US 12,304,618 B2
System and a method for a battery power management system for an electric aircraft
Stuart Denson Schreiber, South Burlington, VT (US); Nicholas Moy, South Burlington, VT (US); and Collin Freiheit, South Burlington, VT (US)
Assigned to BETA AIR LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed by Beta Air, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/439,170.
Application 18/439,170 is a continuation of application No. 18/129,366, filed on Mar. 31, 2023, granted, now 11,958,590.
Application 18/129,366 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/515,124, filed on Oct. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,679,867, issued on Jun. 30, 2023.
Application 18/129,366 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/114,478, filed on Feb. 27, 2023, granted, now 12,012,202.
Application 17/515,124 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/349,631, filed on Jun. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,952,105.
Application 17/349,631 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/197,427, filed on Mar. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,142,333, issued on Oct. 12, 2021.
Application 18/114,478 is a continuation of application No. 17/524,901, filed on Nov. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,623,738, issued on Apr. 11, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0182156 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/40 (2018.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01); B64C 13/50 (2006.01); H04W 72/566 (2023.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 13/16 (2013.01) [B64C 13/503 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 72/569 (2023.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a flight component;
a battery configured to power the flight component;
a sensor communicatively connected to the battery; and
one or more controllers communicatively connected to the sensor, the one or more controllers configured to:
receive sensor data from the sensor;
identify a battery status as a function of the sensor data and a battery threshold; and
control power drawn by the flight component from the battery as a function of the battery status.