Power supply system and method for a movable vehicle within a structure
AssigneeHyperloop Technologies, Inc.
InventorsFilip Finodeyev, Joshua Giegel, Brogan Bambrogan, George O'Neal, Kaveh Hosseini
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Abstract
A power supply system and method for a vehicle movable within a structure is provided. The power supply system includes at least one energy source arranged at a fixed location within the structure to transmit energy within the structure, and a receiver, arranged on the vehicle to receive the energy transmitted from the energy source, being configured to convert the energy to electrical power and/or thrust.
Claims28
A power supply system for a vehicle movable within a structure, comprising:
- at least one energy source arranged at a fixed location within the structure in which the vehicle is movable to transmit energy within the structure;
- and
- a receiver, arranged on the vehicle to receive the energy transmitted from the energy source, being configured to convert the energy to at least one of electrical power and thrust,
- wherein the structure in which the vehicle is movable is configured as a conduit to guide the transmitted energy from the at least one energy source to the receiver,
- wherein the conduit comprises an interior of the structure configured to act as a waveguide.
A method of supplying power to a vehicle movable within a structure, the method comprising:
- transmitting energy within the structure in which the vehicle is movable from a location fixed within the structure;
- receiving the transmitted energy in the movable vehicle;
- and
- converting the received energy into at least one of electrical power and thrust,
- wherein the structure in which the vehicle is movable is configured as a conduit to guide the transmitted energy from the at least one energy source to the receiver,
- wherein the conduit comprises an interior of the structure configured as a waveguide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.