| CPC H01M 50/298 (2021.01) [B64C 3/18 (2013.01); B64C 3/32 (2013.01); B64D 27/31 (2024.01); B64D 27/357 (2024.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/51 (2021.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] | 3 Claims |
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1. An electric aircraft comprising:
a fuselage equipped with a drive motor for driving rotors;
a front spar and a rear spar extending from the fuselage to an end of a wing; and
a plurality of ribs extending from the rear spar to the front spar and coupled to the front spar and the rear spar,
wherein a plurality of solid state batteries are mounted in a plurality of individual spaces partitioned by the front spar, the rear spar, and the plurality of ribs, respectively, and
the front spar or the rear spar is used as a member for serial connection of the plurality of solid state batteries, and the plurality of ribs are used as members for parallel connection of the plurality of solid state batteries,
wherein the plurality of solid state batteries are connected in parallel in a direction from the front spar to the rear spar in each of the plurality of individual spaces,
wherein the plurality of solid state batteries individually arranged in the individual spaces adjacent to each other are connected to each other in series, and
wherein the drive motor is electrically connected to, through a first cable, a solid state battery of the plurality of solid state batteries which is located closest to the fuselage, and is electrically connected to, through a second cable, a solid state battery located furthest from the fuselage.
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