US 12,218,621 B2
Method and system for generating electrical energy comprising a collecting robot and a plurality of producing robots
Thierry Lucidarme, Palaiseau (FR); Mike Van Iseghem, Thomery (FR); Anne-Sophie Coince, Palaiseau (FR); Jean-Marc Lauruol, Palaiseau (FR); Bernadette Elliott-Bowman, Leatherhead (GB); Harry Michael Cronin, Cambridge (GB); Phil Peter Catton, Cambridge (GB); and Laura Kristine Bujouves, Lausanne (CH)
Assigned to ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE, Paris (FR)
Filed by ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE, Paris (FR)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/546,771.
Claims priority of application No. 20306549 (EP), filed on Dec. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0190772 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. H02S 10/40 (2014.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.01)
CPC H02S 10/40 (2014.12) [G05D 1/0225 (2013.01); G05D 1/0291 (2013.01); G05D 1/12 (2013.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for generating electrical energy to be supplied to an equipment at a target area, for instance at an agricultural site, said system comprising:
at least one mobile robot, referred to as “collecting robot”;
a plurality of mobile robots, referred to as “producing robots”;
wherein each collecting robot comprises:
at least one input port adapted for coupling with an output port of a producing robot, for receiving electrical energy thereof;
an output port for outputting electrical energy received from each producing robot coupled with the collecting robot;
wherein each producing robot comprises:
a photovoltaic, PV, generator for generating electrical energy;
at least one input port adapted for coupling with an output port of another producing robot, for receiving electrical energy thereof;
at least one output port for outputting electrical energy generated by the producing robot and received from each other producing robot coupled with the producing robot,
wherein at least one collecting robot and a plurality of producing robots are coupled together at the target area and the output port of the at least one collecting robot is connected to the equipment, and the collecting robot is configured to collect electrical energy from all producing robots with which the collecting robot is coupled and to supply the equipment with the collected electrical energy at the target area.