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US 9,845,158 B2Granted
Aircraft battery containment pods
AssigneeX Development LLC
InventorsKyle A. Liske, Matthew A. Nubbe
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Abstract
A battery containment pod including a body formed of a lightweight material. The body has an aerodynamic exterior shape and an interior cavity formed in the lightweight material, the size and shape of the interior cavity designed to accommodate one or more battery packs. A smooth exterior coating covers the exterior shape of the body, and an attachment structure formed in or on the body allows the body to be coupled to a flight vehicle. Other implementations are disclosed and claimed.
Claims23
A battery containment pod comprising:
- a solid body having an aerodynamic exterior shape and an interior cavity formed within the solid body, the size and shape of the interior cavity designed to accommodate one or more battery packs, wherein the solid body comprises insulating material;
- a smooth exterior coating covering the exterior shape of the solid body;
- an attachment structure formed in or on the solid body to allow the solid body to be coupled to a flight vehicle by a pylon;
- a mechanical safety cable to couple the one or more battery packs, when present, to the pylon;
- an electrical cable extending from the interior cavity to at least the exterior surface to couple the battery packs, when present, to a corresponding electrical connector in the pylon;
- and
- a channel extending from the internal cavity through the insulating material forming the solid body and through the smooth exterior coating to an exterior of the battery containment pod for conducting heat to exterior air surrounding the battery containment pod.
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A flight vehicle comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a wing including a spar structurally coupled to the fuselage;
- a pylon coupled to the spar;
- a battery containment pod, the battery containment pod including:
- a solid body having an aerodynamic exterior shape and an interior cavity formed within the solid body, the size and shape of the interior cavity designed to accommodate one or more battery packs, wherein the solid body comprises insulating material;
- a smooth exterior coating covering the exterior shape of the solid body;
- an attachment structure formed in or on the solid body and coupled to the pylon;
- a mechanical safety cable to couple the one or more battery packs, when present, to the pylon;
- an electrical cable extending from the interior cavity to at least the exterior surface to couple the battery packs, when present, to a corresponding electrical connector in the pylon;
- and
- a channel extending from the internal cavity through the insulating material forming the solid body and through the smooth exterior coating to an exterior of the battery containment pod for conducting heat to exterior air surrounding the battery containment pod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.