Cable system for a recharging station for electric aircrafts and a method of its use

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12065047-B2
Application number	US-202318096396-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 12, 2023
Priority date	Jun 29, 2021
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

A system and method for a recharging station including a landing pad, a rechargeable component coupled to the landing pad, a power delivery unit configured to deliver power from a power supply unit or power storage unit to the recharging component, and a support component coupled to the bottom of the landing pad.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable system for a recharging station for an electric vehicle, the system comprising:
a landing pad;
a recharging component coupled to the landing pad, wherein the recharging component comprises a cable module, wherein the cable module includes a flat top portion configured to align with a surface of the landing pad;
a charging cable housed within the cable module; and
a support component for displacing the cable module between a first position wherein the flat top portion of the cable module is located above the surface of the landing pad to allow access to the charging cable and a second position where the flat top portion of the cable module is aligned with the surface of the landing pad such that the cable module is hidden from view; and

a power delivery unit configured to deliver power from a power supply unit to the recharging component.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the support component is attached to the landing pad.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the support component comprises a hydraulic system.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the support component comprises a pulley system.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the support component comprises at least a sensor configured to detect a presence of at least an electric vehicle.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the support component is further configured to move the cable module between the first position and the second position as a function of a signal from the sensor.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the support component is configured to be communicatively connected to at least a flight controller.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the support component is configured to receive a flight controller input.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the support component is further configured to move the cable module between the first position and the second position as a function of the flight controller input.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the flight controller input comprises a pilot input.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the landing pad is at ground level.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the landing pad is an elevated landing pad.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the power delivery unit is located underneath the landing pad.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electric vehicle includes an electric aircraft.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the landing pad includes a movable platform, and wherein the support component further includes a pulley system for displacing the cable module from the second position to the first position in response to a weight of the electric vehicle on the platform to allow access to the charging cable.

16. A method of charging an electric vehicle using a cable system in a landing pad, the method comprising:
providing a recharging component, the recharging component connected to a power delivery unit, wherein the recharging component comprises a cable module including a charging cable, and wherein the cable module includes a flat top portion configured to align with a surface of the landing pad;
displacing, by a support component, the cable module between a first position wherein the flat top portion of the cable module is located above the surface of the landing pad to allow access to the charging cable and a second position where the flat top portion of the cable module is aligned with the surface of the landing pad such that the cable module is hidden from view;

connecting an electric vehicle on the landing pad to the recharging component when the cable module is in the first position; and
charging the electric vehicle with power delivered by the rechargeable component.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the electric vehicle includes an electric aircraft.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the landing pad includes a movable platform, and wherein the method further includes displacing, by a pulley system of the support component, the cable module from the second position to the first position in response to a weight of the electric vehicle on the platform to allow access to the charging cable.

Assignees

• Beta Air Llc

Inventors

• Palombini John Charles
• Clark Kyle
• Hanson Cole
• Donnelly Richard
• Hall Edward

Classifications

• H02J2101/22

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• H02J7/84

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• H02J7/42

  with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones · CPC title

• H02J7/40

  characterised by the exchange of charge or discharge related data · CPC title

• H02J2101/24

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