US 12,330,524 B2
Systems and methods for high voltage battery charging and vertiport operations
Paul Frihauf, San Jose, CA (US); and Yalan Bi, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Archer Aviation, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Archer Aviation, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/740,189.
Application 18/740,189 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2024/029083, filed on May 13, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/616,316, filed on Dec. 29, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/590,729, filed on Oct. 16, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0326629 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B64F 1/35 (2024.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/62 (2019.02) [B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B64F 1/35 (2024.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/00714 (2020.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of charging an aircraft, the method comprising:
receiving a mode of operation indicating whether battery packs of the aircraft are connected in parallel prior to joining a charging bus;
receiving charging protocol information; and
controlling charging operations of the battery packs based on the mode of operation and the charging protocol information.