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GB2568896B - Delivery of electrical power to an unmanned aircraft - Google Patents

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GB2568896B
GB2568896B GB1719857.3A GB201719857A GB2568896B GB 2568896 B GB2568896 B GB 2568896B GB 201719857 A GB201719857 A GB 201719857A GB 2568896 B GB2568896 B GB 2568896B
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Ghosh Ayan
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British Telecommunications PLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U10/00—Type of UAV
    • B64U10/60—Tethered aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U50/00—Propulsion; Power supply
    • B64U50/30—Supply or distribution of electrical power
    • B64U50/34—In-flight charging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U80/00—Transport or storage specially adapted for UAVs
    • B64U80/80—Transport or storage specially adapted for UAVs by vehicles
    • B64U80/86—Land vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U2201/00—UAVs characterised by their flight controls
    • B64U2201/20—Remote controls
    • B64U2201/202—Remote controls using tethers for connecting to ground station

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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US20160056621A1 (en) * 2010-07-19 2016-02-25 Google Inc. Tethers for Airborne Wind Turbines
KR20160084150A (en) * 2015-01-05 2016-07-13 임석민 Multi purpose aircraft
US20160318607A1 (en) * 2015-04-29 2016-11-03 Pinakin Desai Tethered drone assembly
US9705302B1 (en) * 2015-12-28 2017-07-11 X Development Llc Combined electrical and mechanical potted termination for a center strength member cable
WO2017218120A1 (en) * 2016-06-17 2017-12-21 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Methods and systems for electrical isolation in an offshore power generation plant that uses an aircraft attached to a floating structure

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20160056621A1 (en) * 2010-07-19 2016-02-25 Google Inc. Tethers for Airborne Wind Turbines
KR20160084150A (en) * 2015-01-05 2016-07-13 임석민 Multi purpose aircraft
US20160318607A1 (en) * 2015-04-29 2016-11-03 Pinakin Desai Tethered drone assembly
US9705302B1 (en) * 2015-12-28 2017-07-11 X Development Llc Combined electrical and mechanical potted termination for a center strength member cable
WO2017218120A1 (en) * 2016-06-17 2017-12-21 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Methods and systems for electrical isolation in an offshore power generation plant that uses an aircraft attached to a floating structure

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