Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drone in-flight power recharging system
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Application No.: US15930600Application Date: 2020-05-13
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Publication No.: US11628935B2Publication Date: 2023-04-18
- Inventor: Nathan D. Hiller
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Parsons Behle & Latimer
- Main IPC: H02J50/90
- IPC: H02J50/90 ; B64C39/02 ; H02J50/00 ; H02J50/10 ; H02J50/80

Abstract:
A power recharging system may include an electrical conductor connected to a first aircraft and configured to connect to a second aircraft while the aircrafts are in flight. An AC signal may be induced in the electrical conductor it is in proximity to a changing magnetic field. The system may include a first rectifier circuit at the first aircraft that converts the AC signal into a DC signal for charging the first aircraft and a second rectifier circuit at the second aircraft that converts the AC signal into a second DC signal for charging the second aircraft. The electrical conductor may be part of a communication line. A communication system at the first aircraft may send and receive data communications via the communication line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210354819A1 DRONE IN-FLIGHT POWER RECHARGING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2021-11-18
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