US 12,005,803 B2
Shared wireless charging docking station for unmanned aerial vehicles and a priority-based wireless charging method
Peng Hao, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to SHANGHAI LUBIKANG ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shanghai (CN)
Appl. No. 17/263,541
Filed by SHANGHAI LUBIKANG ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shanghai (CN)
PCT Filed Sep. 6, 2018, PCT No. PCT/CN2018/104277
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 26, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/019413, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201810832341.3 (CN), filed on Jul. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0229566 A1, Jul. 29, 2021
Int. Cl. B60L 53/68 (2019.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/67 (2019.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01)
CPC B60L 53/68 (2019.02) [B60L 53/12 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/67 (2019.02); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shared wireless charging docking station for a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, comprising
a plurality of docking stations and an adjacent docking station communicator;
wherein the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles comprise a first unmanned aerial vehicle, a plurality of second unmanned aerial vehicles and a third unmanned aerial vehicle;
the plurality of docking stations comprise a first docking station and an adjacent docking station;
the adjacent docking station communicator is in a two-way communication with a communication function system;
the communication function system is in a two-way communication with a control center-communication monitor, an unmanned aerial vehicle communicator, and a first central processing unit, respectively;
the first central processing unit is further in a two-way communication with a connection actuator, a wireless power transmitter, and a first power supply;
the first power supply is in a one-way communication with the wireless power transmitter;
the adjacent docking station communicator is configured to establish a communication with the adjacent docking station;
the control center communication monitor is configured to monitor, in real time, state information regarding the plurality of docking stations and the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles;
the communication function system is configured to implement a communication and an information interaction with the control center communication monitor, the plurality of docking stations, and the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles;
the unmanned aerial vehicle communicator is configured to implement an information interaction between the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles directly in a wireless manner or through transmission by the plurality of docking stations and/or a control center to avoid obstacles and facilitate competitive landing;
the connection actuator is configured to assist the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles in landing within a designated region;
the first central processing unit is configured to perform data processing and functional implementation with the plurality of docking stations, the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, the connection actuator, the wireless power transmitter and the first power supply;
the wireless power transmitter uses alternating electrical signals to generate an alternating magnetic field, and the alternating magnetic field has a magnetic-field intensity and an electric-field intensity within a range for charging the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles; and
the first power supply acquires electric energy directly from an infrastructure or the first power supply acquires the electric energy from solar energy, wherein the plurality of docking stations are fixed to the infrastructure, and the first power supply is configured to manage an effective acquisition and an output of the electric energy.