Apparatus and method for wireless communication in powered watercraft
AssigneeFliteboard Pty Ltd
InventorDavid Trewern
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Abstract
A hydrofoil watercraft includes a board, a hydrofoil, and a motor that are connected to the board by a mast, a battery module locatable in the board, the battery module including a battery and a first wireless communication device that are both located in a battery housing and a controller module locatable in the board. The controller module includes a controller and a second wireless communication device that are both located in a controller housing wherein the battery module is configured to transmit battery status data using the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device is configured to receive the battery status data and relay the data to the controller.
Claims19
A hydrofoil watercraft, comprising:
- a board;
- a mast;
- a hydrofoil connected to the board by the mast;
- a motor connected to the board by the mast;
- a battery system disposed in the board, the battery system comprising
- a battery housing,
- a battery disposed in the battery housing, and
- a first wireless communication device disposed in the battery housing, the first wireless communication device being configured to transmit battery status data;
- and
- a control system disposed in the board, the control system comprising
- a controller housing,
- a controller disposed in the controller housing, and
- a second wireless communication device disposed in the controller housing, the second wireless communication device being configured to receive the battery status data and relay the battery status data to the controller,
- wherein the battery system and the control system are linked by an electrical connection for transmission of power only with all data communication between the battery system and the control System being performed wirelessly, including transmission of the battery status data from the first wireless communication device of the battery system disposed in the board and receipt of the battery status data at the second wireless communication device of the control system disposed in the board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.