocate the weight of the first battery pack under the main deck;
- and
- a step-down converter electrically coupled between the first battery pack and the first actuator;
- wherein the first actuator is powered by the first battery pack;
- and
- wherein a marine propulsion device on the boat is powered by the first battery pack.
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A system for a boat, the system comprising:
- a first guideway installed under a main deck of the boat;
- a first battery pack coupled to the first guideway under the main deck;
- a first actuator configured to move the first battery pack along the first guideway;
- a controller electrically and/or signally coupled with the first actuator;
- and
- an attitude sensor electrically and/or signally coupled with the controller, the attitude sensor providing information related to an angle of the main deck with respect to a stationary plane;
- wherein the controller is configured to control the first actuator to move the first battery pack along the first guideway in response to the information from the attitude sensor so as to relocate the weight of the first battery pack under the main deck.
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A system for a boat, the system comprising:
- a first guideway installed under a main deck of the boat;
- a first battery pack coupled to the first guideway under the main deck;
- a first actuator configured to move the first battery pack along the first guideway;
- a controller electrically and/or signally coupled with the first actuator;
- and
- a sensor electrically and/or signally coupled with the controller;
- wherein the controller is configured to control the first actuator to move the first battery pack along the first guideway in response to information from the sensor so as to relocate the weight of the first battery pack under the main deck;
- wherein the sensor provides information related to a speed of the boat to the controller;
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- wherein the controller is configured to control the first actuator to move the first battery pack along the first guideway dependent on the speed of the boat as compared to a threshold speed.
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A boat comprising:
- a main deck;
- a first guideway installed under the main deck;
- a first battery pack coupled to the first guideway under the main deck;
- a first actuator configured to move the first battery pack along the first guideway so as to relocate the weight of the first battery pack under the main deck;
- a controller electrically and/or signally coupled with the first actuator;
- and
- a sensor electrically and/or signally coupled with the controller, the sensor providing information about the boat to the controller;
- wherein the controller is configured to control the first actuator to move the first battery pack along the first guideway in response to the information from the sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.