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US 12,606,328 B2Granted
Unmanned flying craft
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorIkuo Osawa
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a power generator, a first electrical component, a second electrical component, a main battery capable of being charged with power generated by the power generator, a sub-battery, and a charging circuit connecting the second electrical component and the sub-battery. The sub-battery is configured to be charged by receiving power from the second electrical component through the charging circuit, and configured to supply power to the first electrical component.
Claims8
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising a plurality of rotors, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a power generator;
- a first electrical component;
- a second electrical component;
- a main battery capable of being charged with power generated by the power generator;
- a sub-battery;
- an internal combustion engine;
- and
- a charging circuit connecting the second electrical component and the sub-battery;
- wherein the sub-battery is configured to be charged by receiving power from the second electrical component through the charging circuit, and configured to supply power to the first electrical component;
- wherein
- the power generator is driven by the internal combustion engine to generate power;
- wherein
- the first electrical component determines whether to supply the power from the main battery to the first and second electrical components according to a state of the main battery, in response to a start of the power supply from the sub-battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.