JP7472169B2 - 高高度長航続時間航空機の上昇及び滑空動作の方法 - Google Patents
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[0001] 本願は、2019年4月25日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/838,783号、2019年4月25日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/838,833号及び2019年5月30日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/854,830号の優先権及び利益を主張し、これらのすべての内容があらゆる目的のために参照によって本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- 少なくとも1つの無人航空機(UAV)(108A、B)と、
少なくとも1つの太陽電池(110)と、
少なくとも1つのバッテリ(120)および少なくとも1つのパワートラッカ(130)を備える少なくとも1つのバッテリパック(114)であって、
前記パワートラッカが、
前記太陽電池からエネルギーを受け取り、
その日の時刻に基づいて、受け取った前記エネルギーを前記少なくとも1つのバッテリに調整して供給するように構成されている、少なくとも1つのバッテリパック(114)と、
前記少なくとも1つのUAVの少なくとも1つのモータ(112)であって、前記少なくとも1つのバッテリは前記少なくとも1つのモータにエネルギーを伝達するように構成される、少なくとも1つのモータ(112)と、を備え、
前記少なくとも1つのモータからの電力は、前記少なくとも1つのバッテリが容量又はほぼ容量にあるときに前記少なくとも1つのUAVを第2高度(142)に上昇(124)させるように構成され、前記第2高度は第1高度よりも高く、
前記少なくとも1つのモータからの電力は、前記少なくとも1つのバッテリに蓄えられたエネルギーを節約するために、太陽が沈んだ後に前記少なくとも1つのUAVを前記第1高度に降下(128)させるように構成される、システム。 - 前記少なくとも1つの太陽電池が、各UAVの翼の表面の少なくとも一部を覆っている、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記第1高度から前記第2高度に上昇するために必要とされるエネルギーは、前記第2高度から前記第1高度に降下するために必要とされるエネルギーより大きい、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記少なくとも1つのモータからの電力は、少なくとも1つのバッテリに蓄えられたエネルギーを節約するために、前記少なくとも1つのUAVの降下後、太陽が昇るまで、前記第1高度で前記少なくとも1つのUAVをロイター飛行させるように構成される、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記ロイター飛行させることは、前記UAVの前記少なくとも1つのモータを停止させることと、前記UAVの前記少なくとも1つのモータを減速させることと、のうちの少なくとも1つを含む、請求項4に記載のシステム。
- 前記第2高度は前記第1高度より10000フィート~15000フィート高く、前記第1高度は60000フィート~70000フィートである、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記第2高度は、前記第1高度を上回る高度での風速に基づいている、請求項6に記載のシステム。
- 前記少なくとも1つのUAVの上昇率(144)は前記少なくとも1つのUAVの降下率(146)より大きい、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 少なくとも1つのバッテリ(120)に蓄えられたエネルギーを、少なくとも1つの無人航空機(UAV)(108A、B)の少なくとも1つのモータ(112)に伝達することであって、前記少なくとも1つのバッテリは容量又はほぼ容量にあり、前記少なくとも1つのバッテリは前記UAVの太陽電池(110)から電力を受け取り、前記少なくとも1つのUAVが第1高度(140)にある、伝達することと、
前記少なくとも1つのUAVの前記少なくとも1つのバッテリの伝達されたエネルギーを使用することによって、第2高度(142)に上昇することであって、前記第2高度は前記第1高度より高い、上昇することと、
前記少なくとも1つのバッテリに蓄えられたエネルギーを節約するために、太陽が沈んだ後、前記少なくとも1つのUAVによって、前記第2高度から前記第1高度に降下することと、を含み、
バッテリパックが前記少なくとも1つのバッテリ及び少なくとも1つのパワートラッカ(130)を備え、前記パワートラッカは、前記太陽電池からエネルギーを受け取り、その日の時刻に基づいて、受け取った前記エネルギーを前記少なくとも1つのバッテリに調整して供給することを特徴とする方法。 - 前記少なくとも1つのバッテリに蓄えられたエネルギーを節約するために、太陽が昇るまで、前記少なくとも1つのUAVによって、前記第2高度でロイター飛行することをさらに含む、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記第2高度でロイター飛行することは、前記少なくとも1つのUAVの前記少なくとも1つのモータを停止させることを含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記第2高度でロイター飛行することは、前記少なくとも1つのUAVの前記少なくとも1つのモータを減速させることを含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記太陽電池は前記少なくとも1つのUAVの翼の表面の少なくとも一部を覆う、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記第1高度から前記第2高度に上昇するために必要とされるエネルギーは、前記第2高度から前記第1高度に降下するために必要とされるエネルギーより大きい、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記第2高度は前記第1高度より10,000フィート~15,000フィート高く、前記第1高度は60,000フィート~70,000フィートである、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記第2高度は、前記第1高度を上回る高度での風速に基づいている、請求項15に記載の方法。
- 前記少なくとも1つのUAVの上昇率(144)は、前記少なくとも1つのUAVの降下率(146)より大きい、請求項9に記載の方法。
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