US 12,191,673 B2
Marine vessel with repositionable onboard inductive charge system for recharging an onboard rechargeable energy source when servicing offshore wind turbines
Jan Mikalsen, Covington, LA (US)
Assigned to C-Innovation, LLC, Cut Off, LA (US)
Filed by C-Innovation LLC, Cutoff, LA (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/540,058.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/121,130, filed on Dec. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0239151 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 10/44 (2006.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/34 (2019.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); B63B 27/10 (2006.01); B63B 27/14 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 50/005 (2020.01) [B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/34 (2019.02); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); B63B 27/10 (2013.01); B63B 27/143 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
 
1. A marine vessel, comprising:
a propulsion system;
a rechargeable energy storage system inclusive of at least one rechargeable energy source configured to supply power to the propulsion system;
a vessel-side inductive charge component in electrical communication with the rechargeable energy storage system, and configured to inductively couple with a platform-side inductive charge component positioned at a marine-based platform, the platform-side inductive charge component being electrically coupled to a power generator at the marine-based platform that generates electrical power to be electrically and wirelessly conducted via the platform-side inductive charge component to the vessel-side inductive charge component; and
a moveable structure coupled to the marine vessel on which the vessel-side inductive charge component is positioned to enable the vessel-side inductive charge component to be movably positioned to be inductively coupled with the platform-side charge component, thereby causing a wireless transfer of electrical power to recharge the rechargeable energy storage device to be recharged.